gregory13lil

I am going to move from Georgia to Texas in 2 weeks and I am going to have to tow my CLK with my Navigator.

Question: Can I just tow it with the TOW DOLLY (the one that you just drive your front wheels onto)?

Or do I have to rent the one that I drive the whole car onto? Which is 550 plus taxes and more for insurance for just 2 days use!!

Or does anyone know a cheaper way to get my car from Augusta, GA to Fort Hood, Texas?

Need some help figuring out the cheapest way to do this..THANKS!!

Greg

MilitaryBenz

pcsing man?? good luck down there....my boy had his clk towed with the flatbed thingamajig......your navi can def take it

gregory13lil

YUP its PCS time once again. I am just trying to find the most cost effective way to get both vehicles down there.

What service you in?

[180]

Don't use a tow dolly, you'll mess up your trans and diff.

Cheapest way is probably to just drive the car there.

MilitaryBenz

good ol high speed army man lol how bout you??

my boy jus pcsed to fort stewart couple of weeks ago

MarcusF

1-800-U-Haul

I've done one-way rentals of their auto transport. I drive my car onto the transport, and then pull the transport with a truck. The last one I rented, I picked up just outside of Phoenix, drove 400 miles (or so) into Southern California, and dropped the transport off at another U-Haul store. It wasn't anywhere near $500. IIRC it was under $200.

blackbenzz

That wont work with low cars with a low front bumper

Mr Pie

You might need to let the air out of the tires on the transport to get the car on. Then fill the tires back up to tow. Just a thought.

MarcusF

Trust me, I could put a CLK on one without any trouble. You simply back the car on.

blackbenzz

Good point!

gregory13lil

Same here 15 yrs now.

gregory13lil

Damn thats a good deal for 200!!!!! I called them and they said that they only do 5 day rentals at a minimum for 500 bucks plus tax and then I would have to buy insurance. This is what I was originally going to do,but not at that high price. Driving both vehicles is my last choice of course, I would rather drive with my family all in one vehicle and let them relax.

I will go into UHAUL again and ask them about this again.

Greg

gregory13lil

Thats whay I was thinking of doing to clear the front bumper. THANKS!!

deyainrdy4ds

what do you use ta tow ur car if u ever had to since ur cars so low..?

deyainrdy4ds

tried today and my front bumper nearly ripped off...we tried a couple different ways and it will NOT just get onto a flatbed..

imphaded

if your selling your front lip ill take it

gregory13lil

OH Damn!!! Then I might be in some trouble towing it then!!! I gotta look into this a little more.

MarcusF

"Flatbed"?

I posted about a "U-Haul auto transport".

There's a big difference. A U-Haul auto transport has a pair of 10 foot long ramps that are used to bring the car up to the trailer height of 20 inches or so. The car only has to rise about 2 inches per foot. Flatbeds are a completely different scenario. A flatbed is a truck and the car has to get at least twice as high in less room.

deyainrdy4ds

oh ok that was my bad..i thought u were talkn about flatbeds...takin the front bumper off is the best bet for towing...fk it...