| Author |
Message |
busboyjake
Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002
Posts: 393
Location: Colorado
|
 Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:52 am Post subject: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
 |
|
Hey! I bought two front doors, a hatch, and an engine lid in Ridott, IL. Is anyone passing through there on their way west that could put them on a roof rack or pickup bed for some gas money? I'm in Manitou Springs, CO, and I'd gladly put you up for the night and act as local tour guide if necessary. 😉
_________________
1965 Pearl White Caravelle Camper
1978 Dakota Beige Westy
1969 Montana Red Westy (for sale soon) |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Randy in Maine
Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2003
Posts: 34890
Location: The Beach
|
| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| Consider shipping them via Greyhound. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
busboyjake
Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002
Posts: 393
Location: Colorado
|
| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| Randy in Maine wrote: |
| Consider shipping them via Greyhound. |
Yeah, but it's a pain for the guy I'm buying them from and not as economical as you'd think.
_________________
1965 Pearl White Caravelle Camper
1978 Dakota Beige Westy
1969 Montana Red Westy (for sale soon) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
andrewtf
Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2011
Posts: 604
Location: Illinois
|
| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
Don't know if they go that path - but Amtrak will also ship. Usually cheaper than greyhound.
_________________
'75 Riviera - 'BIG EMMA' (Pan American highway trip paused for a make over)
'77 Riviera - Murphy' (being reborn.... slowly)
'63 Austin Healey |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
danfromsyr
Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004
Posts: 15144
Location: Syracuse, NY
|
| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
man Ridott, IL is in the middle of nowhere.
so why did you buy parts ~1,000 miles from home w/o a plan to get them?
or why'd he sell them to you?
_________________
| Abscate wrote: |
| These are the reasons we have words like “wanker” |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Hoody
Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2007
Posts: 1948
|
| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| Try u-ship. Otherwise plan on sending the seller some money for the trouble of taking them to GreyHound. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
busdaddy
Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004
Posts: 51153
Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
|
| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| busboyjake wrote: |
| Randy in Maine wrote: |
| Consider shipping them via Greyhound. |
Yeah, but it's a pain for the guy I'm buying them from and not as economical as you'd think. |
And you hope someone else is going to put up with a pair of large heavy PITA things that don't fit in many spaces and are easily damaged or scratched for less?, that's a huge ask, especially considering the odd route required to make it to you.
If the seller won't go by the local bicycle shop for a couple of boxes, stuff them in and drop them off at the Dog consider greasing the palm of some local Samba member to go and do it (maybe move this to off topic or general chat?). Don't forget to make a donation to the Samba afterwards as well for the use of this resource 
Option B is have him dump them at the local UPS store like place so they can wrap and ship them collect.
U-ship may indeed be your best option.
_________________
Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
Please don't PM technical questions, ask your problem in public so everyone can play along. If you think it's too stupid post it here
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery!
Слава Україні! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Manfred58sc
Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2009
Posts: 3382
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:27 am Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
Greyhound prices have increased greatly as of late. Be careful, UPS maybe the same. I"ve had great luck with CL Rideshare ( use common sense and smart phones for progress reports ). I would think FB would be a good avenue as well.
_________________
Fat chick owner/operator |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
vwwestyman
Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004
Posts: 5688
Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:59 am Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
hmm... I live in Manhattan KS and have family in Colorado Springs.
If the stuff could get here, I could probably get it there, especially if you are able to wait a few weeks. (Would be way easier to get there once my foster sons are out of school.)
I also have a former foster son who is now doing a lot of U Ship stuff.. I know he heads that general direction occasionally, so maybe he could help get them to me. I'll check with him and see if he's heading that way any time soon.
_________________
Dave Cook
President, Wild Westerner Club
1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
busboyjake
Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002
Posts: 393
Location: Colorado
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| vwwestyman wrote: |
hmm... I live in Manhattan KS and have family in Colorado Springs.
If the stuff could get here, I could probably get it there, especially if you are able to wait a few weeks. (Would be way easier to get there once my foster sons are out of school.)
I also have a former foster son who is now doing a lot of U Ship stuff.. I know he heads that general direction occasionally, so maybe he could help get them to me. I'll check with him and see if he's heading that way any time soon. |
Great! Let me know. I'm not in a huge hurry, so a few weeks would be fine. I could probably have the guy greyhound them to you.
Also, it's on Uship right now.
https://www.uship.com/shipment/1-Bundle/633504923/#shipmentquestions
_________________
1965 Pearl White Caravelle Camper
1978 Dakota Beige Westy
1969 Montana Red Westy (for sale soon) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
busboyjake
Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002
Posts: 393
Location: Colorado
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| danfromsyr wrote: |
man Ridott, IL is in the middle of nowhere.
so why did you buy parts ~1,000 miles from home w/o a plan to get them?
or why'd he sell them to you? |
If you have nothing positive to contribute, don't post on my thread.
