Re: Hitches

[Alexxi <alexxi@magma.ca>]

My sister hired a guy who used a  trailer-truck like they use to move new
cars around. He took it from NY (just across from the Ontario - Kingston
border) out to LA and charged $500.  This was about 4 years ago but I can't
see the price doubling since then. 

I wouldn't recommend towing a car with a GLX either . Too small an engine
to stress out across the country. 




At 08:43 AM 10/31/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Surely you can fly to NY and drive the new purchase back cheaper than it
>costs to hire a mover? I don't think I would be pulling something that heavy
>for that far with my GLX.....
>
>my .02
>Dave
>'98 JettaGLX
>no-pullie-with-my-baby edition
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mike VanAmburgh <vwvr6r@fiber.net>
>To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
>Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 8:38 PM
>Subject: Hitches
>
>
>> Hey all.  I'm looking for advice from those who have towed things with
>> your Jetta GLX.  I am buying a car from a friend in New York and plan to
>> pull it somehow with a 97 Jetta GLX from NY back here to UT.  This will
>> be approximately 2200 miles of towing.  What's the best way to go about
>> doing this?  I will probably end up renting one of those two-wheel
>> dollies from U-Haul.  If I borrowed or rented a full trailer, would I
>> exceed the towing capacity for the Jetta?  I don't have a manual, btw.
>> Could someone clue me in what the towing capacity is?
>>
>> What's a good place/website to get a hitch?  I would need one that would
>> handle approximately 2500 pounds including the weight of the dollie.
>> How do the hitches attach to the car?
>>
>> Any advice is appreciated!  Any alternative ideas on getting this car to
>> Utah are welcome too.  I checked on a few movers, but they want in the
>> neighborhood of $1000!  Ouch, no thanks.  Anyone know of a good priced
>> mover?
>>
>> -Mike
>> 88 Scirocco 16V
>> 97 Jetta GLX
>>
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