Anyone Uhaul a vette?
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I have heard that the car trailers from U-Haul are a bit high and you would have to crawl out a window once you get it on the trailer.
I have heard that the car trailers from U-Haul are a bit high and you would have to crawl out a window once you get it on the trailer.
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if by trailer yes....Ryan (NavyC5) did his you need to remove the fenders on the trailer to load it as I understand it they have a quick disconnect feature
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After that I bought a set of (4) Mac's 2" Ratchet Straps rates 10,000lbs. These are what the teams I worked for we used to haul the race cars.
Two years ago we did the same with my wife's X5 Vermont to Las Vegas Uhaul Box truck packed full of furniture/Uhaul trailer. Used our Ratchet Straps no drama at all.
Uhaul trailer is fine but I strongly recommend a set of good quality 2" Ratchet Straps.
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This is correct. I either go out the hatch on a coupe or sneak out the 'vert top before latching it to the cover (C4, don't know if you could do this trick on a C5 'vert). You could open the door just enough to reach in and release the top to go back in the same way.
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I just did this with my Z a couple months ago. The drivers side fender folds down and you can open the door enough to get out no problem without hitting anything, it won't open all the way though. Bigger problem is getting it on the trailer with it being so low, had to find a slanted driveway to drop the gate on so it was a straight shot driving on, if you try it on a flat surface you ain't getting it on there.
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Thanks for all the replies
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I have done it. No problems, even with my lowered car. Just use the 2x4s under the ramps as suggested or use the trailer jack to raise the front of the trailer as high as possible while attached to the hitch to decrease the approach angle to the trailer. A couple peices of 2x4 under the foot of the trailer jack works great also. I kept it a weekend for about $100.
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I used a U-Haul trailer a couple of times for my C5Z racecar going to a couple of events before I bought my enclosed trailer. I had already bought some ratchet straps and used those (front and rear) instead of the straps that's on the trailer... I didn't trust them. It worked fine but it's a tight fit.
One thing to note, most of those trailers have a 55mph sign on them. I wouldn't drive much over that because the tongue of the trailer is so long that if you make any quick movements over that speed, it will sway REALLY bad.
One thing to note, most of those trailers have a 55mph sign on them. I wouldn't drive much over that because the tongue of the trailer is so long that if you make any quick movements over that speed, it will sway REALLY bad.
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I hauled my c5 with a uhaul car hauler. It fits, but you'll need some wood boards to get it to work, and you'll want to bring 2 heavy duty strap downs; the uhaul trailers have front tire tie downs, but the back doesn't have any. The left fender folds down and you'll be able to open the driver side door after loading the car.
Uhaul has good advice as to how to load low cars safely on their website:
http://www.uhaul.com/Articles/Tips/1...ound-clearance
(PS, don't load it backwards like I did!)
Uhaul has good advice as to how to load low cars safely on their website:
http://www.uhaul.com/Articles/Tips/1...ound-clearance
(PS, don't load it backwards like I did!)
I'm sorry to see you go. Best of luck to you both.