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Van Geaux Samba Member
Joined: December 31, 2017 Posts: 9 Location: WNC
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:42 pm Post subject: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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I’m restoring an ‘85 tin top in my barn and am looking for parts all over. I see lots of good stuff in the Part it Forward thread and classifieds that’s going to the dump or unsold if someone doesn’t claim it, and I can use it, but it’s in the wrong part of the country. Shipping would be ridiculous for things like bench seats or a set of wheels or a transaxle. I wonder how many of us would be willing to transport parts for gas money? Needless to say we’ll also get to meet more cool Vanagon people and keep more buses in good running shape.
If you will post up your location, areas you travel to, and any pending trips coming up.
Or post up if you need to get parts from point a to point b and are looking for someone to transport, and what you’ll pay.
I’ll start, I’m in Boone, NC but travel to Asheville, NC and Columbia, SC frequently. Also will make it to SC and NC coast this spring and summer. I have a Mercedes wagon and a Suburban til I get the Vanagon on the road so can move largish stuff.
Also I’d be happy to pay $100 in gas money for someone to move these wheels/ tires from member Keane in Laurel Springs NJ to me in NC.
I’m in the mountains but could drive down to mid state to meet someone coming through on a road trip. Or if you want to come to Boone I’ve got a sweet camp spot in the woods by a creek for you too.
Please share your thoughts and ideas! |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4353 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Minneapolis MN - Jackson WY - Golden CO - Minneapolis MN
Feb 11 - March 3, 2018 _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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jimf909 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 7480 Location: WA/ID
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:03 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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^^^ That’s quite a winter trip! I hope you post pics. Enjoy! _________________ - Jim
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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I cruise from NYC center, to Montreal north. Chicago west, PHL south, BOS north weekly. Not all points every week, but every month or so _________________ .ssS! |
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Marshj Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2017 Posts: 268 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:50 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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I travel from NYC/North Jersey to Albany/Manchester Vermont bi weekly.
NYC North Jersey to Ann Arbor; MI every few months along 1-80 through Clevenland and just north of Pittsburgh.
For your wheels, March 24th I will be traveling to Virginia Beach.. not sure if by land or by air yet. If by land I'd be happy to transport them at least that far south. Beautiful wheels. |
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MarkWard Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 17155 Location: Retired South Florida
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:31 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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I don't recall the details and it's not vanagon specific, but there is an online registry of travelers that will transport stuff. I learned about it at a tin can tourist get together. It seemed like a good idea. There is probably an app by now. Sorry I don't remember the details.https://www.roadie.com _________________ ☮️ |
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WestyWanter Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2017 Posts: 459 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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I live in marquette mi, I travel from the top of michigan to lower MI about once every month close to OH/IN. I can also talk the otherway around the lake and hit green bay, milwaukee, chicago. |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4353 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:56 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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jimf909 wrote: |
^^^ That’s quite a winter trip! I hope you post pics. Enjoy! |
Sadly, my Vanagon won't be my Pony this time, as she is stuck on the floor behind the BlueBirdOfHappiness Cosmo van in mid SubiSwap...
_________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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Van Geaux Samba Member
Joined: December 31, 2017 Posts: 9 Location: WNC
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:21 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Abscate wrote: |
I cruise from NYC center, to Montreal north. Chicago west, PHL south, BOS north weekly. Not all points every week, but every month or so |
That's gonna be useful for somebody! |
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Van Geaux Samba Member
Joined: December 31, 2017 Posts: 9 Location: WNC
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:28 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Marshj wrote: |
I travel from NYC/North Jersey to Albany/Manchester Vermont bi weekly.
NYC North Jersey to Ann Arbor; MI every few months along 1-80 through Clevenland and just north of Pittsburgh.
