I need a truck and trailer to tow - Rent anywhere?

[jkjunior]

Hey guys, just wanted to see if anyone has been in my shoes with my little problem i got. Got a car im buying. Needs to be towed back..i live roughly 2 hours away from it. I have no truck or trailer..any ideas of places that rent? any input or help would be greatly apperciated.. i possibly have access to a dolly, but no truck..lemme know guys!!

[Flipzide]

Well I know for sure that you can rent a truck and a trailer from UHAUL.

[jkjunior]

But how bad would gas suck in a uhaul round trip 4 hours lol

[sleepy_s13]

I Would go to u-haul.

http://www.uhaul.com/guide/index.aspx?equipment=truck-pickup

http://www.uhaul.com/guide/index.aspx?equipment=towing-towdolly

[PhAtXSuMo]

its all about the U-Haul man, dolly worked great for DataXUnknown when towing his S13, and you can keep it over night.

[snatch13]

u-haul is your best/easiest option. plus if its only 2 hours away, you'll only need to rent for one day so it won't cost all that much. even if its out of state, just don't tell them and it'll be cheaper.

[MADE]

Survey says!!!!!!!!!


U-haul

My friend and I rented a full trailor and it wasn't a bad deal. The trucks aren't bad it your local so I doubt you will break the bank.

[rainier]

get a ride to the city where the car is, and rent from there. so you only drive it for 2 hours

[tecster]

pull it with a car :-X HAHA

[sil_fourty]

If you already have a dolly, I know home depot rents trucks too. You might need to buy a ball hitch and don't tell them you are pulling a trailer.

Last time I rented a car dolly from uhaul, I also had to rent their truck. It didn't cost but $30 for the day.

[jkjunior]

apperciate all the help guys. i did some looking up looks like i may have a little under $200 wrapped up in it round trip with truck and trailer

[Phlip]

My car was about an hour and a half from my crib, I got a friend ("sleepysr" to you folks) with a truck and we rented a tow dolly from Uhaul and got it here.
I think the dolly was like 50 bucks to rent and was right around the corner from where he was living at the time.

[gotta240]

Damn... F that.

I just checked out the uhaul site and they charge 60 cents PER MILE in addition to the 20 bucks..

Meaning, average track day for me

350 miles x 60 = 210 bucks for mileage ALONE. Not to mention price of rental AND the gas. OUCH

[snatch13]

Damn... F that.

I just checked out the uhaul site and they charge 60 cents PER MILE in addition to the 20 bucks..

Meaning, average track day for me

350 miles x 60 = 210 bucks for mileage ALONE. Not to mention price of rental AND the gas. OUCH

yea its not ideal for track days, its not bad for things like buying a car which most people only do every once in a while.

[PhAtXSuMo]

Damn... F that.

I just checked out the uhaul site and they charge 60 cents PER MILE in addition to the 20 bucks..

Meaning, average track day for me

350 miles x 60 = 210 bucks for mileage ALONE. Not to mention price of rental AND the gas. OUCH
really for a dolley? it was 39.99 OVERNIGHT had to return it by same time next day.

**edit** my bad that was for the truck right? that sounds about right i guess...

[trsilvias13]

Just rent a truck or SUV , then go rent a dolly from Uhaul (they dont keep track of miles on a dolly) . Finish in a day and it willl be cheap. O It doesnt matter what truck or suv u'll get, as long as v6 and have towing capacity to tow the car u wnat. Its not your truck or suv, so you can sort of abuse it more and not worry about the strain on the tranny or chasis.

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

really for a dolley? it was 39.99 OVERNIGHT had to return it by same time next day.

**edit** my bad that was for the truck right? that sounds about right i guess...

most guys can't use the dolly and must use the auto transport, (the one you pull up on,) cuz most cars are too low!

[emersonLP]

I used a dolly to pull a lowered s13. we mangled the front lip getting that PoS on the dolly, but it was already messed up or I might have cared enough to take it off.

Best bet is what I did: borrow a friend and his truck. Rent u-haul dolly. $30 and you're done.