car shipping? Options

[Taxiwardance]

Can anybody tell me how I can get a non running awd car from Chicago back to Peoria? Is there a company that I can get ahold of, or anyone that wants to make a few $ and might be able to help me out? I have a friend that has an old van so I guess I could find a trailer, anywhere I might be able to rent one? I'm lost, and need to pick up a roller I found in Chicago by next weekend.

[DesertEagleTSiAW...]

Rent a car dolly from Uhaul

[AWD DSM 1]

Dolly won't work for an AWD, but they do rent trailers also. They're like $50 a day, and don't work too bad. Probably your best bet.

[awd4kicks]

Yep U-haul. A couple years a go I hauled the Cobra down to Miami and broght the trailer back in 4 days over a weekend and I think I only paid between $25 nad $75 at the Washington Napa/U-haul. Sweet deal.

[DesertEagleTSiAW...]

He said a roller so....whatever.

[ICGerms]

Dolly won't work for an AWD, but they do rent trailers also. They're like $50 a day, and don't work too bad. Probably your best bet.

Unless the vehicle being used to tow the trailer and car is large enough, U-haul won't let you rent from them. You CAN rent a tow dolly from them, though. You have to disconnect the driveshaft from the rear diff (via removing 4 bolts) and tie it up underneath the car. I towed mine all the way from Virginia this way, so I KNOW it works.

Joe

[Taxiwardance]

Thanks for all the help I think i will do the tow dolly and disconnect the driveshaft! Now i just have to make sure this deal dosnet fall through.

[AWD DSM 1]

Unless the vehicle being used to tow the trailer and car is large enough, U-haul won't let you rent from them. You CAN rent a tow dolly from them, though. You have to disconnect the driveshaft from the rear diff (via removing 4 bolts) and tie it up underneath the car. I towed mine all the way from Virginia this way, so I KNOW it works.

Joe

True about the tow vehicle having to be large enough, full size truck or van should be pleanty. Same is true for the tow dolly also though (I got turned down for it once and had to borrow a bigger vehilcle).

As far as disconnecting the rear driveshaft, I'm sure it will work, but I don't think I'd personally ever do it. To each his own, but I prefer to play it safe anymore and not have to fix stuff I don't have to becasue I tried taking a shortcut...

Just my .02

[ICGerms]

True about the tow vehicle having to be large enough, full size truck or van should be pleanty.  Same is true for the tow dolly also though (I got turned down for it  once and had to borrow a bigger vehilcle).

Yeah, that's what I was figuring, too, but when I called to reserve a trailer (I was way over half-way there ) they told me that my full size Ford F150 4X4 wasn't big enough . So I went the route of disconnecting the driveshaft...didn't have much choice at the time, and it worked out very well .

[ncgalant]

Unless the vehicle being used to tow the trailer and car is large enough, U-haul won't let you rent from them.  You CAN rent a tow dolly from them, though.  You have to disconnect the driveshaft from the rear diff (via removing 4 bolts) and tie it up underneath the car.  I towed mine all the way from Virginia this way, so I KNOW it works.

Joe

True about the tow vehicle having to be large enough, full size truck or van should be pleanty. Same is true for the tow dolly also though (I got turned down for it once and had to borrow a bigger vehilcle).

As far as disconnecting the rear driveshaft, I'm sure it will work, but I don't think I'd personally ever do it. To each his own, but I prefer to play it safe anymore and not have to fix stuff I don't have to becasue I tried taking a shortcut...

Just my .02

Naaa, any truck will do... My AWD cam back from Louisville on a tandem axel trailor pulled by a 3.0 ford ranger. But then again Corey's pretty good at that kind of thing.

[AWD DSM 1]

That all fine and great until something goes wrong.... ask spy, he's seen some of my great trailer pulling skills....

Biggest problems with too small of a pulling vehicle are brakes and steering (and overheating the tranny). Main reason U-haul is so picky about what they let pull thier trailers is they only have surge brakes on them, and they aren't going to be liable when Joe Shmoe's brakes go out cruising downhill with a 3 ton load...

[awd4kicks]

i towed the cobra all the way to Miami and the railor back with the U-Haul approved Mercury Mountainier (Ford Explorer) With a 5.0 and the original Firestone tires.