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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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Can a manual C5 be towed on a car dolly with damage?
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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with damage, yes
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with damage, yes
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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JMO I think it would be difficult dot lift front or rear without doing some body damage!
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Rollback or trailer. JMO
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A corvette is not meant to be towed.
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I work at uhaul and Uhaul paid for a customers transmission because one of our new guys put the customers rear wheel drive car on a tow dolley.
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