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>Guys, quit whimpering about towing your type 3. Trust me, I know better
>than probably everyone on this whole damn news list what it's like to tow a
>type 3. My fastback was towed via bumper bar from California to North
>Carolina through the South (over 3000 miles I might add) back in 1980.
>Then after various moves the car was towed from Texas to Georgia. Then
>from Georgia to Kentucky. Then from Kentucky back to California. THEN
>from California to sunny Washington. The moral of this story? Towing a
>Type 3 will harm it no way WHATSOEVER. The damn joints on the car have
>never been replaced! The car has over 300,000 documented miles, my dad
>being the original owner, and I just sank some serious bucks into it
>restoring it. I didn't even touch anything to do with rolling wear and
>tear because there was nothing to touch. Just when you tow, make sure it's
>out of gear, and the wheel is unlocked. There, I said it. Let's put this
>pitiful controversy to rest and talk about something cool like stroker
>motors.
>
>Kenik Hassel
>71 fastback
>
Is your Type 3 standard or automatic....... that is the topic of
conversation.... not just towing any type 3, I have seen a type 3 automatic
that was damaged ( and still is sitting ) because of towing. If it is a
standard there should be no problem at all.
Todd Daley
Ontario, Canada
'80 Rabbit Convertible
'71 Type 3 Squareback