WRX unreliable, L series FTW!

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:42 am

LoL Good one...
Cheers
AP

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:40 pm

Matatak wrote:thats nothing i had to tow Subafurys dads Cruiser....albeit not as far

randomly found the photo just then....

was towed about 500m haha

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:16 am

come on...was more like 1km

had to go around a few streets seen as your dad got his roads mixed up lol

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:08 am

I towed one of my RX-7's ontop of a car trailer about 40kms down the freeway once using my old L series wagon (EA82 carby). The car trailer I was using weighs about 1 tonne unladen and an RX-7 is about 1.1. In hindsight was fairly dangerous but at least it was low speed heh, bout 60 or 70km/h, the old wagon was struggling abit!

subarutility · Post by **subarutility** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:35 pm

isn't it illegal to tow a vehicle with a rope?

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:37 pm

Flat towing, as described and pictured, is definitely illegal in QLD. At least on public roads.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:10 pm

Maybe some states have their own customized amendments, but according to the National road rules towing with tow ropes is not illegal. One would assume this is why tow ropes are sold virtually everywhere.
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/Reports ... ry2008.pdf
Refer to page 300.

(haha, maybe this is another fishing expedition...)

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:12 pm

when i was at pickles auctions the towie i was talking to said big fine and points for flat towing. - but maybe that was just for the damaged vehicles/unroadworthy cars.

if you're desperate then i reckon everyone would do it

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:36 pm

yer I'd say probably for damaged/unlicenced cars it would be illegal for sure. heh, technically a car who's engine doesn't run would be unroadworthy!

buddah · Post by **buddah** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:31 pm

while we're at it-
I know it's not a cruiser, but the wagon cruised 50k's back down the highway without braking a sweat.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9333 ... 058he0.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Hope the image works, I'm a bit of a novice at this

buddah · Post by **buddah** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:33 pm

dammit! I'll try again

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:14 pm

Well if you're all gonna do that, I better even things out:

Dane.