>I recently purchased a Buick 215 from a gentleman in Oklahoma City, OK. It
>was a good price ($350) so I went ahead and purchased it. Now I need to
>figure out how to get it back to me, as I'm in the Charleston, SC area.
>Since driving is not really a option, around 24 hours each way, and
>commercial truck freight companies want between 300 and 350 dollars, do I
>have any other options? Does anyone out there have any experience with
>shipping an engine?
>
>Another option would be to find someone coming in this general direction with
>a pickup truck, that would be willing to make some extra by bringing it with
>them. Does anyone (or know of anyone) on the list have any plans of coming
>in this direction this fall?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Glenn
>
>'73 B, about to become a V8 fall project
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9/.27/99
Glenn,
I'm not completely sure this will work, but I will suggest it
anyway. If you know any local business people who do lots of truck
shipping, contact one of them and ask if arrangements could be made to pay
for shipping through the company. The freight rate business is very much
tied into varying "discounts" for preferred customers and you might get a
lower rate that way. Ask for a rate quotation ahead of time. You will
need to give weight and Zip Codes at each end to get the rate quotation.
There may be other options, but I suspect that truck is the most
practical.
Cheers,
Dave Kernberger
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