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Subject: tow bars
From: "Greg S. Bloch" <blochgs@crg4d.appl.wpafb.af.mil>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 94 07:47:39 -0500
Jerry Kaidor writes...
>  So, what do you folks think?  Is it reasonable and safe to tow a car, say,
> 500 miles, with a tow bar?
When I was a kid, my father towed his VW Kharmann Ghia from Jacksonville, FL
to San Diego with a tow bar. The car lasted another 8 years before my
brother trashed the engine for lack of oil changes.

Just make sure you leave the towed car in neutral with the handbrake 
released. :-)

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