by maverick1 » Fri May 11, 2007 6:56 pm
[quote="dford"]
My day at the DMV:
I had originally planned to rent a truck and trailer to get my Atom to the inspection station (no truck, no trailer, no garage, no mechanical skills - great home for an Atom!), but on Monday, my newly discovered cousin offered the use of his truck and trailer - relatives ARE good for something! My appointment was for 10am, I was up at 5am, having to drive to work to get the Atom out of the detailers bay, I got evicted from the showroom when the 2 GT500s showed up - as if! My phone has a text message "Just got done xxxx-ing, don't call before 10!" Too bad, I call at 7:30am - he is pissed, much profantiy, but gets up.
We drive back to the dealership to get the Atom, and along the way I ask him how he ties down the cars.....wait for it.....we have no tie downs. Ok fine, we'll improvise. I'm ready to drive the Atom onto the trailer, 72" car in a 75" opening, get the front wheels into the trailer when the car bottoms out. Ok what now? Oh yes, we'll put a bag of cement under each side of the ramp to raise it up a bit - because every car hauler has bags of cement in them! We also got some floor mats (used) to put over the lip between the ramp and trailer.2nd try same as the 1st, this time I press on, and after some uncomfortable noises, the Atom is on the trailer. Good thing the bottom of the tub is flat!!
How to secure the car inside the trailer. Oh yes, the bags of cement and a roll of paper towels between each wheel and the wall. Yes, paper towel rolls.
Some Pics:
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Good story. I can see you getting evicted if they were bringing in 2 Ford GT's but getting the boot for 2 GT500s is insane...LOL LOL
cheers
[quote="dford"]
My day at the DMV:
I had originally planned to rent a truck and trailer to get my Atom to the inspection station (no truck, no trailer, no garage, no mechanical skills - great home for an Atom!), but on Monday, my newly discovered cousin offered the use of his truck and trailer - relatives ARE good for something! My appointment was for 10am, I was up at 5am, having to drive to work to get the Atom out of the detailers bay, I got evicted from the showroom when the 2 GT500s showed up - as if! My phone has a text message "Just got done xxxx-ing, don't call before 10!" Too bad, I call at 7:30am - he is pissed, much profantiy, but gets up.
We drive back to the dealership to get the Atom, and along the way I ask him how he ties down the cars.....wait for it.....we have no tie downs. Ok fine, we'll improvise. I'm ready to drive the Atom onto the trailer, 72" car in a 75" opening, get the front wheels into the trailer when the car bottoms out. Ok what now? Oh yes, we'll put a bag of cement under each side of the ramp to raise it up a bit - because every car hauler has bags of cement in them! We also got some floor mats (used) to put over the lip between the ramp and trailer.2nd try same as the 1st, this time I press on, and after some uncomfortable noises, the Atom is on the trailer. Good thing the bottom of the tub is flat!!
How to secure the car inside the trailer. Oh yes, the bags of cement and a roll of paper towels between each wheel and the wall. Yes, paper towel rolls.
Some Pics:
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Good story. I can see you getting evicted if they were bringing in 2 Ford GT's but getting the boot for 2 GT500s is insane...LOL LOL
cheers