Date:         Mon, 17 May 2004 14:49:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon
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Trust me, that was good advice the UHaul people gave you. I lied and towed
home my 81 Westy with a 92 Toyota PU. Up hill and down. I knew about 10
miles into this adventure I had made a big mistake, but what the heck. I and
the trucks survived. Coming down the pass into Silicon Valley sure was
.."interesting". I have also towed it with a good sized Dodge 1500 PU and
that truck never felt it.


tim in san jose




> Jim,
> At least you were stuck in a vanagon vs. some small car.
> When my 89 gave up I car camped in it for a day in LA.
> Walked to grocery store got some goods set up the table in the van and
made
> lunch.
> Also pulled the curtains and got some good well needed rest till I had
> arrangements for hauling it home.
>
> I did call U-Haul and guess what?
> The will not allow you to tow a vanagon on a dolly with anything but a
large
> truck.
> I have a Ranger 4wd and they would not allow me to use it to tow.
>
> I believe it would have been fine but their chart said the vanagon was a
too
> big to tow with my Ranger.
>
> Doug
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim  <mailto:JK@PROJECTDESIGN.COM> Kennedy
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:48 PM
> Subject: What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon
>
> What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon, far from home and
cannot
> effect repairs.
>
> Once when traveling with my wife and 3 little people from Grand Junction
> Colorado to home in San Diego in my '87 GL, it started doing the Digifant
> dive.  Lurch, cough, blah.  You haven't lived until you coast deadstick to
> the side of I-70 in Utah FAR from ANYTHING with your family of 5, on a 100
> degree summer day.  Not even cellphone coverage.  This was my first
> experience with this kind of glitch, and I was clueless.  Fortunately I
was
> able to get it to the next town (Salina).  This is what you do.  Get ahold
> of a Uhaul and TOW DOLLY and you are set.  Expensive save, but it's just a
> good thing to remember...
>
> Jim
> San Diego '87 GL
>