'01 Civic EX hauling 4'x8' Uhaul trailer 1300 miles...good or bad idea?

[ShawnD1]

this reminds me of the guy that used his s2k to tow his boat

Depends what kind of boat it is. The aluminum fishing boat I had as a kid was so light that one could probably pull it behind a golf cart. Fiberglass ski boat? Fuck no.

My uneducated opinion about hauling stuff with a Honda Civic is that you shouldn't even try doing this unless you have a standard transmission. Piece of shit automatic transmissions melt if you look at them the wrong way.

 

[Vette73]

Don't know how you got $500 from Budget. I just pulled the trigger and it was $1437 for a 6 day rental.

$985.50 for 16' truck and unlimited miles
$176 for car dolly
$108 young driver fee (i'm 22)
$150 deposit

From 24060 (Blacksburg, VA) to 78209 (Alamo Heights, San Antonio).

Edit: That's budget, not uhaul.

Mine was only from NC to VA. So I was trying to see the distance you were covering. Also did you get a coupon? Here are some...

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/budgettruck.com

If you pick up the truck Sun-Thursday you can get 20% off.

 

[StageLeft]

Budget is definitely better than U-Haul, though I'd have recommended Penske if it had been an option. I've rented from Penske several times and they've always had newer trucks that were in excellent shape. I hope that Budget is the same way; I don't have enough experience with them to know much more than that they're better than U-Haul.

Also, for that price, you could even consider buying a $1,000 junker van/SUV/pickup with a big V8 and a tow hitch. Load the sucker up, put the car on the dolly behind it, and then sell the junker when you get to your destination. If you're good enough with cars to be able to pick out the "looks bad, runs good" examples and have the patience to sell it when you're done with it then that's one of the cheapest ways to move long distances.

ZV

Penske trucks are definitely newer than Uhaul but you do pay more. Basically Penske, when they retire a truck, it goes to somewhere else. then when they're done it goes to the Soviets who just run the sh*t out of that thing. When they finally are done with it they sell it to a junk yard. It then sells to Uhaul, they ship it back to Arizona, it's plated, and then people use them to break down on US highways.

How has nobody posted this video yet?! Quite possibly the best fail video in the history of the internet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShOsmWk35Lo

 

[Miramonti]

Thanks man, I appreciate it. :thumbsup:

No worries, JulesMaximus. :beer:


Regarding Penske: I've rented a truck from them once.

[JoePiscopo] ONCE. [/JoePiscopo]

I was downtown chicago (10 miles from where I picked the truck up) and found out the hard way the horn didn't work.

 

[bruceb]

In this case, I fully agree with ZV's idea. Buy a cheap SUV to do the job. Worst case, you keep it when you are done. Best case, you resell it after you arrive. But in any case, do not attempt to tow with the Honda. It will break and it will not be safe to do.

 

[ShawnD1]

How has nobody posted this video yet?! Quite possibly the best fail video in the history of the internet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShOsmWk35Lo

Why is it smoking so bad? It should be able to tow that in second gear without too much issue.