Urgent help needed. Car transport.

Matty4

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I'm reaching out to anyone who may be able to offer assistance.
I need to rent, borrow, beg etc a tandem car trailer that is capable of taking an older model Prado.
I'm currently staying on the Snshine Coast with friends from our kids school. Another family from our kids school staying elsewhere posted on Facebook that they had broke down in Toowoomba travelling home. This family has 4 kids and 2 of them suffer from Cycstic Fibrosis. Last year we had a fundraiser for the family to purchase a caravan for family holidays with, (they bought an Expanda) as medical expenses are crippling for them. Anyway, they had to cut their holiday short due to the oldest getting unwell again, and have broken down in Toowoomba.

My mate and I are trying to help them as he had to put his wife and 4 kids on the next flight home and he'd follow once he'd sorted out transport of the car and van home. As we are travelling home from here on Friday we've offered to pickup his van and tow it back to Melb, as well as tow his dead Prado, if we can find a trailer capable of legally carrying the Prado.

The is where you guys come in, anyone have one, know of one, that we can use to these friends out? We need it done by tonight as we're coming through Toowoomba in the morning (Friday).
It's just another thing that this family doesn't need right now, both mentally and financially, and if we can also get his Prado home, he can fly home to be with his very ill daughter. We will organise return of the trailer ASAP once home.

Thanks all, Matt
 
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Cammo

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I'm reaching out to anyone who may be able to offer assistance.
I need to rent, borrow, beg etc a tandem car trailer that is capable of taking an older model Prado.
I'm currently staying on the Snshine Coast with friends from our kids school. Another family from our kids school staying elsewhere posted on Facebook that they had broke down in Toowoomba travelling home. This family has 4 kids and 2 of them suffer from Cycstic Fibrosis. Last year we had a fundraiser for the family to purchase a caravan for family holidays with, (they bought an Expanda) as medical expenses are crippling for them. Anyway, they had to cut their holiday short due to the oldest getting unwell again, and have broken down in Toowoomba.

My mate and I are trying to help them as he had to put his wife and 4 kids on the next flight home and he'd follow once he'd sorted out transport of the car and van home. As we are travelling home from here on Friday we've offered to pickup his van and tow it back to Melb, as well as tow his dead Prado, if we can find a trailer capable of legally carrying the Prado.

The is where you guys come in, anyone have one, know of one, that we can use to these friends out? We need it done by tonight as we're coming through Toowoomba in the morning (Friday).
It's just another thing that this family doesn't need right now, both mentally and financially, and if we can also get his Prado home, he can fly home to be with his very ill daughter. We will organise return of the trailer ASAP once home.

Thanks all, Matt
Do you know what's wrong with the car? If you can get the car to drive onto a trailer I can get it down to Melbourne on a car carrier. I am in the business. If I can help you call me on 0425 850 753.
Cheers,
Cameron
 

achjimmy

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Not going to beat getting it transported matty. few bucks and the jobs done lot less headache and playdoh ain't exactly a light thing to be towing.
 

Matty4

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Not going to beat getting it transported matty. few bucks and the jobs done lot less headache and playdoh ain't exactly a light thing to be towing.
Yeah @achjimmy , just trying to explore all avenues to save them some money. With 6 last minute flights and freight costs for the car, and it sounds like it's a new engine for the Prado, every dollar saved helps them.
Cheers.
 

G Daddy

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That's OK. Wasn't sure of Prado weight and I got the figures from the Rego papers as the trailer is at a mates place. Hope you find a solution. If you need to store the car in Toowoomba for a while you can lock in my shed if that helps? If you need a hand on Friday with anything give me a yell.
 
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