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Date:         Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:56:10 -0400
Reply-To:     robert shawn feller <rsfeller@CARBONCOW.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         robert shawn feller <rsfeller@CARBONCOW.COM>
Subject:      Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
In-Reply-To:  <D39B36AD34B50E4EB590D65B4419680F24A4BA@snowmail.SNOWTRAILS.COM>
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Stopping ability without a disc upgrade, no way...engine/tranny gasping for air, no way...

Strong chassis, sure...but with the above problems a moot point...

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > JordanVw@AOL.COM > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:47 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon? > > 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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