<VV> new car for me - towing

[Ken Wildman]

At 08:56 AM 4/14/2005, vairtec at optonline.net wrote:
>At 09:52 PM 4/13/05, mhicks130 at cox.net wrote:
>
>>You guys have pretty much convinced me - I'm probably going to tow the 
>>car from NC to VA.  It saddens me to tow a car that runs so well but you 
>>gotta be practical I guess.  But I want to DRIVE it!!!
>
>It's not my car, but I'm unconvinced.  If this car has poor alignment, 
>it's going to tow poorly.  And if it has really poor alignment, it will be 
>virtually untowable at speed.
>
>And if the front end alignment is poor, and you put it on a tow dolly 
>backwards, it will be untowable and it will sway hideously and... and...
>
>This whole scenario is an accident in the making.
>
>Judging by the photos, everything under that car is clean and neat and 
>easy to work on, as opposed to old greasy rusty stuff.  I repeat:  Do a 
>quick alignment in the seller's driveway.  If the car remains somewhat 
>unstable, drive it to an alignment shop and tell 'em it's the same as a 
>1967 Corvette.  Then drive it home, with your partner in the Suburban as a 
>"support vehicle."
>
>--Bob
What am I missing here?  What's wrong with taking the alignment specs and 
the car to an alignment shop and letting them set it to the written specs?

Make sure the tire pressures are correct and drive the car home with your 
support vehicle following.

Ken