Towing
 

Hi Guys,

Does anybody know,why UHaul won't allow my X to tow an auto transport loaded with e39?

Any ideas,it's roughly 3500 lbs...not 6000 lbs X is capable of.

They want you to rent one of their trucks.

What hitch do you have on the X?

Here in the US, I've rented the largest cargo box and auto transports they have.

Your in Canada, but here in the states, some states will require you to have a 3/4 ton + vehicle just to rent a car dolly. Meaning your vehicle must be rated to carry at least 3/4 of a ton which the X is no where near. Has nothing to do with your hitch.

Didn't UHaul tell you why?

They told me that X is to light.
Of course they rent a pick–up truck which is a bit heavier and surely is capable of towing the auto transport.
Then,I ask myself,what 6000lbs towing capacity is all about?

I have the OE hitch with a 2" ball.
They rent me the dolly,but it's not a good idea for a RWD e39 and I am not towing it backwards nor removing the drive shaft.

I might as well rent a truck and auto transport and not worry about anything else,but it's rather pricey and X goes back home empty....

I used the tool on their website and entered my vehicle data and the car I was towing (1998 328i - not too far off what you have). It said my combo was fine. Do you have the V8 or 6-cyl? 6-cyl are good for only 5000lbs. Unless you have a manual transmission, then you get 6000lbs. If you update your signature with what you drive, it'll help others help you. Cheers.

I've also read on some of the race forums that they will exclude certain vehicles that have had higher than normal insurance claims (i.e. Ford Explorers for roll-overs, etc.). So, your vehicle may be perfectly capable of towing, but if the actuarial guys do their math and exclude it, it won't happen.

I was told to rent their dolly and remove the drive shaft.They don't recommend towing it backwards on the dolly,but it's up to me they say.
I need to make 260 kms and that's not a good idea to tow it like that.
Now,I am leaning towards renting a truck from them and forget about the rest.Their business model won.

I went to U-Haul's website and entered a 2000 X5 with 6000lbs towing and a 2000 528i and it says the combo works with their auto transport. If you enter your exact specifics and it gives the green light, you should be ok.

u should tell them your towing a geo metro

Do that and they'll rent you one of these trailer.

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lol

I've rented an auto transport from UHaul plenty of times to tow my e36m3 or e46m3 track cars. I've never had any issues and this is with the x5 3.0L.

I've towed heavier trailers from U Haul several times, up to the rated towing capacity of the X5 and X3.

With the X5 they did want to inspect my hitch. They had a letter on file in their operations manual, which they showed me, warning them of failures of aftermarket hitches on E53 X5s. I gather it cost them some money. I showed them that my receiver and wiring were OE and they were fine with it.

It may be a local response to a previous problem rental.

U-Haul (FL & TX) verifies the aftermarket hitch on my X has the lower support brace prior to rentals. I was told if the hitch didn't have it, they would not rent anything over 3k lb gross weight.

Pinion bearing doesn't like a tow dolly.

I agree with the "I'm towing a" (insert really light car here) angle.

I had to rent something to rescue my daughter yesterday; she was stranded about 2 hours away with an e36 that popped a spark plug out its head. U-Haul gave me the same runaround about towing a 318ti on a flatbed -- too heavy they said -- so I ended up with a dolly. The guy also told me that I'd have to drop the driveshaft on it, even though it was a manual transmission; gave me the explanation of why it would be bad for the trans, which was their canned response for not towing an automatic, and I just laughed at him. I didn't tell them about towing the e32 out; I figured they'd tell me it was too heavy. The towing went very smoothly; I wish I could say the same about the spark plug repair. :(

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