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RD Evans
post Aug 3 2003, 08:44 PM
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Anyone have experience shipping a 914 from California to Texas? What's a ball park price? Shipping seems to make more sense than driving 1700 miles in a car you've just purchased.
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post Aug 3 2003, 08:47 PM
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Ball park for an enclosed carrier is .75 per mile. Cost $1700 for non-runner from Tennessee to Oregon and $1650 from Pennsylvania to Oregon. Both were carried by Intercity. They are one of the best and one of the most costly.
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post Aug 3 2003, 09:16 PM
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drive it! more fun that way!
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post Aug 3 2003, 09:20 PM
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$650 AZ to FL in open carrier.

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post Aug 3 2003, 09:24 PM
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drive it! more fun that way!

Yes Yes! Road trip!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post Aug 3 2003, 09:30 PM
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Drive it!!

Ask James Adams! He did the drive last week!

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post Aug 3 2003, 09:31 PM
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Shipped: $350 from LA to El Paso Texas in an open carrier. It was picked up on Tuesday at the guys house and droped off Thursday at my house. Can beat that...

After a few weeks of owning it I was glad I did not drive it. Too many things were done wrong by the PO and I was new to 914 mechanics. The big problem was the Heater flaps were wired SHUT! Yes Shut! and it had regular fuel hose instead of high presure FI Hose on some of the lines.
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post Aug 4 2003, 05:32 AM
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$1500.00 LA to Chas. SC, took forever.

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post Aug 4 2003, 07:50 AM
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Drive it! I just got back and it was a BLAST!

I drove from San Francisco to Flagstaff the first day - an easy drive. The second day I was going to stop in Amarillo but it was going so well that I continued to Fort Worth (my destination). Got here at 2 AM.

Even though it was at least 104 outside in some areas, it was not bad in the car with the windows down.

I have a few bugs to get off the front bumper, but it's much better than some of the damage I have heard of from shipping companies (no personal experience).

If the car was sitting a long time or is a really unknown, you might be better off shipping as there are a lot of things to go wrong after all these years.
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post Aug 4 2003, 08:09 AM
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Cost me $950.00 from Ark to NJ by intercity (enclosed).

$1050.00 from Los Ang. to NJ by Dependable. Dont use them!!!
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post Aug 4 2003, 09:16 AM
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QUOTE(James Adams @ Aug 4 2003, 05:50 AM)
Drive it!  I just got back and it was a BLAST!  

I drove from San Francisco to Flagstaff the first day - an easy drive.  The second day I was going to stop in Amarillo but it was going so well that I continued to Fort Worth (my destination).  Got here at 2 AM.

Even though it was at least 104 outside in some areas, it was not bad in the car with the windows down.

I have a few bugs to get off the front bumper, but it's much better than some of the damage I have heard of from shipping companies (no personal experience).

If the car was sitting a long time or is a really unknown, you might be better off shipping as there are a lot of things to go wrong after all these years.

Sounds like my drive in November. SF to Ash Fork AZ first day. Then from there to Amarillo TX on day 2. Amarillo to Nashville on day 3. Home by 5 pm day 4 (SE Michigan). A great trip. I'd do it again in a minute! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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post Aug 4 2003, 09:55 AM
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Curvie,

why did you go so far south?
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post Aug 4 2003, 09:56 AM
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If it's roadworthy, drive it. Best way to enjoy the car and get it home. Take pictures on the way. Cut a stick to act as a "dead man" throttle, gives your right leg a rest on long streaches.
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post Aug 4 2003, 10:17 AM
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QUOTE(seanery @ Aug 4 2003, 07:55 AM)
Curvie,

why did you go so far south?

It was November, and I wanted to avoid any snow, extreme elevation, etc. Plus I would rather drive 4 days top off than 3 days top on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Aug 4 2003, 10:18 AM
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post Aug 4 2003, 10:18 AM
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QUOTE(GWN7 @ Aug 4 2003, 07:56 AM)
If it's roadworthy, drive it. Best way to enjoy the car and get it home. Take pictures on the way. Cut a stick to act as a "dead man" throttle, gives your right leg a rest on long streaches.

Listen to the King of the Roadtrip! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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Brad Roberts
post Aug 4 2003, 11:04 AM
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I can deliver it to Temple for 500$ on a open car trailer behind my crew cab. (My lawyer is in Killeen)....


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post Aug 4 2003, 07:17 PM
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Brad has the best offer (other than driving it) and he will probably fix anything wrong with along the way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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