My New Beetle tows my Beetle
I got the tow kit installed this weekend. The car doesn't need to be towed right now. Why the kit?
In 2006 I broke down on I-465 during rush hour. You don't ever want to do that and have to think. The traffic is heavy and fast. It's extremely loud. It's hard to think straight, and you mostly just want to get the heck out of there.
I want to be prepared for the next time I break down. I want to be able to walk into my garage, grab the tow bar, drive the new Beetle back, and rescue my old Beetle. I want to know exactly what needs to happen and how to get by '73 Bug back to my garage in peace.
Related to that, I don't like having to bum rides out to Greenfield to drop off the Bug with Dick or pick it back up when he's done. If the car's not running, then I have to find somebody with a truck and hitch.
So that's all fair, but there's a third reason too: I wanted to see my New Beetle tow my Beetle. It's a statement. I tooled around the neighborhood to see how the New Beetle would handle with the load. I got a look from every single person I passed, because face it, when have you ever seen such a sight?
