Hey All,

I may be buying 2 cheap 944s from somewhere about 600 miles from me. I belive that UHaul is waay too much money and they wont let me take a 944 on their trailer. I'm thinking I should rent a trailer from them and attach it to either my 1992 Pomtaic Transport (It can do it, believe me ) or my 97 Ford Ranger. Would a 944 fit on the trailer? Can the Ranger tow it?

I know this is a newbie question, but the seller said the belts looked okay when he pulled hte timing cover- should I drive one up and trailer the other? I trust the seller too.

Thanks for all the help!

 

I towed a 944 on a 8' wide x 10' long trailer 550 miles with no problem.
Do 55 mph. trust me on that one. It will fit but the front end hangs precariously off of the rear of the trailer.
U haul will not rent you a tow dolly due to the low front end clearance- I tried.

Mike- you know better than to ask about belts.. If you have the receipt in hand of belt replacement and retensioning within the last year drive it. I donttrust old belts at all.

 

i picked mine up in arkansas and drove 12hr straight to cincinnati- take a greyhound, tie one to the back of the other, and drive them both!!!

 

I dont think I'm gonna drive it w/o new belts...How the hell am I gonna get it here...

My van doenst have a towing hitch. The truck does though....

 

look around online for car transports...i got quoted 1 car from chicago to NY for 500 including insurance.

 

where are the cars located i might be able to get a friend to do it, i think he charges $400 a car, but i need to see if it is out of his way.

Thanks,
Mark

 

The cars are in Angier NC...I'm looking what to do...I live in Red Hook NY or Westchester County if it needs to be NYC

 

would that be reasonable for you??? WOuld you be interested? IF so i'll contact him and see what he says.

Mark

 

I'm intrested...But not sure yet...

 

I don't know if your ranger has a towing package or not, but my 1991 nissan 4 cyl. without a towing package has a bumper that will only hold 2,000 lbs. Check inside the driver's door or on the tow bar to check the towing capacity.

 

944's fit on U-Haul trailers...

Why they don't allow it, I don't know. I told them I was pulling a chevy cavalier so they wouldn't get on my case.

Finding a low enough tow dolly is a real hassel where I live.

 

My car is lowered also.. I only had 1 inch clearance!!! Thank god there wasn't any construction.

 

I towed mine on a U-Haul full trailer (see avatar), I had to tell them it was putting a Dodge Neon on the trailer. Don't think I would recomend the full trailer for the Ranger or Pontiac. Between the trailer and car there is a lot of tongue weight.

 

U-Haul is discriminating porsches. We should hire Jackie (??) - seinfeld lawyer!

 

Jackie Chiles (sp) is the Seinfeld lawyer