tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003698046989540372.post1885259422793437561..comments2023-05-28T08:41:08.146-05:00Comments on Low Dog on the Totem Pole: On towing a trailer for the first timeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003698046989540372.post-49714853962409280772011-03-16T07:08:04.690-05:002011-03-16T07:08:04.690-05:00I was young and dumb and awkward then. It truly d...I was young and dumb and awkward then. It truly didn't occur to me that just because I could put a trailer hitch on my car didn't mean I should!Spikessibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586799040314152959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003698046989540372.post-57818829897123083082011-03-15T23:44:34.608-05:002011-03-15T23:44:34.608-05:00At least I have a pickup truck!At least I have a pickup truck!bluesunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995973825892791271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003698046989540372.post-13443376113921857952011-03-15T22:51:24.228-05:002011-03-15T22:51:24.228-05:00I say that every time I move. Luckily for the car,...I say that every time I move. Luckily for the car, on that move I only had books and music, a few pieces of teenage girl furniture, and lots of clothes and shoes.<br /><br /> As far as worrying about the engine or tranny, it simply never occurred to me. The Opel turned out the be a really good little car and I drove it for several more years.Spikessibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586799040314152959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003698046989540372.post-51432100954618960292011-03-15T22:15:24.532-05:002011-03-15T22:15:24.532-05:00I'm stunned. I had a Saab Sonnett III (very s...I'm stunned. I had a Saab Sonnett III (very similar to your Opel) and I wouldn't have even dreamed of towing anything with it.<br /><br />I'm more stunned that you got everything in one single-axle trailer, though that's a lot easier to do when you're younger and don't have as much crap. I remember those days, when I was wild and free and had hardly anything to call my own. <br /><br />Then I got old and married--and married to another bookworm, just to complicate things. We just got done moving with an 18x8 twin-axle trailer with 4' high sides(borrowed from a coworker) and a Nissan Titan(mine). It took about 5-6 full loads(including about 100 boxes of books), fried my brakes, toasted my exhaust, wore my nerves to frayed ends and twisted my back into a pretzel.<br /><br />They'll drag me out of this house in a bag. I will never move again.Wraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791730539181731523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003698046989540372.post-22129892369114491112011-03-15T21:23:08.946-05:002011-03-15T21:23:08.946-05:00I'm amazed that the Opel's engine and tran...I'm amazed that the Opel's engine and tranny survived the trip.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.com