Then I would need to use it to tow TWO vehicles back, since I'm driving one I already own over there.

To avoid further spitballing without all the info, here's the situation:

I will be driving my vehicle to another state for corporate training. I have been looking for an MJ, and it just so happens that there's one there that may be a good deal. We are specifically not allowed to rent vehicles for this trip on the company dime. I could fly, but then I would be trapped at the conference center with 60 accountants throughout the entire week. Not only would that be horrible, I would have to arrange a cab to go look at the vehicle in question and ask the driver to wait while I test drove it. So not really an option.

I have two vehicles I can drive over. I can drive my little Subaru, or I can drive my XJ. The XJ has the towing package and could tow the MJ, but I don't want to drive it that far because it has had some recent issues that make me a little nervous about it. So it's preferable that I drive the Subaru. The only one of my colleagues who could potentially drive one of the vehicles back for me can't drive a stick, and I really don't want him learning how on my Subaru.

So my options as I see them:

I could rent a car on my own dime, but then that would be considerable wasted money if I ended up not buying the MJ. I'm not doing that.

I could take the XJ and risk having to leave it on the side of the road somewhere.

I could teach my colleague how to drive a stick and trust him to make the trip back in one of the vehicles without tearing it up.

I could buy the MJ, leave it there and fly back a few weeks later to pick it up. This may end up being my solution, but taking the extra time off work and/or my weekend class will be a hardship, not to mention the cost of a flight and a cab ride from the airport.

Or I could drive the Subaru and tow it back with the MJ. The Subaru is 2700 lbs. The last time I rented a Uhaul two-wheel car dolly, it was light enough for me to slide around by myself to line it up, so it can't possibly weight 800 lbs. A 3500 lb capacity seems like it could work, assuming that I don't crawl underneath the MJ and see a lot of rust.

I thought I might be able to have Uhaul install a hitch, but their idiotic hitch tool on the website says that I would have to take the truck to Arizona to have them fabricate one. WTF?

So there you have it. As far as I can see, it's either tow it with the bumper, or leave the truck there and fly back, in which case it probably wouldn't be worth it.

 

Not sure what you're asking.

 

what's the total distance?

 

I was mistaken its 2000

 

Well that settles that once and for all. Thanks for checking and letting me know.

 

About 500 miles. But it ain't happening with a 2000 lb rating. I'll see if I can come up with some other solution.

I just joined AAA, so maybe I'll risk taking the XJ anyway.

 

Dang. He sold it.

Thanks anyway guys.