U-Haul mileage counter ???
 

i need to tow my crx to PA to get tuned in a few weeks, but i have no way to get it there(i refuse to break in my new engine with a 400mile trip on a basemap). im gonna use my bosses astro van and rent a uhaul tow dolly but they want like$450 to bring it to PA but they said its only $49 in state, i was wondering if anybody knows if they use tracking or a mileage counter on tow dollies? i could imagine them having it on the trucks but what about the tow dollies?

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Nothing of the sort on a dolly.

For $450, you can BUY a dolly... :'(

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yea thats what i said. but you can't beat 49 bucks. well i better reserve it now. now i wonder if my olds delta 88(3800 v6) could tow my crx ^-^ .......i don't wanna chance it and be stuck in PA with 2 cars that don't run

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well.. people say they have look outs.. people that log every uhaul tow dolly or truck they see on the road and get paid for it or something like that.. dunno if its just a sccare tactic.. but it worked on me..

lol

ur best bet is to find someone local to u who has one and borrow it..

try posting an add in craigslist..
remember when u rent that dolly u give em ur liscence number and credit card i assume if they find out.. first thing theyre gonna do is rack up ur bill :8

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they do have counters, I can vouch for knowing one....
try to borrow one and save some cash ;)

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indeed they do have counters, we used one to tow my mothers car from oregon to nebraska when we all moved.. for what we paied we could have bought a damn dolly, but we didnt have any place to put one when we got here so we didnt

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---- all that....for one im pretty sure they dont have a counter, for 2 they would never win in court if they tried to charge you for taking it out of town. Ive used them at least 15 times and gone very far and never once had a problem, nor have they had mileage counters, they are usually busted ass trailers that barely have lights lol...think about it, they give you two options, local or one way....one way you take it from store A and leave it at store B.....local you take it from store A and return it to store A....they cant controll what you do with it....just play dumb and say local ;D

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some of them do and some of them don`t.
It will be either on the trailer itself or on the center hub of the wheel

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i'll be on the safe side. im gonna bring it in the shop and take it apart and see if theres any wheel odometers or tracking. they do look busted up and rikity, i wouldn't waist money to monitor a tow dolly, its not like its got a motor that can be abuses or is no go with so many miles

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did you try to get a quote from BUDGET rent-a-car, they have pretty good rate sometimes.

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I think you are all missing the mark here.

If it is really "In-State" then the mileage doesn't matter. The only thing that would matter is a GPS beacon. Otherwise you could have just drove around a lot in-state.

I am assuming that you live in OH, NY, MD, or something bordering PA.

Otherwise just borrow one from someone on Craigslist.com

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im goin from CT to PA, what the hell is craigslist?

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What part of PA are you going to, I'm guessing JK? If so, when? My cousin and I are going to go out at some point to get his Accord tuned...

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I help a guy wholesale cars and for $200 you can have it shipped. We have bought cars in New York and sent them to South Caolina for $100. Call a auto auction near you and ask for the number for a auto transport company.

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whats jk? im going to easton PA 8/18. i'll look into shipping it if this doesn't come together

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John-Kerr. Guess not lol

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Shipping might work but I don't know if I would trust one of those tow dollys for a trip that far...I don't trust them for a 5 mile trip...well if you get stuck in PA give me a call Easton is only about an hour from me

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i'll def. put you on speed dial. im gonna leave a day early and stay at a hotel. im just scared as hell to put my crx on that damn dolly, fresh paint job and all. i've see tow dolly flip. but i may just have to take a chance. im gonna look into geting the flatbed dolly for awd cars.

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PM when you are coming down and I'll shoot you my number

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Craigslist.com

An answer to what it was may be @ Craigslist.com

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do what i would, do just flat out ask them if they have a counter. If they say they do, tell them you want to return the dolly to a DIFFERENT location from where you originally rent it. Like a city over. Just say that it would be more convienent for you to drop it off at the other location. You could also negotiate with them, I was gonna rent the full dolly at the front wheel dolly price, so it woulda been like 25 bucks. I didn't end up renting it because the deal on the car fell through.

Oh and number one rule if you are gonna dolly your car DO NOT PUT A CAR COVER ON IT. If you like your fresh paint job don't do it.

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why?

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seriously, EVEN IF it has a damn counter that does not prove you took it out of state! just say you used it alot.

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cause the debris will get caught in it and ---- your paint up. Have you ever seen a ferarri, mercedes, GT40 being trailered with a car cover? Nope, that's cause it'll get fucked up. If you insist on using a car cover, you MUST make it "air tight". Not literally, but have it masked off so that there are no open pockets where air and particles can get through. Or you could go buy those 3M car cover tape stuff.