Timbo Slice Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 No way man, that's terrible! Excessive stress from towing? Good luck in figuring it out my dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(n)A-GAME Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 No way man, that's terrible! Excessive stress from towing? Good luck in figuring it out my dude. Is that even a question? Frankly I'm amazed he made it that far towing a loaded trailer like that on an S60R. Definitely sucks. There are VSers out there (look up erikv11). Hopefully you get it all sorted. Why not rent a U-Haul and unload the trailer, and tow the car? I'm sure you could get a quick buck for the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicaljake Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 renting anything is fucking stupid..... My R definatly had all capabilities of pulling my loaded trailer, but ever sense i have owned my R, it has had a whine in 6th gear...and because of some stupid "compitition" with my father i was pressed to get better mpgs then he would have with his truck...etc etc....meh... it wasn't my cars failure as much as mine.... ill be the first to admit it. and i was more focused on watching my mpgs then adressing the load on my engine/trans nope..im going to ship the car, and buy a truck for the rest of my trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicaljake Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 hey guys, im still stranded in this super 8 room... for the third straight day... looks like tomorrow i have this guy coming to deliver me his pickuphttp://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/4291547714.html and im all set to leave my car here to have a car shipment company come pick it up later on this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 You stuck it out to find a manual truck, didn't you? Good luck with the rest of your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 sorry to see your misfortune. good luck the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraske Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Have you considered repacking your life into the truck and trying to swap your trailer for a car dolly? Then just pull your rear CVs and tow the car home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicaljake Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 it looks like it will only be like $875 to ship my car.... i dont think i could fit everything in my trailer (my entire life) into the back of my truck. Plus i sort of want to keep my trailer. it will be more then handy to have, i can take it camping etc. and the big thing is i can use my trailer for storage until i get settled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatespeedbumps Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Damn, sucks to hear about the R. What engine is in the truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNW20v Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Welcome to the PNW! (When you make it here lol). My dad lives down in the Kelso/Longview area, not too far from you at all. I actually bought my V70 from a nice woman in Vancouver. Hope you enjoy the area as much as I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Engine looks like the 4.9 6-cylinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Glad it semi-worked out Jake. Bummer about the transmission, but it looks like you figured it out. If you're ever in a bind with shipping a car, just PM me. I ship cars almost daily right now and I have some great rates with the brokers I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicaljake Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 yeah, my pickup is a 300 cubic inch 6 cylinder. manual trans. i will hpefully be getting it tomorrow... just got to load up my trailer, and get back on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Shadow Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Jake, sorry to hear about the misfortune. Good luck on the rest of your trip buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Let us know when you are back on the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.