whats the cheapest way to tow a car? i need to tow my car from md to ny.
i was thinking of renting a uhaul trailer, i was quoted that it would cost around $600! to get it towed...any one got some advice?

 

I once did it using rope. That's pretty cheap. Used my buddies truck to do it. Not exactly the safest thing. (The guy being towed has to have a working engine and be responsible for braking both vehicles.) It's probably also not legal on many roads.

See if you can borrow a friends truck and then rent one of those "a frames" or whatever they are called or a 2 wheel dolley to mount your front wheels on.

 

sign up for AAA. It's only $50 a year (up to 7 miles and 4 tows) or $100 for their premimum plan (200 miles for the first tow).

for really long distances go rent a hitch from u-haul

 

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lol yeah sign up for AAA, pull over in MD and slice one of your tires, then say you live in NY and get it towed home AAA membership + 1 tire &lt; $600
I win.

 

get a friends truck and zip tie it

 

go to u-haul and rent one of the trailers that lift up the two front wheels and drag the rears. Obviously you need a truck to pull the car but besides that its cheap. I rented one for 2 days and it only cost $75.

Some places even allow that you can pick it up in one city and deliver it to any of there other locations across the country.

 

get a car dolly from uhaul its $40 a day

 

I would just use a flatbed..but then again I have open access to one so that's kind of redundant...

what he said, get a tow dolley, best way short of a flat bed IMO