i know it needs a tune up bad, got all lights cept for back up and rear clearances working - thing is , im not sure she will make a 1600+ mile trip and i really wont have money to take it to a shop and i would HATE to have to just abandon it, money for a car hauler isnt an option, and if i store it here ill never get it later,
rental truck places tell me she is non towable with a dolly due to mid-engine

would selling her to a good home be my only REAL option?

no...dude that tow company is stupid.

i personally towed pinky 4 hours in my dad's rover...it CAN be done.

tell them its for a VW beetle and just go with it....

b

drive it, bring tools and spare parts...

plan your trip using the member map as your way points.

get the emergency contact list with all the phone numbers of members that will help you along the way.

have fun and enjoy the ride.

Rich

No problem with dolly..just figure out a way to "lock" your steering column (I tied mine with ropes to the front seats nice and tight.

Uhaul wanted about $150 for 480 miles....one way

actually my steering wheel locks- not sure if it was originally supposed to or not- but it does it

big thing is the cost- maybe would be better to say goodbye and hope to pick up her better looking, sexier sister later in life?

k so i found out heheh you really should add gas sometimes lol- forgot i hadnt gassed er up and ran out after work last night- gascan is a must have on a roadtrip eh?

tools yea i know id need those, what "extra" parts would i likely need to take along?

still trying to find a tow dolly at a reasonable price tho also

after waiting so long to get one i really hate the idea of losing it cuz it breaks down and have to abandon , or to just sell er - no idea how long it would take me to get another

I just bought a tow bar for $95. That was cheaper than any rentals I found and then you have it for the future.

A tow dolly rental ain't but a few hundred for 1 way trip. Please don't take offense but if youcan't afford that then a 914 ain't for you in te 1st place.

the rental co folks don't know what they're talking about. just tell them you plan on towing a jetta. i've driven a jeep grand cheerokee(sp) pulling a 914 on a tow dolly. "faster kevin!!" . craig and jim have done it countless times.

k

QUOTE (Joe Ricard @ Jan 20 2006, 05:46 AM)

A tow dolly rental ain't but a few hundred for 1 way trip. Please don't take offense but if youcan't afford that then a 914 ain't for you in te 1st place.

I thought that all 914 owners were broke

towbar- hadnt actually considered that- i mean it went thru my head but seems to have gone astray heheh . am getting this little sentra 4 door- think it could tow the teen? or would i need a truck?

oh yea- where do ya buy a towbar these days?

QUOTE (Leo Imperial @ Jan 20 2006, 11:13 AM)

QUOTE (Joe Ricard @ Jan 20 2006, 05:46 AM) A tow dolly rental ain't but a few hundred for 1 way trip.  Please don't take offense but if youcan't afford that then a 914 ain't for you in te 1st place. I thought that all 914 owners were broke

most are not broke just CHEAP.

don't forget your triple A card.............

AAA card and money...


Lot's of it...

QUOTE (morphenspectra @ Jan 20 2006, 02:37 PM)

QUOTE (Leo Imperial @ Jan 20 2006, 11:13 AM) QUOTE (Joe Ricard @ Jan 20 2006, 05:46 AM) A tow dolly rental ain't but a few hundred for 1 way trip.  Please don't take offense but if youcan't afford that then a 914 ain't for you in te 1st place. I thought that all 914 owners were broke most are not broke just CHEAP.

The best way to be cheap is tell them you are broke to get a deal.

I got my towbar from Viking Auto Parts, but most are going to ebay.

QUOTE (Leo Imperial @ Jan 20 2006, 12:13 PM)

I thought that all 914 owners were broke

The true nature of 914 ownership was recently revealed.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...=ST&f=2&t=44452