Towing a Prius?

[David Beale]

It's really very simple. Tow trucks have two wheel "dollies" that connect together. They put them under the rear wheels, and lift the front off the ground and are gone! -With- your car.

Just because it's a Prius doesn't make it hard to tow. -ANY- FWD car left in park with the e-brake on is exactly like a Prius.

[V8Cobrakid]

so... if a guy arrives with a flat bed truck, and you're parked in an area you're not supposed to be.... he'll pull it onto the flatbed while your tires screech and whine about being dragged onto the flatbed. in the process your parking pin may be destroyed... end of story.

on the other hand, most winch cables will not support pulling a vehicle being pulled while the wheels are in a solid locked state. (requiring a larger tow rig)

while most truckers don't care... seeing they'll attach cables however possible... even by attacking the hooks to your cars front control arms.. or rear beam.. which can destroy both.

[rigormortis]

Originally Posted by V8Cobrakid

so... if a guy arrives with a flat bed truck, and you're parked in an area you're not supposed to be.... he'll pull it onto the flatbed while your tires screech and whine about being dragged onto the flatbed. in the process your parking pin may be destroyed... end of story.

on the other hand, most winch cables will not support pulling a vehicle being pulled while the wheels are in a solid locked state. (requiring a larger tow rig)

while most truckers don't care... seeing they'll attach cables however possible... even by attacking the hooks to your cars front control arms.. or rear beam.. which can destroy both.

i think if he felt he could not tow the car he would call for another truck with a dolly and just hook the car up

hopefully they would be considerate first, and just boot it, have you ever watched that parking wars show? in philly you need several unpaid parking tickets before they tow your car, and before they tow it, they always immobolize the car with a big boot until the tow truck comes

maybe we can write the producers of a&e's parking wars tv show and ask them to do a prius episode in season 2