This has been my experience also. I did not try all the rental companies; however, none of the ones that I tried here in Houston would rent a light truck with a hitch.
Thomas E. Potter Telephone: (713) 215-2877 Fax: (713) 215-2551 Mobile: (832) 794-0536 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Weeks Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:33 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] rental cars I've had to do this twice. The smallest rig you can get with a tow hitch and dolly is a 14' U-haul. Believe me, I searched far and wide for smaller, less expensive options. Both times, I had relatively nice one, the first with a Triton V-10, the second with a 460. Both got 10 MPG. The v-10 towed my 2-ton Vanagon over that mountain north of Atlanta at 75 mph on cruise. Didn't even feel it, didn't even downshift, and was cheaper than having the vehicle shipped home--once 1,000 miles, once 800 miles. But you can not get an SUV, car, or pickup with a tow hitch on it. I needed a hitch on a rental once for a business project. My client ended up renting a new Jeep, bought and installed the hitch at their own expense, and left it on when we returned it. Had we had an accident while towing, however, the insurance would have been invalid. Dan >Thinking about seeing if I can get a 1 way rental truck or SUV in >atlanta back to oklahoma and also renting a uhaul tow dolly to tow a >car back. Do rental car trucks/SUV's have hitches on the back? >Doubt I do it but just curious. >-- >Kaleb C. Striplin -- Dan Weeks 82 VW Westfalia 1.6 TD conversion 182k 82 Mercedes 300SD, 275k _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
