Re: [MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines)
5 nights at Motel 6 is going to be something like $250 (assuming you can find cheap hotels). Food is going to be something like $40/day unless you make sandwiches so another $200. Its still going to be cheaper with the Uhaul but I'm not sure I'd do it... Although we used Uhaul last year to move here and the truck was surprisingly good. About a '95 F350. Musta had a honking v8 because it had plenty of power even fully loaded. Transmission shifted fine too. When I moved out of my parent's house in '99 the little Toyota Uhaul had almost no reverse. We used my S15 nose to nose to push it up to the apartment building to unload... -Curt Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:13:49 -0700 (PDT) From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines) To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 A 17' U-Haul is only $1446 in comparison, although that does not include the cost of fuel and motels. Figuring 300 gallons of fuel at 10/mpg and 3000 miles, you're still under $1000 for fuel alone. Granted, there is something to be said about having someone else do the driving, but... Dan - Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines)
PODS is a great company to use if you're planning to do your own move. There's no rush to do it since the container is on your property for up to a month. The same is true once it's moved to your new location. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.5K miles, The Box ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines)
Do they do cross-country moves, or just local stuff? I've seen the ads around here for them, and while I know they're a national brand, I was sort of curious if they did long distance moves, and if so, what sort of latency they had... I am assuming they charge for the container as well as the weight. Dan --- Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PODS is a great company to use if you're planning to do your own move. There's no rush to do it since the container is on your property for up to a month. The same is true once it's moved to your new location. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.5K miles, The Box ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545469 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines)
Just went to their Web site and ran a quote. For a 16' container shipped from Tampa to Reno they wanted roughly $5100. Ouch. Then again, I have no idea what moving rates are these days, either. Nothing was mentioned about weight in the quote, either. I think I'll run a quote for a 16' U-Haul to see what it compares to. I like the idea of ditching everything before you move. The minimalist thing appeals to me. Dan --- LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do they do cross-country moves, or just local stuff? I've seen the ads around here for them, and while I know they're a national brand, I was sort of curious if they did long distance moves, and if so, what sort of latency they had... I am assuming they charge for the container as well as the weight. Dan --- Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PODS is a great company to use if you're planning to do your own move. There's no rush to do it since the container is on your property for up to a month. The same is true once it's moved to your new location. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.5K miles, The Box ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545469 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines)
A 17' U-Haul is only $1446 in comparison, although that does not include the cost of fuel and motels. Figuring 300 gallons of fuel at 10/mpg and 3000 miles, you're still under $1000 for fuel alone. Granted, there is something to be said about having someone else do the driving, but... Dan --- LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just went to their Web site and ran a quote. For a 16' container shipped from Tampa to Reno they wanted roughly $5100. Ouch. Then again, I have no idea what moving rates are these days, either. Nothing was mentioned about weight in the quote, either. I think I'll run a quote for a 16' U-Haul to see what it compares to. I like the idea of ditching everything before you move. The minimalist thing appeals to me. Dan Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines)
Our town passed an ordinance that those things could only sit around for a week max. People were parking them in the driveway to store random stuff for lengthy times. They did not fit in well with neo- Georgian etc. --R Kevin Kraly wrote: PODS is a great company to use if you're planning to do your own move. There's no rush to do it since the container is on your property for up to a month. The same is true once it's moved to your new location. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.5K miles, The Box ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] PODS (was Re: OT: Wheaton Van Lines)
Figure the fuel on that uhaul at closer to 4-5 mpg. When I had to rent a uhaul and a car trailer to get from Buffalo NY to Little Rock AR a few years ago it cost me 2 grand for the equipment and a minor fortune for the gas ( and that was before the gas prices went nuts ) and all I was hauling was the car, the box was empty , car pooped out, engine folded on the turnpike and had to get it home. That was for what was basically a one day run. --Robert LWB250 wrote: A 17' U-Haul is only $1446 in comparison, although that does not include the cost of fuel and motels. Figuring 300 gallons of fuel at 10/mpg and 3000 miles, you're still under $1000 for fuel alone. Granted, there is something to be said about having someone else do the driving, but... Dan --- LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just went to their Web site and ran a quote. For a 16' container shipped from Tampa to Reno they wanted roughly $5100. Ouch. Then again, I have no idea what moving rates are these days, either. Nothing was mentioned about weight in the quote, either. I think I'll run a quote for a 16' U-Haul to see what it compares to. I like the idea of ditching everything before you move. The minimalist thing appeals to me. Dan Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
