But I thought it was pretty funny!
Anyhoo -
We made it to Florida, towing our newest family vehicle behind. A 2000 Saab 93, four door, stick-shift, gets good gas mileage, and can fit the 5 of us, plus some trunk space. And the price was right. And remember all that painting we did not too long ago? Well, that payed for the Saab. You can read why we needed a new (used) car here.
In true Rowley fashion, we put the tow bar brackets on ourselves. In order to tow a vehicle behind an RV, you can do one of 3 things: 1) Attach tow bar brackets to your vehicle and use a tow bar, 2) Use a car-dolly, or 3) Use a trailer.
I was going to take photos of the before and during process, but by the time I found the camera and had the time, Bill had already put the bumper back on and was tightening the bolts on the brackets. So, here's the final result of our do-it-yourself project:
Normally you would put the brackets inside, directly on the frame, but the frame on the Saab turned out to be a little different than we expected. So... we had to cut out about two 6" sections of the foam on the other side of the bumber, stack four 6" pieces of 2x4's, drill 1/2" holes all the way through the 2x4s, through the frame and through the front bumber. The bolts you see sticking out are actually 8" long. Like I said, wished I had gotten some before and during photos so you would understand what I just said!
Needless to say, we got everything worked out and made it to Florida. Woo hoo!!
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