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I agree with your common sense, but here is a theory - and a theory only.
The tow hooks - which most cars have and I assume the BMW does - are used to pull the car along the assembly line - which is flat - If you try to tow the car with the hooks - and put it up at an angle, there is a chance that you could damage the front bumper or some other part - and it is always a bad idea to pull a car by something that was not meant to be pulled on
Thath makes sense to me - but still does not explain the Jaguar thing
The tow hooks - which most cars have and I assume the BMW does - are used to pull the car along the assembly line - which is flat - If you try to tow the car with the hooks - and put it up at an angle, there is a chance that you could damage the front bumper or some other part - and it is always a bad idea to pull a car by something that was not meant to be pulled on
Thath makes sense to me - but still does not explain the Jaguar thing
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Originally Posted by dgjk' post='220966' date='Jan 8 2006, 07:09 PM
... but still does not explain the Jaguar thing
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' post='220945' date='Jan 8 2006, 06:29 PM
hmmm but technicaly, using my common sense..... if any car is in neutral you can pull it or push it as much as you want.
I see no problem here. If in neutral everything is disconnected.
What is the difference if a car is being pulled on a flat bed or pulled already steep hill straight on to the truck???
I see no problem here. If in neutral everything is disconnected.
What is the difference if a car is being pulled on a flat bed or pulled already steep hill straight on to the truck???
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Originally Posted by It' post='219908' date='Jan 6 2006, 11:17 AM
50 litres of V power petrol in a 535D.
Today we had a total of 7 (seven!!!). One of them was a M5, who just did the opposite, V-Power Diesel instead of V-Power 100 octane petrol...
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