The wrong way to tow
After driving down to Tennessee to pick up a parts car the author bought on eBay with a car dolly, the Duster began to fishtail shortly after getting onto Interstate 24. Even though the Duster trailered fine on the backroads at speeds up to 50 mph, the car began to fishtail after just reaching 60 mph. The fishtailing did not improve when the author took his foot off the gas to coast down to a slower speed. The fishtailing kept getting worse and two cars spun out of control when the brakes were applied. Because the dolly did not have trailer brakes, the braking Sienna slowed down much faster than the Duster. In the process of doing so, the Duster spun around and was beside the Sienna (still attached with the dolly) as the two cars went out of control. After hitting the guard rail a few times, both cars stopped, with the Sienna still on the road in a position to be hit by the transport truck which was following them.
Luckily, there were no injuries other than a few bumps and one huge bruise to the author's ego. Everyone walked away from this collision but the Sienna and the dolly were write-offs. The Duster, which was purchased as a parts car, managed to survive with damage to the front fenders, grille, and right front wheel.
