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Re: Shipping an MG across the country

To: "Bill Gilroy" <wmgilroy@gmail.com>, "Spridget Mailing List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Shipping an MG across the country
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:37:20 -0400
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HI

How about the oposite......

I'm recently retired and could use a vacation.
I'd drive it out for expenses and a trip back.

Just don't tell my wife where I am.

Pete
79 midget


On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:07:09 -0400, de Brebisson, Cyrille (Calculator  
Division) <cyrille@hp.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> 2 members of our british car club here in Boise, Idaho just arrived from
> NJ. The husband was driving his MG TD (in which he installed an electric
> heater) and the whife drove the MGB through the 2000miles... They went
> through snow and rain and say that it was the best trip of their life!
>
> You can also look at the following video (not a MG though) for a LA to
> NYC car trip: http://www.compfused.com/directlink/930/.
>
> Why not leaving the car in storage where you are and coming back to get
> it later on?
>
> cyrille
>
>
> It appears that my new company will pay to ship two cars across the
> country but I have three. The company that does the car transport will
> only ship the midget in an enclosed trailer. The other to cars can go on
> an open carrier.
> That make the cost to ship the midget much higher. The total for sending
> just my MG Midget from NJ to WA is greater than $2,000. If my new
> company will pay that cost and I get to pay for one of the cheaper cars
> fine, I will ship the MG with them. If I have to cough 2K to move my MG
> I think it is time to find another plan. If I have to pay 2K to ship the
> car I might as well sell the car in NJ (that splash is me taking a bath)
> and buy a different MG at the other end.
>
> So, has anyone shipped an MG across the country? Who did you use? Were
> you happy with the results? What was the total cost? Any ideas? Oh yeah,
> I have to have the plan in place by 11-4, as I leave the state on about
> 11-6. Way to much stuff to do in a short period of time.
>
> Regards, cyrille


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