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LEAKYSEALS951 LEAKYSEALS951 is online now
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So our car broke in NOVA. I need a tow/advice.

Anybody with a trailer heading south from NOVA to Central Va?

Last weekend we were driving up to Alexandria for our anniversary when my wife's accessory belt snapped. Volvo v60 2015. It got caught up in the timing belt, so there you go. The timing belt has jumped some cogs, but the engine still turns and gets compression, so it might not be destroyed just yet. The electronic valve timing is doing it's best to keep it running, but it ain't making the trip under power.


Fortunately, we were able to tow it to her sister's house in Vienna, Va. Turning lemons into lemonade (as best possible), we got to spend a great night with her sister/brother in law, who are fun as usual. Even more fortunately, they are moving from NOVA back down to our hometown in Charlottesville, so they needed a driver to take an extra car back (another volvo) home, so that got us some good steak, wine, lodging, and a free car to drive home. We packed up their car with moving stuff (a convertible volvo btw) and we drove back. It was planes, trains and automobiles stuff with all the stuff in the back.

Bad news is my wife's car is still up there. I need it towed from Vienna-Charlottesville (Afton). I've got two neighbors who have double axle trailers, and one has already offered to help, but he's older and I don't want to bother him (even with money.)

The route is 120 miles approximately. I'm wondering if there is a better way. I don't even want to see that d#$% car for the next week or two.

Picard voice- I need options number one!

Last edited by LEAKYSEALS951; 10-11-2021 at 03:09 PM..
Old 10-11-2021, 02:33 PM
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