my van blew its engine on the grapevine last summer - 1st day of our
vacation! I called a couple towing and car shipping companies and got quotes
of over $500 to bring it back to SF, so I did the U-Haul thing. It is by
far the cheapest way to do it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Talley, Brooks [mailto:brooks@frnk.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 11:32 AM
To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Advice on getting car from SF to LA...
For those that missed the last episode, a rod in my LS1 motor seems to
have broken and punched its way through the soft aluminum block,
resulting in hydrolocking and all sorts of internal damage. Boom!
Anyways, the new motor (bigger, stronger, etc) is just about done.
Thing is, the shop that built it and is going to install it is in
Reseda, CA (San Fernando Valley). I'm starting to look at options for
getting the car down there.
Option 1 is the dreaded rent-U-Haul-and-trailer approach; that's how I
got the thing back from thunderhill. However, that sounds like a very
long and not-fun proposition, especially going over the grapevine.
I'm liking pretty much any option other than that.
Does anyone have any advice and/or experience with any towing companies
or car shipping companies? Or know a better rental option than u-haul?
Thanks
-Brooks
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