For your wheels, March 24th I will be traveling to Virginia Beach.. not sure if by land or by air yet. If by land I'd be happy to transport them at least that far south. Beautiful wheels. |
Sweet, let me know when you know if you are driving it, I can try to line up a way to get them from VA to NC. |
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Van Geaux Samba Member
Joined: December 31, 2017 Posts: 9 Location: WNC
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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MarkWard wrote: |
I don't recall the details and it's not vanagon specific, but there is an online registry of travelers that will transport stuff. I learned about it at a tin can tourist get together. It seemed like a good idea. There is probably an app by now. Sorry I don't remember the details.https://www.roadie.com |
Gonna check this out, thanks for the tip! |
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SyncroChrick Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2005 Posts: 1010 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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This is a good topic. I have some parts I am trying to send to the East Coast from San Francisco (Split Window front and side door shells) |
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WestyWanter Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2017 Posts: 459 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:45 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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[quote="Van Geaux"]
Marshj wrote: |
I travel from NYC/North Jersey to Albany/Manchester Vermont bi weekly.
NYC North Jersey to Ann Arbor; MI every few months along 1-80 through Clevenland and just north of Pittsburgh.
For your wheels, March 24th I will be traveling to Virginia Beach.. not sure if by land or by air yet. If by land I'd be happy to transport them at least that far south. Beautiful wheels. |
Sweet, let me know when you know if you are driving it, I can try to line up a way to get them from VA to NC.[/quote
Ill probably be going down to Hillsdale Mi, which is about an hour away from AA (Ann Arbor) March 3-10 for spring break if wheels could get to me then I could get them to AA. |
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Jeffrey Lee Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2014 Posts: 1488 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Must be a way to create a custom Google Map open to multiple users, where Sambanistas can plot their planned routes and save them with a few details (dates, contact info). Then others can quickly view the map to see if one of the routes/dates works for them to send/receive their parts.
Maybe this?
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-create-shared-collaborative-google-maps/ _________________ Camp Westfalia
Camping Tips • Newsletter • Cool Campervan Apparel
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Probably many more are comfortable not publishing their routes to Googlestein
(1984 reference, not an ethnic slur) _________________ .ssS! |
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wtbannon Samba Member
Joined: December 20, 2017 Posts: 5 Location: Marion, IN
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Heading from Central Indiana to Columbia, SC April 6-7, and then from Columbia back to Indiana on the 8th! Would be happy help anyone who needs it. |
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BushChicken Samba Member
Joined: March 11, 2010 Posts: 250 Location: California
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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I am looking for someone coming from SoCal up to the SLO/Morro Bay area.
Maybe someone traveling for Syncro Fest??
I need a used transmission picked up in Canoga Park and I can meet you in San Luis Obispo or thereabouts. The tranny is used and might be a bit oily but I am sure I can have the shop get it boxed up with some layers of cardboard.
Let me know if you are interested and we can talk details. |
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BushChicken Samba Member
Joined: March 11, 2010 Posts: 250 Location: California
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Bump to see if anyone is coming up to the Central Coast from SOCal and wants to earn some gas money to transport a transmission.
Peace. |
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SBD Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2012 Posts: 3269 Location: SOUTH DAKOTA
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Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a pan |
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This is probably hoping for a miracle but figured I'd throw it out there. Is there anybody that could move an IRS pan, minus the front beam, from the Bakersfield, CA area to southeastern South Dakota? It needs to be picked up before the end of this month. I'm willing to pay something. I listed it on U-Ship. So far I've had one quote of $1600! I'll drive out there myself to get it for WAY LESS than that. Was just hoping that by some odd fluke there might be someone headed my way. _________________ "Just $99 down and $64 a month for 36 months buys you a brand new Volkswagen Beetle!"
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owokie Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2003 Posts: 533
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Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a pan |
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SBD wrote: |
So far I've had one quote of $1600! I'll drive out there myself to get it for WAY LESS than that. Was just hoping that by some odd fluke there might be someone headed my way. |
WILL YA now? Bakersfield to Sioux Falls: ~1650 miles. x2 is 3300. /15 likely mpg given a large rig or towing a trailer, 220gl of fuel @ $3/gl = $660. 3 nights in a hotel, $250. $910, ignoring 3300 miles of wear/tear on your rig. Let's pay you for those 48 hours of driving with the $690 remaining, $14/hr for your time. Mine's worth a lot more than that, YMMV. |
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