_________________
1965 Pearl White Caravelle Camper
1978 Dakota Beige Westy
1969 Montana Red Westy (for sale soon) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
busboyjake
Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002
Posts: 393
Location: Colorado
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
Vwwestyman - didn't I meet you this last summer on the southern Colorado bus trip?
_________________
1965 Pearl White Caravelle Camper
1978 Dakota Beige Westy
1969 Montana Red Westy (for sale soon) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TDCTDI
Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013
Posts: 12858
Location: North Carolina
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:04 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| busboyjake wrote: |
I could probably have the guy greyhound them to you.
|
| busboyjake wrote: |
Yeah, but it's a pain for the guy I'm buying them from and not as economical as you'd think. |
Wait, what? So it just boils down to you being cheap. 
_________________
Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
vwwestyman
Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004
Posts: 5688
Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| busboyjake wrote: |
| vwwestyman wrote: |
hmm... I live in Manhattan KS and have family in Colorado Springs.
If the stuff could get here, I could probably get it there, especially if you are able to wait a few weeks. (Would be way easier to get there once my foster sons are out of school.)
I also have a former foster son who is now doing a lot of U Ship stuff.. I know he heads that general direction occasionally, so maybe he could help get them to me. I'll check with him and see if he's heading that way any time soon. |
Great! Let me know. I'm not in a huge hurry, so a few weeks would be fine. I could probably have the guy greyhound them to you.
Also, it's on Uship right now.
https://www.uship.com/shipment/1-Bundle/633504923/#shipmentquestions |
If you could get them to Manhattan, I could use that as an excuse to go to Colorado early in the summer!
I talked to the former foster son and he said he might be able to get them this way, but it depends on what his boss has for him to do. I had forgotten that he also has a job where he ships flat beds for trucks all over the region. He said he may be going the general direction of Illinois/Wisconsin but he didn't know if they would have something for him to bring back yet.
And yes, I was on that trip! What were you driving? It usually takes me a few tries to match up names and faces/buses. I had the black great dane, who ate pizza out of a guy's dune buggy the first night, and got bit by a d-bag's dog on the nose during a breakdown stop (someone else's).
[I say he was a d-bag, because his dog had already gone after mine once and he owned a muzzle-which he put on after Jackson had to be stitched up-which said to me he knew all along his dog was prone to such things.]
Despite all that, and Jackson getting sick, it was a fun trip!
_________________
Dave Cook
President, Wild Westerner Club
1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
busboyjake
Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002
Posts: 393
Location: Colorado
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| TDCTDI wrote: |
| busboyjake wrote: |
I could probably have the guy greyhound them to you.
|
| busboyjake wrote: |
Yeah, but it's a pain for the guy I'm buying them from and not as economical as you'd think. |
Wait, what? So it just boils down to you being cheap. |
Once again, if you have nothing positive to contribute, don't post on my thread.
_________________
1965 Pearl White Caravelle Camper
1978 Dakota Beige Westy
1969 Montana Red Westy (for sale soon) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
busboyjake
Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002
Posts: 393
Location: Colorado
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| vwwestyman wrote: |
| busboyjake wrote: |
| vwwestyman wrote: |
hmm... I live in Manhattan KS and have family in Colorado Springs.
If the stuff could get here, I could probably get it there, especially if you are able to wait a few weeks. (Would be way easier to get there once my foster sons are out of school.)
I also have a former foster son who is now doing a lot of U Ship stuff.. I know he heads that general direction occasionally, so maybe he could help get them to me. I'll check with him and see if he's heading that way any time soon. |
Great! Let me know. I'm not in a huge hurry, so a few weeks would be fine. I could probably have the guy greyhound them to you.
Also, it's on Uship right now.
https://www.uship.com/shipment/1-Bundle/633504923/#shipmentquestions |
If you could get them to Manhattan, I could use that as an excuse to go to Colorado early in the summer!
I talked to the former foster son and he said he might be able to get them this way, but it depends on what his boss has for him to do. I had forgotten that he also has a job where he ships flat beds for trucks all over the region. He said he may be going the general direction of Illinois/Wisconsin but he didn't know if they would have something for him to bring back yet.
And yes, I was on that trip! What were you driving? It usually takes me a few tries to match up names and faces/buses. I had the black great dane, who ate pizza out of a guy's dune buggy the first night, and got bit by a d-bag's dog on the nose during a breakdown stop (someone else's).
