how to transport
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Racer
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From: Michigan
how to transport
I have purchased a 97 coupe with 26500 miles on it. Tourch red mint condition.
Problem is I live in centeral Mich. The car is just north of Detroit. That puts it 150 miles away. With snow and salt all over the roads I refuse to drive it home. I can get a car hauling trailer from my brother-in-law but would rather have it inclosed. Besides I don't know how I would get out of the car if I use the trailer because the door will hit the trailer fender. I don't want to have to crawl out the window. What can I do? I can't find any inclosed car haulers for rent in my area.
Problem is I live in centeral Mich. The car is just north of Detroit. That puts it 150 miles away. With snow and salt all over the roads I refuse to drive it home. I can get a car hauling trailer from my brother-in-law but would rather have it inclosed. Besides I don't know how I would get out of the car if I use the trailer because the door will hit the trailer fender. I don't want to have to crawl out the window. What can I do? I can't find any inclosed car haulers for rent in my area.
Melting Slicks
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I hauled mine with an open trailer similar to one you can rent from U-Haul. I put a couple of 2X8 sections under the front tires so I could open the driver's door and it worked fine. My only other recommendation would be to tape some visquine or a blue tarp to the middle of the trailer if it is open in the middle so snow crud doesn't get all over the bottom of the car.
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From: P-town Baby! Virginia
just hire an enclosed transport to bring it to you....should be pretty cheap at that short of a distance. Also...somebody on the forum in your area or in a local vette club must have an enclosed trailer and be willing to help out.
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Racer
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From: Michigan
can't find any transport companies in the area.
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Buy one of those bubble storage bags for a car and haul the car on a trailer (open or closed but preferrably closed). The bubble will protect the car from salt and snow. I would recommend first placing a soft car cover over car before sealing the bubble. The car cover should protect the car from the bubble plastic.
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Over that distance I'd drive it and give it a real good clean and get the pressure washer on the undertray when I got back. Plenty to go wrong if you put it in a trailer and far less risk on the road IMHO
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Racer
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not in mich. It's been snowing about every 2 day's, and the state dumps millions of pounds of salt on the roads and they are usally slushy.
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When I bought my car it was a blizard out. The car had only seen rain once or twice in its life and I drove it 5 hours home in the blizard. The guy that sold it to me thought I was nuts.
I ran it through the carwash near my house twice when I got into town then drove home at 5mph with the hazards on.
Then I spent the next month under the car with a toothbrush and cleaners making it look showroom new again. It was a lot of work, I had to remove the wheels to get in all the nooks and crannys but when I was finished the underbelly and wheel houses really did look new again.
I would do it differently if I was to do it again. That was a lot of work.
I ran it through the carwash near my house twice when I got into town then drove home at 5mph with the hazards on.
Then I spent the next month under the car with a toothbrush and cleaners making it look showroom new again. It was a lot of work, I had to remove the wheels to get in all the nooks and crannys but when I was finished the underbelly and wheel houses really did look new again.
I would do it differently if I was to do it again. That was a lot of work.
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Racer
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From: Michigan
My brother-in-laws car hauler has a complete floor on it so not much snow and salt would get under the car. It looks like I am going to go with that idea. I will still wait for clear dry roads if that is possible in mich.
