what to use???
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what to use???
i am planning on driving from s.c. to washington to get on a ferry to alaska this feburary. i'm going to need to tow my wife's saturn ion, my question to all the gurus is, would it be safer and more effecient to rent the car trailer from uhaul or the car dolly they offer? my truck details are in my sig. Thanks for the help and opinions.
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Red neck,
If it is going to cost a grand for a rental, buy a used trailer and then sell it at the end of the move. I see nice car trailers on CL for about $1500 and even if you only sell it for $1000 at the other end, then it cost you $500 for the move.....better than a grand! No matter which way you go, have a safe trip.
If it is going to cost a grand for a rental, buy a used trailer and then sell it at the end of the move. I see nice car trailers on CL for about $1500 and even if you only sell it for $1000 at the other end, then it cost you $500 for the move.....better than a grand! No matter which way you go, have a safe trip.
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Red neck,
If it is going to cost a grand for a rental, buy a used trailer and then sell it at the end of the move. I see nice car trailers on CL for about $1500 and even if you only sell it for $1000 at the other end, then it cost you $500 for the move.....better than a grand! No matter which way you go, have a safe trip.
If it is going to cost a grand for a rental, buy a used trailer and then sell it at the end of the move. I see nice car trailers on CL for about $1500 and even if you only sell it for $1000 at the other end, then it cost you $500 for the move.....better than a grand! No matter which way you go, have a safe trip.
Sounds like a good idea, but most of those $1500 car haulers are NOT ready for a cross country travel. Most need tires, brakes, a deck or electrical work and plan on spending a couple hundred to get them into shape. I would be very cautious on any $1000'ish trailer. I get 8-10 a week on consignment that are JUNK!
If this is a plan buy a NEW one for about $1800-2300, have the peace of mind that it is new and hasn't been abused. Sell it at your destination for a $3-400 loss which would still be less than half of renting and it will fly off your hands having only one trip on it. When I say a loss of $3-400, I mean 3-400 under the price, not the price plus tax, title and tags.
Now if you try and sell it for what you paid for it you will never sell it. I see this daily as people try and re-coup their cost. If people wanted to pay new prices they would just buy a new trailer.
Since you will be driving over the Continental Divide make sure you have brakes on BOTH axles. It is the law and enforced out here in the west. Many cheap trailers will have brakes on one axle only.
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Since you will be driving over the Continental Divide make sure you have brakes on BOTH axles. It is the law and enforced out here in the west. Many cheap trailers will have brakes on one axle only.
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my family and i are looking forward to it. going to stop and see some sights along the way, but won't take up too much time doing that. i only have 13 days to get to fairbanks, ak.