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Bman
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vanis13
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Leaving Monday 10/26/20 Picking up a sailboat on a trailer in MI taking it to FL.
Can take alternate routes between stops.
Google Maps link - https://goo.gl/maps/52Qfp114ukR2vk7WA
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dhaavers
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Joined: March 19, 2010
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Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Sorry to say/shoulda mentioned, pickup will be near Reno.
Thanks for the chatter but it looks like you're off the hook...
- Dave
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shadetreemech
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Joined: October 05, 2005
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Location: Claremont, CA
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:31 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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| Anyone coming through Nevada towards Utah or Colorado anytime soon? |
I'm leaving this Saturday, the 14th, for Chaco Canyon the 18th. We'll be in Mesa Verde the 21st.
Small window, I know.
Dan
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dhaavers
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Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:34 am Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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Anyone coming through RENO towards Utah or Colorado anytime soon for a "Samba Express" gig,
<possibly> with related short term storage, dependent on timeline...???
I've got a line on a used side tent & a few other things but I'm finding shipping here to MN to be
almost 4x what I'm paying for the stuff! I'm not ready to bite on that deal...   
In a few months I'll be on my way to Moab & thereabouts... it'd be awesome if I could make a few
Samba good-guy connections to save myself some of that pain, plus put together a quality meetup...
Standing offer for gas money, quality beer & at least one high-end meal! Is Aswah (Francois) the
Samba chef still out there somewhere? Possibly for a commission??? 
Please consider; discuss...thanks. 
- Dave
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SBD
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Posts: 3269
Location: SOUTH DAKOTA
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| Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a pan |
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| 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. |
First of all, I was hoping that with a wide enough amount of latitude in pickup and drop off dates I might find somebody that could add this to a load they had with some empty space but I figured that probably wouldn't happen. Also, a friend of mine that uses U-Ship a lot suggested I try it and told me from his experience it would probably cost me about $250.
As for making the trip myself, it's roughly 1540 miles each way. I'm retired so my time isn't costing me anything. No need to worry about the miles on my vehicle because they'll get there one way or another, I bought it to drive it.  Gas might be higher in some places (probably is) but here it's not even up to $2.40 yet. I don't have to sleep in a motel every night, I can sleep in my vehicle. Plenty of room to do so if I choose. It has enough room that I could set up an air mattress in it if I wanted. I can probably make the trip for a bit over $500 plus my food and whatever I decide to spend for lodging. And I've never been to California (or Nevada, or Utah). It'd be an adventure!
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IdahoDoug
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Location: N. Idaho
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| Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting Vanagon parts on road trips for gas money and fun. |
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I am looking at a hood in Portland, OR for one of my cars and I'm near Spokane, WA. If I don't find someone who might be heading my way, I may be headed to Portland myself.
Regards,
Doug
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owokie
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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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SBD
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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.
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BushChicken
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Joined: March 11, 2010
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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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BushChicken
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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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wtbannon
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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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Abscate
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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)
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Jeffrey Lee
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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/
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WestyWanter
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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"]
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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. |
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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SyncroChrick
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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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Van Geaux
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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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| 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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Van Geaux
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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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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
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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 |
That's gonna be useful for somebody! |
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bobbyblack 
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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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| ^^^ 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...
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