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Has your Subie been towed yet?

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cameo

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Jun 6, 2012, 2:00:49 PM6/6/12
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And if it has, how?

VanguardLH

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Jun 6, 2012, 3:14:00 PM6/6/12
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cameo wrote:

> And if it has, how?

Flatbed. Or dolly on each tire. Or cabled on front and dollys on rear.

Eric

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Jun 6, 2012, 7:43:51 PM6/6/12
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On Jun 6, 1:00 pm, cameo <ca...@unreal.invalid> wrote:
> And if it has, how?

flatbed 2x

Eric

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Jun 6, 2012, 7:43:45 PM6/6/12
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On Jun 6, 1:00 pm, cameo <ca...@unreal.invalid> wrote:
> And if it has, how?

flatbed 2x

kaboom

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Jun 6, 2012, 7:49:03 PM6/6/12
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:00:49 -0700, cameo <ca...@unreal.invalid>
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>And if it has, how?

**When I moved from MI back to CT, I used a full-size car carrier to
tow my ex-Impreza behind a 16-ft moving van.

kaboomie

cameo

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Jun 6, 2012, 10:40:52 PM6/6/12
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On 6/6/2012 4:43 PM, Eric wrote:
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> flatbed 2x

I just wonder how available such flatbads are should you need one in the
middle of nowhere. I guess dollies would still be carried by tow trucks
even in such places, right?

David R. Birch

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Jun 7, 2012, 6:33:44 AM6/7/12
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On 6/6/2012 1:00 PM, cameo wrote:
> And if it has, how?

Flatbed.

David

AD

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Jun 8, 2012, 5:19:44 AM6/8/12
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Don't count on it. But the tow operator insurance in the us of a
should be very insistent that they carry them for liability
purposes :-))))))

cameo

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Jun 8, 2012, 1:54:23 PM6/8/12
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On 6/8/2012 2:19 AM, AD wrote:

>> I just wonder how available such flatbads are should you need one in the
>> middle of nowhere. I guess dollies would still be carried by tow trucks
>> even in such places, right?
>
> Don't count on it. But the tow operator insurance in the us of a
> should be very insistent that they carry them for liability
> purposes :-))))))

Not like a motorist in need could really enforce it ...

Yousuf Khan

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Jun 11, 2012, 1:04:15 AM6/11/12
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On 07/06/2012 12:00 AM, cameo wrote:
> And if it has, how?

Yup, a couple of times, once on a flatbed, once on a tow hook and
dollies under the rear tires.

Yousuf Khan

AD

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Jun 12, 2012, 4:19:08 AM6/12/12
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??? If you are in control of the process when you call AAA or whatever
autoclub you are with
in the states you CAN (and should) make it abundantly clear what it's
flatbed, rollers of the trucker takes a hike.

If you are not sensible enough choosing a parking spot and you are
being towed in your absence
(gawd bless tow efficient us of a) then it's a liability for the tow
operator and they'd probably want to do it right
since they generally can't get inside to get the car into neutral and
get it off the parking brake.
Or can they?

zero

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Jun 20, 2012, 8:57:58 PM6/20/12
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:00:49 -0700, cameo <ca...@unreal.invalid>
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>And if it has, how?

Yup. On a tow rope. 4 down. Engine dead. (spun con-rod bearing)

About 15 miles at low speeds. Behind a Honda Civic.

No damage apparent after two years.

Steve

Jamal Taylor

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Jul 21, 2012, 9:09:11 PM7/21/12
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:00:49 -0700, cameo <ca...@unreal.invalid> wrote:

>And if it has, how?


Yes. Flatbed both times at my insistence.

cameo

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Jul 21, 2012, 10:11:03 PM7/21/12
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On 7/21/2012 6:09 PM, Jamal Taylor wrote:
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> Yes. Flatbed both times at my insistence.

Was the tow truck operator trying to convince you that he knew better?

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