Think it only cost me $40 to get my Ford Econoline 300 Van yanked out of that treacherous sand in 1974. The rule at Pismo was to Keep Moving when you near the upper reaches of the beach at the access ramp. Once on damp sand, usually things go well. But nobody told me that and the vehicle in front of mine had slowed to a crawl. Yes, a queue of tow trucks, like taxis at Grand Central Station in NY. The clams are still laughing about that.