C4 with a hitch?
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Burning Brakes
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C4 with a hitch?
Passed a C4 today and he was towing a boat. I was thinking....what a discrace. Yeah the car has toque but WTF. It also looked like the cars paint and shine had fadded long ago. I kept driving shaking my head
This wasnt one of you all was it?
This wasnt one of you all was it?
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Originally Posted by red_johnny
Passed a C4 today and he was towing a boat. I was thinking....what a discrace. Yeah the car has toque but WTF. It also looked like the cars paint and shine had fadded long ago. I kept driving shaking my head
This wasnt one of you all was it?
This wasnt one of you all was it?
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a disgrace would be a perfectly good one not being driven because they are worried about value or scratching or getting it wet/dirty at least he was out driving it and using it maybe not as is thought ideal for these cars but the dude is enjoying it
so what the paint is faded, mine has been completely lacking of clear coat for at leas 5 years as best i can tell and i don't really care. yeah paint would be nice but i'm driving the shiznit out of it
sorry for the
so what the paint is faded, mine has been completely lacking of clear coat for at leas 5 years as best i can tell and i don't really care. yeah paint would be nice but i'm driving the shiznit out of it
sorry for the
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Burning Brakes
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Thats ok, rant on. I had a camaro that had a jacked paint job. Its just sad to see one that is in bad shape pulling something that would have paid for the paint. I guess he made a choice between paint and a boat
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Originally Posted by red_johnny
Passed a C4 today and he was towing a boat. I was thinking....what a discrace. Yeah the car has toque but WTF. It also looked like the cars paint and shine had fadded long ago. I kept driving shaking my head
This wasnt one of you all was it?
This wasnt one of you all was it?
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Originally Posted by aminnich
I was out and towed my 32ft Searay down to Lake Lanier today.
Trailer hitch on a vette is akin to the third row seat on a Yugo.
(Just my opinion, I got a Blazer for towing)
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I'm 70 yrs old & tow my ultra-lite airplane behind my Vette . I'm faded & could use a new clear coat myself . I pass gas ,slurp my soup ,suck my teeth & have a trailer hitch on my Vette. It's an old CAR ,I'm an old man , we're made for each other. I'm glad I can still hitch up & travel in style.
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I'm not sure what the big deal is about towing with a vette. 
If i needed to, I wouldn't have any problem towing something with my vette. But then again, I would never consider putting a hitch on my vette in the first place. 
If i needed to, I wouldn't have any problem towing something with my vette. But then again, I would never consider putting a hitch on my vette in the first place.
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Originally Posted by WEH 2000C5
I'm 70 yrs old & tow my ultra-lite airplane behind my Vette . I'm faded & could use a new clear coat myself . I pass gas ,slurp my soup ,suck my teeth & have a trailer hitch on my Vette. It's an old CAR ,I'm an old man , we're made for each other. I'm glad I can still hitch up & travel in style.
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Hey, What is wrong with a trailer? I am searching like mad for a trailer to match my car (87 with 91bumpers) so that i can haul all the stuff i want for shows...I'll be sent straight to $#!! before i will put mine on a trailer with-out a good reason. But i live on the edge of desert land and need things like a good shade source, chairs, cooler, cleaning supplies, etc. for all day shows. Since all the a___retentive judges go point slashing if you even dare to leave the insurance and registration in the car
a trailer seems like a very good solution. Pluss i can hide my beer and stuff in it and the cops can't find any reason to look in there!
But i admit that I want my triler to match my Vette...But I realy wish i could afford (and find!) a Corvette boat to haul behind it! What could be cooler than an LT1 speed boat behind my L98? I guess you have to look at it from all points of veiw... I could see the rich with several cars and suvs looking down on towing with a Vette...But that is why we call most of them snobs.
a trailer seems like a very good solution. Pluss i can hide my beer and stuff in it and the cops can't find any reason to look in there! But i admit that I want my triler to match my Vette...But I realy wish i could afford (and find!) a Corvette boat to haul behind it! What could be cooler than an LT1 speed boat behind my L98? I guess you have to look at it from all points of veiw... I could see the rich with several cars and suvs looking down on towing with a Vette...But that is why we call most of them snobs.
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What are some of you complaining about? I used to tow my SCCA MG race car with my 86 Z-51 Corvette. When I wasn't racing the MG I'd autocross the Corvette. By the way it was in mint condition. If it has the power and brakes, why not tow with it??
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Originally Posted by Vetracr
What are some of you complaining about? I used to tow my SCCA MG race car with my 86 Z-51 Corvette. When I wasn't racing the MG I'd autocross the Corvette. By the way it was in mint condition. If it has the power and brakes, why not tow with it??
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i see no problem w/ towing in a Vette. however when i wasnt towing i would take the hitch off
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IDN, Towing some old **** with a poorly maintained Vette seems kinda hillbillyish. I mean The Vette marketing points really don't include the "towing capacity" specs ala "Chevy Built Trucks"
Kinda like trying to Autocross a F350 with a Cummings Diesel. But I guess if you have to use the truck during the week for Mowing grass and you like to autocross.......one could manage
but to each his own
Kinda like trying to Autocross a F350 with a Cummings Diesel. But I guess if you have to use the truck during the week for Mowing grass and you like to autocross.......one could manage
but to each his own
