Spinal
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2004
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- between Uxbridge and the Alps
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- x254, G350, Duster, S320, Mach1, 900ss and a few more
Bit of a pickle here...
I may be buying an older lady tonight, as a project for the coming weeks... that said, while she has an MOT, Road tax (and will be insured by the time I get there) the water pump is leaking.
The distance I need to drive is roughly Luton -> Heathrow...
Now, my options are:
- Drive the car back, stopping every 20 miles or so, letting the engine cool down, then top up the water (should be 1 or 2 stops... but this seems risky)
- Tow the car... but is it legal for me to tow another car on the motorway for... uhmm... about 40 miles? (obviously hazard lights, left lane, etc). Towing on the motorway seems safer than on little side roads (less braking, turning, etc - but that's just my feeling)
Any ideas? I need to get it done tonight as the seller is antsy to get it off her driveway
M.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, it would be on a rope, not an A-frame...
I may be buying an older lady tonight, as a project for the coming weeks... that said, while she has an MOT, Road tax (and will be insured by the time I get there) the water pump is leaking.
The distance I need to drive is roughly Luton -> Heathrow...
Now, my options are:
- Drive the car back, stopping every 20 miles or so, letting the engine cool down, then top up the water (should be 1 or 2 stops... but this seems risky)
- Tow the car... but is it legal for me to tow another car on the motorway for... uhmm... about 40 miles? (obviously hazard lights, left lane, etc). Towing on the motorway seems safer than on little side roads (less braking, turning, etc - but that's just my feeling)
Any ideas? I need to get it done tonight as the seller is antsy to get it off her driveway
M.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, it would be on a rope, not an A-frame...
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