my alternator just died and i gotta get it towed, but the last time i had to get it towed for the new tranny, it took a lot of ocnvincing cus most tow companies wont tow moddified or lowered cars. for thoes of you that are lowered and have been towed before, what do you do?

 

so they dont tow a lamboghini? hmmmmm strange

 

There are specialized towing services for top-end/expensive/lowered cars. They actually raise the car onto the flat bed of a tow truck. This keeps a top-end car from getting damaged and the tow company from getting sued. So, yes, they tow Lamborghinis.

 

why wouldnt they tow it? car wont go up the ramp?

 

Yea too low. The approach angle and departure angles are too small. The car would drag its front lip and rear bumper. Which is capable of causing damage which equals lawsuit for towing company.

 

but the thing is...i have had my car towed before by a normal tow truck and it towes fine, but some other tow companies even after hearing this still wont do it cus it MIGHT cause damage.

 

never needed a tow....its a maxima

 

I had it towed on a flat bed.
They had brought some small blocks of wood for the car to gradualy roll up on to the ramps so that it would not scrape the front end.

 

ask for a flatbed towtruck

 

yeah my one experience with the tow....they sent a normal truck and of course i flipped cause i had to wait for them to go back and get a flatbed since im all of "no inches" from the ground

 

So naïve. You must be one of the lucky ones. Give it time....

 

Charge up the battery. Depending on its condition, you can drive it for like 15-60 min.

 

well i would do that except its starnded in the stones town parking lot...

 

I'm stock, but I will only let flatbeds tow my cars. Draggers just don't look safe enough for me. But that's me: p-noid about my Max.

 

i have been expecting......:fingercrossed:

 

I towed cars for a little while just out of High School, they can put a couple blocks of wood under the tires and gradually raise it like FLAVOR247 said. That is how I have towed lowered cars in the past. Do you have towing on your insurance? Call your insurance company and they will call the truck, they won't refuse you because they don't want to lose the insurance company's business. It should not be a big deal for the towing company, call someone else who will do it and don't tell them it is lowered but request a flatbed due to seized brakes or 4 flat tires, make some s#it up.

 

Battery takes less than 5 minutes to remove no matter where you're parked at. Take it to any service station to get it charged for a few bucks if you don't have a charger. Put it back onto the car and drive it to where you're going to get it fixed. Saves you money from the tow charge and no worries about scraping or other bs.

 

ya i actually ended up taking an battery out of one of my dads cars and putting it in mine.

as for towing. i have AAA, and the last time i needed a tow, the guy showed up and then refused to do it and just left me...ended up having to call a guy my dad knew and pay him 80 bucks.

 

flatbed. especially with a body kit. im not lowered and i still scrape.

 

errr u ruined ur fathers battery!

 

so ur not coming to the meet anymore?

 

bump, 1 more good reason to go with coilovers. lololol

 

depending on how low you are. H & R springs will allow you to be towed by a normal tow truck which is actually better than the flat bed.. With the flatbed you will need a couple of pieces of wood as stated earlier. You will want to be around for the whole thing!
I know the H&R springs allow the tow truck to slide under by a pube !!!

 

Flat bed..

Proph

 

amulla: how did i ruin the battery?

kevin: ya im still coming, i got a new alternator and matthel is fixing it now.


if you have H&R springs, then a tow could easily fit under the car. i have intrax and a body kit and the tow can fit under mine.

 

I've never needed a tow either -- my baby always at least makes it home or starts back up after a while. << knocks on wood >>