I am having the hardest time finding a truck I can borrow from someone that has a hitch hookup so I can pick up the 914 I'm getting on Tuesday. It would cost me over 250 to rent one from uhual.

Happy to loan you mine if you were closer..

I'm closer, but not close enough...

If all fails, try getting the AAA tow service. You'll need it since you're gonna be be owning a 914.

914's, AAA, jackstands, etc...go hand in hand

How far do you have to tow it? Home Depot rents trucks for cheap.

I tried to use AAA when I bought mine. They refused to touch it until the title was registered by the state to me.

Zach

I agree with the Home Depot suggestion...
How far do you have to move the car?

Where are you picking up the car from? I'm about 700 miles from ya, but if you're heading north to get it, maybe we can work something out...

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I don't know what Uhauls policy on their towbars is, but if your car has even a small hitch set up on it, that should be enough to pull the teener in a car. Teeners aren't very heavy cars- so maybe you can do it?

you can always go to enterprise/etc and get the big ext. cab truck there. They always have the hookups built in. There is a no towing policy but as long as you don't wreck anything you should be fine. I may or may not have driven 1200 miles with a rented truck and a uhaul car trailer.

and a lot cheaper.

I have to go down to Grand Prairie, TX. About 213.98 miles South of me. I only have a Honda and it doesnt have a hitch hook-up at all.

Seriously, What is the point in renting a pick up if you can't use it to tow something? That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Furthermore, if they have a no towing policy, why would they provide pick ups with a built in hitch?

Does the car run? Fly down and drive back. Sorry Dude, to far to be any help.

Yeah well I tried home depot and they dont have any trucks with towing capabilities. . Looks like I will go with enterprise. it's only 60 some odd bucks for a day and they dont charge extra on mileage unless its outside the nieghboring states from the state you rented it.

Its cool. No the car currently doesnt run right now. If it did I would have a friend drive my car back to Oklahoma n I would drive the 914. The previous owner took out the fuel lines to replace the tunnel lines and didn't finish the project. The car ran before that but not anymore. Trust I would definitely rather drive the teener back to Oklahoma the tow it.

Check the bumper on the Home Depot trucks... could you put a ball in and remove it when you are done? Teeners are not very heavy, a bumper hitch will suffice.

I asked the guy if any of their trucks could tow and he said no none of them could. Its actually cheaper to go with enterprise though since they dont charge by miles while home depot and uhaul do.

You'll need to buy a tow hitch. The enterprise truck will have the spot for it but they do not include the hitch and ball. I had one already but wallmart was fairly cheap for them.

The large crew cab trucks ( I had a toyota tacoma) have the tow electronics intact so you are good there. I went with the uhaul car trailer. It was pretty nice but the tiny construction lanes on the expressway were a chore

My friend Im borrowing the car dolley from has the hitch and ball. Im pretty sure their is no single lane construction going on on I-35 right now. So I should be fine. The truck Im getting from enterprise will be a Chevy Coloroda or a Dodge Dokata. I'd rather have the Chevy so hopefully thay have that available.

You're going to just outside of Dallas, and you're pretty sure there's no road work going on?





Sorry, I couldn't help it. I don't think there's any such thing as no road construction in any city, especially in a city as large as Dallas. There's ALWAYS road work going on. I think road work may be the only truly safe job in America right now.

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What time are you planning on hitting the road from Grand Prairie? I'll be going thru Denton around 2:00, heading north. (sorry, company car with no hitch capabilities).

Yeah well 3 weeks ago I drove to Frisco, TX 2 weekends in a row and their was not that much single lane construction. But who knows down in Dallas.

I plan to pick it up around 1 pm. Hopefully I can actually pick it up at 12 instead so I can get back earlier.

That sucks James (VOX) called AAA to tow our roller (no engine, tranny, or title in hand) about 80 miles and we got lucky i guess. The tow truck driver said these exact words "i'm not suppose to do this, but i like to work on cars so i'll tow it." and something else about how he always gets these type of calls.

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