Date:         Fri, 8 Dec 2000 21:25:50 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Car Hauling
Comments: To: Craig Spaeth <spaeth@GORGE.NET>
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When my van blew the engine in Clinton, OK ( and that really is between anywhere and nowhere) I rented a u-haul truck and auto
transport trailer. I put my gear from the van into the truck, trailered the van, and drove straight to Memphis, then south to
Birmingham, AL. Cost me about a grand. Pulling the trailer with the Van on it was not a problem. It handled well, so well in
fact that it was easy to let the speed slip up on me.

If you have the time, and a rig to pull the transport, do the job yourself. If you have not done this sort of thing before, it
will take you a few miles to really get the feel of it, but it's do-able.

BTW, I loaded my van on the transport trailer backwards. Just seemed to rid better that way. No other reason.

John Rodgers,
88 GL Driver

Craig Spaeth wrote:

> I am in desperate need of getting a non-running vehicle from San Francisco to Southern WA state. Does anyone have any ideas?
> The real catch is it needs to be done in the next week.
> any help would be greatly appreciated,
> thanks
> Craig
> the Gorge VW club