Originally Posted by Scottw60
OK, That's fine, I have an autostick (that's an automatic), and I do not want to fool with parts that are under warranty in the field. I also don't like the forces that the dolly puts on the car, unless they are the center swivel type, and most are not. they can put a nasty side force on the suspension.
I will stick with renting a flatbed. I could probably rent it for a day to drive out there, return it there, drive around, and then rent it a day to drive back if I was really into saving money, but that might be a bother at the Dragon, besides if anyone broke down I could rescue them.
Scott, for the record, My Nephew and I use to have a used car lot, and we would travel to Florida and bring vehicles back to OHIO, sometimes using a bumper mounted "tow bar" and more times than I can remember with a tow dolly. Every tow dolly we ever rented, swiveled, and we NEVER had any problems with them.
I honestly have no idea of what you're talking about when you mentioned "nasty side forces".
Disconnecting the drive shaft is usually a very easy thing to do, but truth be told, I've never even looked at what it would take to do so on the Crossfire.
I only suggested the tow dolly as a cost saver over "renting" a trailer.
This probably won't thrill you either, but speaking as a "used car salesman" I would never suggest using a front driver Chrysler Mini Van as a tow vehicle for anything of much weight. Their 4 speed automatic trannys are notorious for failing. Just be sure you change the tranny fluid often, and only use Mopar fluid and you should be OK.
But good luck to ya in what ever you decide to do.