What type of towing is acceptable?

Forrest · 04-11-2011, 03:27 PM

I watched this video from autoblog.
YouTube - Owner and IDOT Trash C5 Corvette, 2:00am, 3/18/11

It got me thinking in a just encase type scenario. What type of towing is acceptable for our 370z? I know I don't want that guy to tow my car any where.

kenchan · 04-11-2011, 03:30 PM

it's in the owner's manual and service manual. basically flatbed or with rear wheels off the ground.

spinhead · 04-11-2011, 03:40 PM

Red__Zed · 04-11-2011, 03:50 PM

Holy crap.

Trips · 04-11-2011, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forrest

I watched this video from autoblog.

It got me thinking in a just encase type scenario. What type of towing is acceptable for our 370z? I know I don't want that guy to tow my car any where.

Fixed!

The tow truck driver and the owner should both be slapped!

shadoquad · 04-11-2011, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spinhead

wouldn't this be "facefist"? It makes no sense.

Bleek · 04-11-2011, 04:10 PM

I wonder who had to pay for that

ProfessorDave · 04-11-2011, 05:58 PM

Never let the flatbed driver attach the hold down chains to anything but the tow hooks. I had a AAA approved tow driver attach them to the rear control arms (on a different car). Bent them both. Replaced at their cost, but the driver's side arm was never the same.

ImportConvert · 04-11-2011, 06:54 PM

Looks like a large dog dragging a dead deer. Idiots.

You either flatbed a sports car, or you fix it on the spot.

KillerBee370 · 04-11-2011, 11:04 PM

Fail

onzedge · 04-12-2011, 09:29 AM

Are you nuts? Do not dishonor the Z by towing anything. Ever.

TypeOne · 04-12-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadoquad

wouldn't this be "facefist"? It makes no sense.

red6spd · 04-12-2011, 09:53 AM

Wow.

Z_ealot · 04-12-2011, 08:17 PM

that tow truck driver has my vote for dumbest tow truck driver ever.

oleg · 04-12-2011, 08:33 PM

If you need your car towed do you tell them right away to get a flat bed and not accept any other type of towing or what?

04-11-2011, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Forrest Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: california 707! Posts: 677 Drives: 09 370z Blk 6mt sprt Rep Power: 260	What type of towing is acceptable? I watched this video from autoblog. YouTube - Owner and IDOT Trash C5 Corvette, 2:00am, 3/18/11 It got me thinking in a just encase type scenario. What type of towing is acceptable for our 370z? I know I don't want that guy to tow my car any where. __________________ my pictures http://www.the370z.com/members/forrest-albums-370z.html

04-11-2011, 03:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
spinhead Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: N. Bethesda, MD Posts: 162 Drives: 09 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 3389	__________________ Consequences will never be the same.

04-11-2011, 05:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 20	Never let the flatbed driver attach the hold down chains to anything but the tow hooks. I had a AAA approved tow driver attach them to the rear control arms (on a different car). Bent them both. Replaced at their cost, but the driver's side arm was never the same. __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

04-12-2011, 09:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 65 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684738	Are you nuts? Do not dishonor the Z by towing anything. Ever. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R Last edited by onzedge; 04-12-2011 at 10:29 AM.

04-12-2011, 09:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 23	Wow. __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

04-11-2011, 03:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	it's in the owner's manual and service manual. basically flatbed or with rear wheels off the ground.

04-11-2011, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 121	Holy crap.

04-11-2011, 04:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bleek Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 214 Drives: 2014 Audi A4 Rep Power: 16	I wonder who had to pay for that

04-11-2011, 06:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7628	Looks like a large dog dragging a dead deer. Idiots. You either flatbed a sports car, or you fix it on the spot.

04-11-2011, 11:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 53 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 323	Fail

04-12-2011, 08:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
Z_ealot A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,045 Drives: 09 370Z Touring/Sprt Rep Power: 10092	that tow truck driver has my vote for dumbest tow truck driver ever.

04-12-2011, 08:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
oleg Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 321 Drives: 2011 370z 6mt sp Rep Power: 16	If you need your car towed do you tell them right away to get a flat bed and not accept any other type of towing or what?

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