Wisconsin Bound towing Festy with a Festy

[stefan]

I can't imagine the looks you must have got :p

[FB71]

yup, it was Yvan. So far, he hasn't needed heavier axles, that I know of.

[Hot_Wheels]

jim i was refering to the 5 pseed and 4 speeds, but you really think the autos are that good? i know ivan was it? running one in his aspire, are there any larger axles you can use with the auto? what about a mid shaft to help with torque steer?

[neanderpaul]

Nice1 We love festiva, we love pics,we love a great story! Thanks for sharing! Glad you were safe and successful.

[Levitan]

I learned from the best! I learned from this guy south of me who was the first guy I met off of ff.com.

You're braver than me. Glad you make it back safely. Hoarder !!!!

[FB71]

the car you where using to tow was its a automatic or manual? im supreised i mean 4 people is pushing it in a festiva but to be able to tow with a stock 1.3 and a glass tranny, i would tow more if you just reinforced the unibody a little weld all the seams, put a b6 and that thing wuld be good to tow light duty!

glass tranny? Are you refering to the 5spd or auto? Because the Jatco F3A auto trans is one of the most bullet-proof autos I've ever encountered! I put it up there with the Turbo350, the C4 and C6, and the 727TF!

[MONSOON]

Now thats definately the pot calling the kettle black! :lol:

[freshtiva]

You're braver than me. Glad you make it back safely. Hoarder !!!!

[packrat427]

Way too cool Dan , nice job on the secure and safe hitch install .

Great job !!!

[Axlander9289]

One word dude:
EPIC

[leapin]

Nice score! Its the festiva train!

[CharlieZ]

Dan,
Nice job on the tow bar . A lot slicker than the gargantuan rental bar I used. Darn thing took two hernia free men to lift it. We were both old pharts tho.
cz

[Levitan]

I didn't get any comments while getting gas (might be because I scare the crap out of most people---they don't realize I'm a gentle giant) but I got lots of looks and laughs as people passed me by.

When I first started the return trip, I was only going about 45mph in the rain, fog and darkness. I got a motel outside of Madison WI....something I didn't plan on doing. I awoke to more rain and kept pretty steady at just under 55mph. By the time I got to Iowa and got on new smooth highways, I could go 65mph in 5th gear, only having to downshift to 4th when going up hills, never dropping below 45mph.

[25Horseplay]

Awesome! Did you get any comments stopping for gas?

[V8Festiva]

Great way to bring one home.

Dean
Raleigh, NC