Can You Tow-Dolly a 914? Options

[andys]

Has anyone ever used a tow-dolly to tow a 914? I'm trying to determine if this is do-able in leu of renting a car trailer. I know the 914 is low, so I'm concerned that it clear the chassis behind the front wheels, though most tow dolly's are pretty low anyway. Don't want to rent one only to find out I can't tow it when I get there to pick it up. Anything else I need to concern myself with?

Thanks,

Andy

[GWN7]

I've towed teeners from Dallas to here. Las Vegas to here and the latest was from Tennessee to here. All on a tow dolly. The only problem I had was with the dolly it self. None were related to the teener. This was with my Chev 1/2 ton.

The Nevada car was towed home backwards, but it had no glass in the windows. The trunk was taped down along with the engine hood and the targa top was off.

These cars are designed to go forward at speed. Look at the front of the car, smooth leading edges that don't catch air. Now look at the back, rolled curved edge on the trunk. Snow plow scoop made up of the targa bar and rear window glass. The roof edge sticks over the back not set flush as in the front. Think that might catch air?

You can tow it backwards, but at the risk of ripping your trunk up and folding it over the roof. That is if the roof is still there when this happens. Then you might also have to clean up the broken glass from your back window as the air pressure and the dryed out seal lets go at 70. Not to mention replacing your front windshield for the same reason or it gets cracked from the rear window hits it.

The guy with the motor home in the picture above....he might get away with it because there is little air pressure hitting his car. There is a 8' X 9' wall of motor home in front of the car.

Dollys work fine. Tow it forward, car in neutral, brake off.