In a message dated 6/23/04 11:32:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mrpolak@yahoo.com writes:
> I might be inclined to disagree, as the Vanagon chassis and > suspension is much stouter than that in the Civic - it's a > HEAVY-DUTY TRANSPORTER CHASSIS for crying out loud just in case > you haven't noticed the last time you crawled underneath. > Towing is more about stability than outright speed. You might > average 30 mph in the Vanagon, but you'll get there. I do > ok, do it. just make sure you pull off the road far enough when your vanagon engine/tranny goes into meltdown.. youll be needing that heavy duty chassis when the rollback comes and has to do a piggyback tow with one van on the flatbed, and the other chained to the frame on a sling or wheel lift rolling behind it... ;<) personally, AAA plus makes more sense. free towing for 100 miles.. seems alot easier to me. chris |
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