Re: towing qs

["R. Shayne Pavlic'" <bcpi@arias.net>]

I don't know why it says 30 miles, but I still stand NEVER tow a Q unless
all the wheels are off the ground.  Everyone of my friends that hurt their
Q's was towed less then 30 miles.  

Shayne
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From: quattro <quattro@acacianet.com>
To: "David L. Cooper" <d.cooper@ix.netcom.com>,"'Robert
Myers'"<rmyers@inetone.net>
Subject: towing qs
Date: Wed, Jun 03, 1998, 13:08



How about flat-towing, with a manual trans, with both wheels on the ground?

-glen


Let me ask the same question in another way.  

Why does the owner's manual set a 30 mile limit?  
'Cause damage happens?  

Is there something magical that happens after 30.01 miles that hasn't been
happening during the first 30 miles?  I don't think so.

At 11:28 PM 6/2/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Why does the owners manual says it is ok? <30 <30?
>
>R. Shayne Pavlic' wrote:
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>> NEVER, I repeat NEVER two a Quattro without getting both wheels off the
>> ground.  That means either a flat bed (preferred) or a set of dolly
wheels
>> on one end and the other end in the air.  I know to many people that own
>> full time four wheel drives that have royaly screwed them up by towing
them
>> with one set turning.  This is not only true for Q's but others like the
>> Jeeps, and Talons, Eclipses, etc..
>>
>> Shayne
>>
>> BTW:  Long time back a friend told me of a guy who had his Talon towed
the
>> wrong way, ended up totaling the car (at towing companies expense)
becuase
>> of the terrible damage done to it.
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>> From: Wallace White <whitew@leland.Stanford.EDU>
>> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>> Subject: Re:Brand-New q Won't Start!
>> Date: Wed, Jun 03, 1998, 02:18
>>
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>> If for some strange reason you have to get an independent tow truck to
get
>> you, check your manual. Mine says that because of the quattro it can only
>> be towed in specific ways, one of the ways is a flatbed, I can't recall
>> the other.
>>
>> Did I do good?
>> Dee
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>>
>> The Bentley says that you're okay as long as you lift the front wheels;
>> you don't need a flatbed. But I have no personal experience.
>>
>> - Wallace
>>   seeking 5kcstq, Bay Area
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   Bob
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