[I say he was a d-bag, because his dog had already gone after mine once and he owned a muzzle-which he put on after Jackson had to be stitched up-which said to me he knew all along his dog was prone to such things.]
Despite all that, and Jackson getting sick, it was a fun trip! |
I was in my beige late westy. I must have missed the dog drama! It was a lot of fun. Hopefully we can work something out. Are you coming out again for the trip this year?
_________________
1965 Pearl White Caravelle Camper
1978 Dakota Beige Westy
1969 Montana Red Westy (for sale soon) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Abscate
Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014
Posts: 22670
Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
|
| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:53 am Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
If it’s between two decent portals expect 50 cpm to ship. From the looks of it I’m guessing that remote IL portal will be more like 75 cpm.
_________________
.ssS! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
vwwestyman
Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004
Posts: 5688
Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
|
| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:10 am Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| busboyjake wrote: |
| vwwestyman wrote: |
| busboyjake wrote: |
| vwwestyman wrote: |
hmm... I live in Manhattan KS and have family in Colorado Springs.
If the stuff could get here, I could probably get it there, especially if you are able to wait a few weeks. (Would be way easier to get there once my foster sons are out of school.)
I also have a former foster son who is now doing a lot of U Ship stuff.. I know he heads that general direction occasionally, so maybe he could help get them to me. I'll check with him and see if he's heading that way any time soon. |
Great! Let me know. I'm not in a huge hurry, so a few weeks would be fine. I could probably have the guy greyhound them to you.
Also, it's on Uship right now.
https://www.uship.com/shipment/1-Bundle/633504923/#shipmentquestions |
If you could get them to Manhattan, I could use that as an excuse to go to Colorado early in the summer!
I talked to the former foster son and he said he might be able to get them this way, but it depends on what his boss has for him to do. I had forgotten that he also has a job where he ships flat beds for trucks all over the region. He said he may be going the general direction of Illinois/Wisconsin but he didn't know if they would have something for him to bring back yet.
And yes, I was on that trip! What were you driving? It usually takes me a few tries to match up names and faces/buses. I had the black great dane, who ate pizza out of a guy's dune buggy the first night, and got bit by a d-bag's dog on the nose during a breakdown stop (someone else's).
[I say he was a d-bag, because his dog had already gone after mine once and he owned a muzzle-which he put on after Jackson had to be stitched up-which said to me he knew all along his dog was prone to such things.]
Despite all that, and Jackson getting sick, it was a fun trip! |
I was in my beige late westy. I must have missed the dog drama! It was a lot of fun. Hopefully we can work something out. Are you coming out again for the trip this year? |
Here's a pic of Jackson looking out the window on the trip:
It was on the first night that Jackson ate the pizza. Some guys had driven an old-skool dune buggy and had a box of pizza sitting in the passenger side seat. All the dogs were running around playing dog-park style and at some point Jackson just leaned in and got a piece of pizza! lol
Not sure if I'll be able to make this year's trip. At my current job, I'm in charge of planning a summer camp which happens a week or so after the trip. I had everything ready for the camp before leaving, but my boss made some comment that made me feel like she wasn't too excited about me leaving right before camp again.
Plus this year's trip is even further away. I had to make a cannonball run to get back last year so that would be difficult.
However, I'm looking for another job, so who knows what'll happen!
_________________
Dave Cook
President, Wild Westerner Club
1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
richparker
Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2011
Posts: 6983
Location: Durango, CO
|
| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:32 am Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| vwwestyman wrote: |
Plus this year's trip is even further away. |
This year’s trip is closer to you then last year’s, South Fork is 2 hrs east of Durango.
_________________
__________
’71 Westy build
Adventure thread
’65 Deluxe Build
’63 Deluxe Build |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bulli Klinik
Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2005
Posts: 2079
Location: Bulli Klinik, Colorado Springs
|
| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Bring my doors to Colorado! |
|
|
| busboyjake wrote: |
| Hey! I bought two front doors, a hatch, and an engine lid in Ridott, IL. Is anyone passing through there on their way west that could put them on a roof rack or pickup bed for some gas money? I'm in Manitou Springs, CO, and I'd gladly put you up for the night and act as local tour guide if necessary. 😉 |
A night a Greg's house in downtown Manitou Springs is well worth transporting some doors across states if you happen to be heading that way.
https://www.facebook.com/184288431618852/videos/1508004332580582/
If the situation doesn't fit your needs, why comment? If you feel the need to sleight someone for what you perceive as them being sensitive, you may want to shut your mouth before you find out otherwise.
_________________
I've never met a Bus I didn't like.
Mike K
Bulli Klinik
Colorado Springs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
