New Bus and 1500 miles!

[Island Bwoy 420]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6763&item=2451347255

Ok theres the new baby. I now have to make a road trip to go get this thing. I have to go from WI to FL with no snow driving expierence yet. My question is that when I go I need to know what are the most common things I should bring.

So far my list is -
-Distributor
-My new Pertronix kit
-Bosch Blue Coil
-Plugs
-Oil
-Tranny Fluid (What does everyone use?)
-All Metric box wrenches and sockets
-Sleeping Bag!
-New Plug Wires
-Fuel Hose (What size?)
-Fuel filter
-The guy is giving me 3 spare tires too

-Anything else I should bring with me or anything I should know before driving this bus 1500 miles? The owner has used this very little in the past year and a half, so I will drain the tank and refill it. I am getting prepared for this trip ahead of time for a change so any help you guys can provide the better! Anyone wanna let me in on snow and ice driving? Should I get chains or something? Dont know much about this thing you call snow. I should also ask if anyone wants to deliver it for a fee, I was quoted what I paid for it to have it delivered.

Thanks

I wish I could keep both but the other vw has to go, WHO WANTS IT?! CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!

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AAA or AA!
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[bljones]

three bottle of gasline antifreeze.
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[bljones]

driving in snow- take your time, treat your gas and brake pedals like they are cartons of eggs- take it slow and easy applying either one. steer into a skid. allow four times as much room as usual between you and the car ahead of you. if your brakes lock up, get off the pedal, gently get back on and gently pump the brakes.

With no snow experience, i'd recommend waiting until spring.
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[pawesty]

throttle cable, clutch cable. and buy A UNION SUIT! bundle up my friend, the wind blows cooler in these here northern parts! lol. good luck with the new buggy, and, as chab said, AAA Plus.
dave
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[Randy in Maine]

You could probably get it shipped to you for about $500. At least you could work on it where it is warm and not worry too much about driving in the weather.

Send an e-mail off to VWbuskid. I think he is doing that from Detroit to GA for about that.

[VW Addict]

I would talk to some shipping companies. Like Randy said $500 could get it for you and it would be worth the expense. It would be a 3 day trip anyways and you cant predict the weather. You would be spending food, gas and time so it would be well worth it. I would be careful driving something I just bought online 1500 miles before inspecting it ---- You would also need to contact the bureau to register it to drive, and put insurance on it...its a hassle. What if you land on the side of the road? I would ship it man...be careful.

[Rich]

That bus looks like a nice start. My bus sits for a long time only when there is something seriously wrong with it.

I'm all for an adventure, but be sensible. Your talking about potentially below zero temps, frostbite and worse. It takes some experieicne to be able to quickly diagnose and repair.

Good luck,
Rich '72 Westy

[Island Bwoy 420]

Ya I have def. considered all this before I make a decesion. I was quoted 720 and 690 to have it shipped. Who knows were I can find it for 500? I am confident that the vehicle is in good shape as a mechanic owns it now and I have pictures of everything, I mean everything! I would love to ship it so I dont have to take off or work. I can see it taking 4 or 5 days in the winter to do. I should calculate my costs for travel and compare it to the lowest shipping rate I could find. Ill let you guys know if I do decide to do this. I will look up shipping companies. Anyone have anything good to say about one they have used? Thanks

Kyle
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[VW Addict]

There was a forum about shipping companies, Look in the history search if you can find it, type shipping for a keyword. There are hundreds of shippers on the west coast. When I shipped my Bus on the East coast I must have talked to 100 different companies to ship the bus 700 miles. Becuase I live in the boonies didnt help the situation. Some shipping companies gave me a rediculous price of $1400 and some were around $400. It helps to check around.

[Randy in Maine]

Hey Kyle,

When I had my bus shipped, it was cheaper to go terminal to terminal. I had the seller drive the bus to one close to him (about 40 miles) and it came to their terminal in Boston (about 75 miles from me) for less cash than a door to door type thing.

Perhaps having the PO drive to to Milwaukee/Minneapolis and you picking it up in Miami/Tampa or something might work for a better price.

I used Dependable Auto Shippers, but I have only done it once. I didn't have any problems.

You will figure out something. Enjoy the new bus! Should be an interesting one, eh?

[Island Bwoy 420]

I hope so! It looks nice all around in better condition interior wise than mine. I am up in the air because I like my current body and paint over the "new" bus. But the new bus has better brakes, engine and tranny and AC underdash unit. So I am not sure what I am going to do. It would be less work to replace small metal areas with new sheat metal and redo the paint then to switch brakes, engine, tranny, headliner and A/C. I will do this bus up like I planned to do the other up. I am glad this one is manual because of parts availability. I cant wait to take it on other road trips.

Kyle
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