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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Fiero / February 2005Hello, Dolly
repeating a perennial issue, I posted this to one of the mailing lists today: The issue with UHaul isn't weight - though, that's a factor. It's the expected clearance. It doesn't matter what you're pulling it with - just what you'll put on the dolly - about the Fiero. I've done it many times, front and rear down, so, other than automatics having to go nose down, it's a non-issue as to viability. I just tell them it's an 86 Cavalier and they don't even blink. OTOH, a flatbed is *heavy* - and I'd be amazed to see the combination less than 5k pounds. You need some serious towing muscle (which means the ability to stop as much as to go, and transmission cooling if you've got automatic) for that. And, I'd bet a dolly doesn't weigh much less than a thousand pounds. It ain't insubstantial... L8R Skip, with the (remaining) Fieros for sale, as they won't go on the boat! 86GT Ms America (formerly Jack Armstrong, All American) 87Duke Coupe C'Ol Blue (formerly New Blue) Both available for viewing at gafieros.org Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig http://tinyurl.com/384p2 "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain "I just tell them it's an 86 Cavalier and they don't even blink." And when you have an accident and the insurance you bought doesn't cover the car you are towing, THEN what do you tell 'em? TIA John > "I just tell them it's an 86 Cavalier and they don't even blink." > > And when you have an accident and the insurance you bought doesn't cover > the car you are towing, THEN what do you tell 'em? The probability of getting into an accident with a Fiero on a tow dolly isn't any higher than any other car, and that is a low, low probability. In fact, in all the years I've been involved with the Fiero community I've never even heard of it happening. On the other hand, the probability of renting a tow dolly if you tell them it's for a Fiero is zero, so if you need a tow dolly you have to fudge what you tell them. It's not a safety issue at all. JazzMan  Signature********************************************************** Please reply to jsavage"at"airmail.net. Curse those darned bulk e-mailers! ********************************************************** "Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry ********************************************************** Also what works is using an Fiero when asked what you are towing. my one buddy has an 96 S10, and I have a 98 Sonoma 4x4, only difference is year, my V6 and his I4, and 4x4, obviously but when he blew his clutch and had to dolly his truck home with mine....they asked what we were trailering on my compact pickup, he said 88 Fiero....thats what I get for helping out a guy known as crazyfieromike on Pennocks forum (I think thats his ID on there, but its his AIM nick....damn, all these chat programs, I AM SOOOO LOST! LOL) Jason I've rented a tow dolly from U-Haul and told them it was for a Fiero (Formula) -no problem > Also what works is using an Fiero when asked what you are towing. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jason Phil, what did you ACTUALLY tow? J My yellow SC3800 Formula > Phil, what did you ACTUALLY tow? > > J Hey, I towed an '88GT from Baltimore to San Antonio and I DID tell 'em it was a Cavalier...but I just wondered what would have happened if I DID have an accident. Frankly, it cost me almost $500 for the dolly. Could have had it transported for about the same price. John > Hey, I towed an '88GT from Baltimore to San Antonio and I DID tell 'em it > was a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > John I begrudgingly admit to using a U-Haul tow dolly on my 86 SE 2M6 not once, but twice. Neither time was I even asked what I would be towing. Guess I just got lucky? Rev Jim Lucky bastard LOL J |
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