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Towing XI issue
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06-05-2023, 07:53 AM | #1 |
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Towing XI issue
Hi all so I have a manual transmission e91 328xi. I know that a flatbed is supposed to be used instead of a tow truck on this car, but here is the issue. My car lives in a parking garage that has a maximum height of around 7 feet. I know that a standard tow truck can get up it because I’ve seen other cars get towed that are illegally parked, but there’s no way my car on top of a flatbed would fit. Would the best thing to do is put it in neutral and try and roll it down 4 stories and hopefully be able to turn the steering wheel with the car off to get it out of the garage and on to a flatbed?
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06-05-2023, 08:17 AM | #2 |
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I would roll it in neutral myself, when the car is rolling its not that hard to steer.
Most tow trucks will have dollies to be used with AWD cars too. |
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06-05-2023, 08:19 AM | #3 |
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So it’s bad for the transfer case to have the car on a tow truck but it’s not bad for the transfer case for me to roll the car? Also Good thought on the wheel dollies.
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06-05-2023, 09:05 AM | #4 |
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Key diff is that all four wheels are rotating at roughly the same speed when rolling.
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06-05-2023, 09:38 AM | #5 |
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Pushing/rolling/rope-towing it out of the garage will be fine.
The key difference is that all 4 wheels are turning, and you're only traveling perhaps 1/8 of a mile, and doing it at very low speed. Towing several miles at highway speed is a different story.
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