Spec me a tow tug!

Housey · 5 Feb 2011 at 18:43

DM · 5 Feb 2011 at 18:46

Housey said:

I dont know what to say, i knew we always had a bond

Let me just remind you of the need to leave at least one chav or native alive from each encounter to preserve the population.

Alibaba99 · 5 Feb 2011 at 18:49

DiamondMark said:
Also bear in mind that my man Housey is only dragging race cars once a week, there are another 6 days a week to be spent running shell suit wearing peasants over.

I just cant see the point of suffering all that rubbish in a tractor.

Surely Housey has a man for running down the peasants the other 6 days of the week,

DM · 5 Feb 2011 at 19:17

Alibaba99 said:
Surely Housey has a man for running down the peasants the other 6 days of the week,

You just cant get the staff these days.

Joe T · 5 Feb 2011 at 19:20

DiamondMark said:
I dont know what to say, i knew we always had a bond

Let me just remind you of the need to leave at least one chav or native alive from each encounter to preserve the population.

Just one? Do I need to explain the facts of life to you again?

Housey · 5 Feb 2011 at 19:21

Joe T said:
Just one? Do I need to explain the facts of life to you again?

You only hunt the men, we leave the women for porn and spearmint hippos

Scania · 6 Feb 2011 at 00:35

Tow tug? for racing? - Do it properly.

tigerstyle · 6 Feb 2011 at 03:54

doofer said:
Try looking for a Transit Low Loader Recovery truck, no towing, no MOT, no Tax to worry about, ,

Come again, I can drive a flatbed recovery truck with no MOT or TAX and on proper tractor fuel!

Or do you mean no MOT TAX on the car being towed?

Maz · 6 Feb 2011 at 03:58

Disco 2 TD5.

Biohazard · 6 Feb 2011 at 04:19

Housey said:
Not as daft as it sounds, I did consider the Van with flat back route but not sure its the right way to go really.

I had one and done it

You normally get a little shelf area above the cab in the back of the van - good place for tools/tyres when secured.

andicole0 · 6 Feb 2011 at 11:25

tigerstyle said:
Come again, I can drive a flatbed recovery truck with no MOT or TAX and on proper tractor fuel!

Or do you mean no MOT TAX on the car being towed?

Unlikely. See here also.

Andi.

elmuzzy66. · 6 Feb 2011 at 11:53

How about a Land crusier

Shad · 6 Feb 2011 at 12:27

If all you're towing is a little MX5 then you don't need a huge great 4x4 or pickup. Grab a Volvo 850/V70 for £notalot as it will do the job nicely. My 850 estate did admirably towing my old CRX on a BJT Clubman.

tigerstyle · 6 Feb 2011 at 14:04

andicole0 said:
Unlikely. See here also.

Andi.

fair enough, Doofer spreading the lies!

doofer · 6 Feb 2011 at 19:03

tigerstyle said:
fair enough, Doofer spreading the lies!

Why don't you do your own enquiries with the DVLA who actually issue the MOT Exemption Certificates rather than take a random Ebay users word? A Transit with Recovery painted on it with a tow-bar won't get a MOT Exemption, a Flat-Bed designed to Recover vehicles will, a Transit with a Hydraulic Lift or Crane will, do some research.

Muffin` · 6 Feb 2011 at 19:13

doofer said:
Why don't you do your own enquiries with the DVLA who actually issue the MOT Exemption Certificates rather than take a random Ebay users word? A Transit with Recovery painted on it with a tow-bar won't get a MOT Exemption, a Flat-Bed designed to Recover vehicles will, a Transit with a Hydraulic Lift or Crane will, do some research.

I'm not saying you're wrong but what about the point of it being used specifically for recovery and not transportation?

DM · 6 Feb 2011 at 20:42

Why is being MOT exempt of any consequence to Housey?

He dont seem hard up for the 50 quid to me.

Fr0dders · 6 Feb 2011 at 20:56

DiamondMark said:
Listen let me tell you, when running these swine over you NEED the extra sound proofing of a proper Shogun.

Those L200 thing, well they are just agricultural.

Although thinking about it now, you could be right, i suppose on the days when you aint dragging a car, you could errect some sort of scaffolding on the back of an L200 and use it like a shooting brake when on safari in Peckham.

We could probably get a few quid with a patent on that.

Or just get one of these :

http://www.vangadgets.co.uk/product_information_212.htm

Maz · 6 Feb 2011 at 22:02

Maz said:
Disco 2 TD5.

tigerstyle · 7 Feb 2011 at 03:18

doofer said:
Why don't you do your own enquiries with the DVLA who actually issue the MOT Exemption Certificates rather than take a random Ebay users word? A Transit with Recovery painted on it with a tow-bar won't get a MOT Exemption, a Flat-Bed designed to Recover vehicles will, a Transit with a Hydraulic Lift or Crane will, do some research.

Dude chill, I didn't take a random ebay users ad as word, if you wanted to be pedantic I actually questioned your own words, but this is just an open discussion forum so nothing written here is gospel, I think we all know that.

From the links that Andi posted too, the use Housey will get from the truck as would anyone using it for track days is so far from what recovery is the MOT exempt thing is not true anyway

Just an ebay scam it seems.