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Hi all,

S2 RS-FOUR is getting delivered today by "City Towing", and I just thought I read somewhere that ATTESA didn't like being dragged on its rear wheels only. Can anyone confirm if it is (or isn't) OK to tow a Stagea like that? I'm a little worried because the name of the delivery company suggests towing lol

Thanks,

DaveB

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yeah man they should stick it on a flatbed definately.

if your concerned i would call and get them to confirm

but .. I think you should be ok .. these guys do it for a living so you should be fine

Thanks for the fast reply Sean :) Yeah I have contacted them and will hopefully know pretty soon...

DaveB

only if they will drag it by the back end - you don't want ANY wheels connected to an auto touching the road during towing, but as mentioned before, I am sure they are proffesionals and will know the score

when you get it, post some pics STAT!!!!

if they dont have a flatbed on hand, best to remove front driveshaft
<snip>...I am sure they are proffesionals and will know the score when you get it, post some pics STAT!!!!

Thanks guys, and will do!

Thanks guys - I'd just received an e-mail "your car's being towed to your house this afternoon" and the company was "<something> Towing" and I just suddenly thought "they wouldn't drag it surely??!" and freaked out a little at the thought... but it was all good, car arrived on a flatbed lol!

only if they will drag it by the back end - you don't want ANY wheels connected to an auto touching the road during towing, but as mentioned before, I am sure they are proffesionals and will know the score

when you get it, post some pics STAT!!!!

Pics... taken in a hurry, at night, the day it arrived (today!)... poor quality but only the first ones:

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...filthy, eh.

Edited by DaveB
Is that a Triumph I see hiding next to it? I wasn't sure, I didn't recognise it without being able to see a massive puddle of oil underneath :banana:

10 points!! here, have a :banana:

Yes that's dad's TR7, his daily driver; just finished installing its third engine (!) in as many years and it's having tappets set etc. The paint and decals are a home job too.

Edited by DaveB
Is that a Triumph I see hiding next to it? I wasn't sure, I didn't recognise it without being able to see a massive puddle of oil underneath :thumbsup:

Its not an oil LEAK though - i believe the term with british cars is a 'controlled seepage'. Thats what i was told about my missus' 1953 Rover, anyway.

Nice Dayz Aero!

Its not an oil LEAK though - i believe the term with british cars is a 'controlled seepage'. Thats what i was told about my missus' 1953 Rover, anyway.

Nice Dayz Aero!

lol true, very true, still the same in the '77 models... what progress. Cheers, I looked long and hard to find a Dayz front bar. Didn't get the rear, but I'll find one somehow somewhere, eventually.

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