Towing quattro without driveshaft?

[Alex Kowalski]

If you (or anyone else) decides to go the full-trailer route (not just the
dolly) I can vouch that the U-Haul trailer with two axles, its own brakes,
and full wiring harness works well.  I towed my '86 5KCSTQ from Pennsylvania
to Massachusetts (more than 350 miles) with that trailer and had no
problems.  Under $100.  Just make sure your truck has the right connector to
hook up the trailer's brake and running lights -- I believe it's the "seven
way" push-on connector.  U-Haul can tell you for sure.

I actually liked the full U-Haul trailer -- it has relatively long, stowed
ramps that makes getting the car on and off relatively straightforward, the
built-in braking system works well, it has a crank handle for its own
hydraulic "parking legs" and the ride back was very stable, even through the
demilitarized zone of the Cross Bronx Expressway in New York.  You will need
a heavy-duty trailer hitch and a 2 1/8" ball, minimum.

Depending on how the local jurisdiction counts the total weight and the
number of axles, you may save some money with the dolly trailer on tolls,
however.  The full flatbed rig weighs about 1,800 pounds all by itself.  We
had a medium-duty commercial Chevy box truck to do the towing, so the weight
wasn't a problem, but if you're towing with a pickup the dolly might be the
way to go.

Cheers,
Alex

Kneale wrote:

> If you have a truck, U-Haul rents trailers designed for hauling cars.


At 11:14 AM 5/7/2006 -0700, Thomas Barbera wrote:
>*Fellow audifans,
*>*I am trying to find a way to tow my sister's '96 A4
*>*quattro automatic from her place to mine, about 600
*>*miles.  The cheapest way is to rent a dolley and tow**
*