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Originally Posted by JamieGeek

Correct: No springs on the dolly. It does make use of the car's front suspension. Acme has a decent video describing the dolly and how its used on their website (including some footage from under the car as its being towed):
Acme "EZE-TOW" Tow Dolly - Car Tow Dolly

Another thing to note is that you have to leave the car in neutral to allow it to pivot with respect to the dolly (for going over hills, entrance ramps, etc.).

Thanks again for clarification Jamie. I had seen the video but couldn't tell if it had torflex-type suspension or not. I figured it probably didn't but wanted confirmation because car trailers, which really aren't that different in how they handle bumps, usually have suspension instead of relying on car's suspension to absorb road shocks.

I have to admit that the video shows that loading and securing a car on dolly is more involved and takes more work than I expected. On the other hand a trailer probably isn't that much easier if it requires ramps and securing car down to trailer anyway. Not really all that different in the end -- except trailer can be backed up, but takes up more space and weighs a little more.