Date:         Fri, 13 Sep 2002 08:23:34 -0400
Reply-To:     SStones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM>
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From:         SStones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM>
Subject:      Re: long-distance towing
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At 05:34 PM 9/12/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I saw a really beautiful baby blue Jaguar XKE convertible absolutely ruined by
>two idiots.....one that did the towing, and the other that permitted it. That
>XKE  flexed sufficiently to cause the doors not to close properly.

I'm not denying that many "Professional Tow Truck Drivers" are incompetent,
but what the heck did they do to it to permanently warp the frame? All
modern tow trucks lift cars by the wheels, be they front or back, a lot
like the stresses put on a car by having it sitting on the ground. What did
these guys do to it?
Poor car.



>I turned down an authorized AAA tow and sent back and got a flatbed. Only
>way to
>go. Why should I tow, when all the real towing competitors have the flat-bed
>service?
>
>Go for full service!!

That's still going to be supporting the car/van by the wheels on the back
of the truck...  I'm not trying to be argumentative (Heck, it took me three
tries just to spell it) but a flat-bed operator could screw it up just as
good by hooking on to the wrong thing. I've seen a car lowered off of a
flat bed into a dealership service lot with the cable hooked over a tie-rod.
So long as it's a 2 wheel drive van it oughtta be okay towed by any tow
truck, so long as the owner is there to make sure the operator isn't doing
anything idiotic.