You won't get much selling it. Probably <$10k. The comparison you found is from a dealer so that price is jacked up.

Yeah I have looked at alternatives but one thing I want to do is tow my other car behind me and put my stuff in both cars. I don't have a ton of stuff but enought to fill both cars. So I think a pod might be overkill $800 seems a little steep anyway. I see I have a few choices:

1) Keep X5, drive 2 cars seperately (but that will take longer and putting miles on 2 cars)
2) Keep X5 and find hitch, tow other car (ideal)
3) Sell X5, rent Uhaul, tow other car.

I don't want to sell the car for beans when I don't have to. This really pisses me off.

black on black with relatively low miles for the year, 87's, clean history.

some will say I'm crazy but I think you can pull 13 on a good day.

Why not sell other car and keep the X5 and rent the Uhaul tow the x5:D or you dont wanna give up the Z you have

I wouldn't want to give up the Z either... You'd likely be fine with an aftermarket hitch for the tow as long as you keep the tongue weight to a minimum. Load the car on the trailer backwards if need be. (I've done this many times in the past :D)

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Install the aftermarket hotch and pay attention when you balance the load. Or just use a tow dolly (2 wheels). Another option - I flat tow my porsche, if you can find a tow bar specifically made for your Z. Negligable tongue weight.

Hmm i guess doing the curt hitch just for the trip is an option. Probably the only time i will tow anything but I don't want to chance trashing either car especially the Z.

The Z ain't super light (3300 lbs) and I was going to put some stuff in the cargo area and seats. What is a "tow dolly" and can you tow the vehicle backwards with that to further decrease tongue weight?

I wonder if the Z is too low to tow backwards without risking bottoming out the front fascia.

I'm guessing this may be possible if you lock the steering wheel with the wheels straight? I think i have seen tow trucks do this.

Does uhaul rent flat trailers or only the 2 wheel tow dollys? What is a tow bar and why does it have negligable tongue weight?

thx guys

Yes uhaul does rent the regular car trailers, I've used theirs before. The tow bar is what people use when you see a car being drug around behind a RV... Personally I'd stick with the full trailer and just be extra aware of the amount of tongue weight. As long as you can physically lift the front of the trailer it should be ok... But with an overall trailer weight like that I'd find a trailer with brakes as the load will be at the upper level recommended with the curt hitch, and BMW recommends trailer brakes with anything over 3300 lbs. A simple surge brake system on the trailer tongue would be sufficient.

Here's a pic of the tow bar, which would have effectively no tongue weight, but if it is an automatic you would need to remove the driveshaft to avoid damaging the transmission by turning all it's internals without the engine running... but that shouldn't be a problem since I'm pretty sure the Z has a stick.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r.../BarMounts.jpg

Call BMW of Bloomfield in New jersey Parts Phone: (800) 796-4698 . They have 4 left. Mine is shipping today.

Also, New ones should be coming out from BMW at the end of the month per customer relations.