Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:50:08 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Has anyone shipped a vanagon across the nation?
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I purchased an Adventurewagon in Virginia ..and I'm in Oregon.
The first 'quote' ( it's a bid really...most of them are brokers, not the
shippers themselves ) ..
was $ 1,150 ..
that was about 4 years ago ...maybe 3 1/2 yrs ago.
since it was extra tall..
it was hard to find someone to take it ...
like they'd need a small car to place above it on their car hauler rig.
Had to raise the bid twice..
finally after 3 months someone took the job at $ 1,350.
it arrived safely.
re the fly and drive..
every which way I ran the numbers ..cost to fly there,
gas to drive, motels..or even camp in the van ..
plus food and meals ..
it was far cheaper to pay someone to haul it here.
Plus it's not a week of your time.
You do often see a rental van towing one of the family's cars ..
wife following in the other one.
what a big project.
I think what I'd do...especially if a camper van ..
is store it for a while.....
then in early summer ...fly back to it..
and have a nice trip driving and camping it to the new home location.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Angus Gordon" <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Has anyone shipped a vanagon across the nation?
> Tony, my solution to this challenge five years ago was to fly back and
> drive
> the extra vehicle (about 3 days). Of course Andrew Martin reminds me that
> bringing my rusty Vanagons to the west coast was akin to taking a ham
> sandwich to a banquet.
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> Angus
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> Angus Gordon
> Bainbridge Island WA
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> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 8:48 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello Volks,
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>> As stated in the subject line. I'm iinterested on shipping company names
>> and
>> also feedback on these that list members had actually used. We have 3
>> vehicles. In our possible scenario one will be driven the other towed by
>> the
>> moving truck driven by me and one shipped hence the question.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tony
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