On Sun, 22 Jun 1997 08:30:42 +0000 "Scott Vieth"
<scottv@msn.fullfeed.com> writes:
>All:
>
>I went to the local U-Haul shop in Madison (Wisconsin) to get things
>ready for
>my big move to Detroit, Michigan. I asked the guy behind the counter
>for a
>price quote on their "auto transport". It's a two axle trailer that
>you can
>drive a vehicle onto for towing. In other words, a car trailer. It's
>*not*
>one of those two-wheels dollies that let the rear wheels drag on the
>ground.
>
>Anyway, the guy behind the counter asks what vehicle I'm planning to
>haul. I
>proudly respond "1968 Camaro". He looked up the weight for the Camaro
>in his
>little book. Then he asked what I was going to tow with. I
>responded (with
>just as much pride as before), "1997 Dakota, V8, 5-speed, Club Cab,
>4x4". He
>checked his little book and said "You can't do it. Your truck is too
>small to
>pull that trailer."
>
>After I picked-up my jaw from the floor, I said "That can't be right.
>I
>ordered that truck to be prepped for towing from the factory."
>
>The guy at U-Haul refused to budge. He will not rent the trailer to
>me. I
>told him that I have the Dakota brochure at home and can bring in the
>numbers
>that would prove the towing capacity. He still wouldn't do it. I was
>thinking
>of the sticker on the driver's side door jamb but there's no easy way
>to show
>it to him: my truck is sitting in an airport parking lot in a
>different time
>zone right now.
>
>I know that someone else on the Dakota list has encountered this
>problem with
>U-Haul. How did you convince them to let you rent the trailer?
>
>After reviewing the Dakota brochure, I have calculated that my truck
>(V8, 4x4,
>CC, 3.55, 5-spd, Class 4 hitch, HD Service package) should be capable
>of a GCWR
>of 9,500 lbs. If the truck weighs approx 4300 lbs, I should be able
>to tow
>5,200 lbs. I can't believe that an "auto transport" and a first-gen
>Camaro
>would weigh more than two-and-a-half tons.
>
>==>I would greatly appreciate it if the guys who fought U-Haul before
>and won
>the battle would email me directly at vieths@kci.wayne.edu. Thanks.
>
>I don't remember the exact U-Haul numbers for my truck and trailer
>config but
>I will get them later today and post them to the list.
>
>
>
I go to U-haul here in Houston ALL the time. I rented the auto dolly
and the only question they asked me was how was I paying for it. I drive
a '95 V6 and there were no questions asked. Maybe the guy is new.
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