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Old 12-08-2007, 12:52 PM
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I need my car towed to the dealership. I'm waiting for a flat bed truck to tow it but I'm guessing the incline will be too steep to drive it up on and the driver won't do it. Anyone had experience with this?
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Old 12-08-2007, 01:01 PM
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Best bet is to try to pull from the rear if possible. Much more clearance.
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have it done with a flat bed...

how do you get it up the ramp? with wood, or back it on to the flatbed.
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Default you need an experienced flatbed operator
they used to use wood blocks to get my lowered 911 up. f the dealership!! I,m at one as we speak buying a jeep with my girl and have had to cork my *** twice already
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My car was put on a flatbed tow truck once. Worked fine.
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The flatbed operator was able to get mine up just fine.
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better than a flat bad is tow with a dolly. no movement on the drivetrain.
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Default i've also had my previous 96 A4 on a flatbed, it was lowered and only scaped a little...
had to sign a waiver so that i couldn't claim damage by the operator, but all in all it went on and off fine.
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use long ramps to get it up onto the flatbed
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You can definitely tow a manual with 2wheels on the ground... I'd keep it under 60mph or so though.
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