I need a towtruck - recommendations? (or offers)

[baron_]

I need to tow a car from Columbus (campus area) to south lebanon, right off I-71 toward cincinnati

 

door to door is about 85 miles

 

 

i just called 25 towtruck companies and my blood pressure increased upon every call - i think i got ahold of every drunk redneck in the state

 

if i could even find a driver that wasn't drunk or asleep or someone who spoke english...this is usually what i got:

 

 

me: "hi, i was wanting to get a quote for a tow on thursday"

them: "a what"

me: "a quote"

them: "huh?"

me: "a quote, you know...how much, a price"

them: "oh"

me: "you DO do towing, right?"

them: "yes"

me: "ok...so you can you tell me how much for 85 miles toward cincinnati on I-71?"

them: "i guess we can do that"

 

 

 

anyone have a good recommendation?

i think the cheapest i found was $50 for the hook and $2.00 a mile

i'd like to pay a bit cheaper than that, and i'd prefer a rollback

 

anyone do this or have an idea?

 

thanks

 

(it's going to exit 28 on I-71)

[Kevin R.]

With that far of a distance you'd be better off renting one of those 2 wheel hauling things from U-Haul if you or someone you knows can hitch it up.

[baron_]

i thought about it - but isn't worth the hassle

 

that'd be a solid $50 + the headache of going to get the u-haul

gas on a truck would be another solid $50

 

wear and tear on the truck...and an extra few hours + no insurance + etc etc

[Kevin R.]

Just a suggestion, cuz your looking at $200+ with the tow.

[baron_]

true true

 

I can get it done for $210, so far

insured and done from a reputable company

 

was hoping someone on here knew of someone that would charge more like $150

 

I had two quotes @ 150 - 180, but i didn't trust either of the drivers

One might have understood me had i used spanish, the other sounded drunk and wasn't sure he would be available

I'll call back the drunk tomorrow and see what he sounds like then

 

 

i'm thinking that if you call after 5pm, you're calling the drivers direct and not the owner/operator/shop, that's already closed

[Dave1647545494]

try eastland recovery they run a good business over there