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EllenS
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Hello everyone,
I wanted to ask for advice ...
I have a 1995 Thunderbird, V6, about 90,000 miles, generally in good shape, well cared for. I am moving next week from Houston to West Texas for a new job (approximately 550 miles). I don't have very much stuff, so rather than renting a truck, I want to tow a U-Haul trailer. However, the T-bird doesn't have a hitch, so I need to have U-Haul install one.
Here's the advice part: I'm a complete and utter moron when it comes to automobiles, and I'm a gullible person in general, so it is very easy indeed for people to rip me off. Moving is expensive enough already and I really don't want to end up paying a whole bunch of money for something completely unnecessary ... but I don't want to end up by the side of the road in the West Texas desert, either. Can anybody tell me what exactly will be necessary for towing? A hitch, and a hitch ball, and some wiring; but is a transmission cooler necessary? What about brake controllers? Towing mirrors?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I _look_ like a sucker, and for once I don't want to act like one!
Thanks,
Ellen
I wanted to ask for advice ...
I have a 1995 Thunderbird, V6, about 90,000 miles, generally in good shape, well cared for. I am moving next week from Houston to West Texas for a new job (approximately 550 miles). I don't have very much stuff, so rather than renting a truck, I want to tow a U-Haul trailer. However, the T-bird doesn't have a hitch, so I need to have U-Haul install one.
Here's the advice part: I'm a complete and utter moron when it comes to automobiles, and I'm a gullible person in general, so it is very easy indeed for people to rip me off. Moving is expensive enough already and I really don't want to end up paying a whole bunch of money for something completely unnecessary ... but I don't want to end up by the side of the road in the West Texas desert, either. Can anybody tell me what exactly will be necessary for towing? A hitch, and a hitch ball, and some wiring; but is a transmission cooler necessary? What about brake controllers? Towing mirrors?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I _look_ like a sucker, and for once I don't want to act like one!
Thanks,
Ellen