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[Shorty]

Looking to ship my little 1980 Flareside from CA to VA by mid-JAN. I listed the shipment on a couple of shipping auction sites and am receiving tons of calls and texts with offers. Wish they would take a break for Christmas, but no such luck. Anywhere between $950 and $2850 seems to be the going rate; most around $1K. Only a couple have websites and I’m getting that wild-wild-west vibe. Can anyone on this site recommended a hauler for a 3,000-mile move?

Thanks in advance,

Dennis

 

[ratdude747]

Based on my experience earlier in 2022, you're going to be hounded with spam for the next 8 months... Didn't end up needing a hauler (deal fell through) though.

That sounds right... about half of that to go from central KS to southern IN.

[Shorty]

Based on my experience earlier in 2022, you're going to be hounded with spam for the next 8 months... Didn't end up needing a hauler (deal fell through) though.

That sounds right... about half of that to go from central KS to southern IN.

Well that didn’t go well.

Near as I can tell my “Georgia based” USA CARSHIP “broker” was a boiler room operation in India. Somehow in three weeks they were unable to book a ride for what they quoted. Most offers were double. Asked for my deposit back because the window to make this happen has closed. Maybe try later this year.

If fuel ever gets back to pre-FJB prices I’ll take a week off from work and drive it from Cali to VA. That would be a proper adventure.

[mat in tn]

Well that didn’t go well.

Near as I can tell my “Georgia based” USA CARSHIP “broker” was a boiler room operation in India. Somehow in three weeks they were unable to book a ride for what they quoted. Most offers were double. Asked for my deposit back because the window to make this happen has closed. Maybe try later this year.

If fuel ever gets back to pre-FJB prices I’ll take a week off from work and drive it from Cali to VA. That would be a proper adventure.

I understand the stress. but the gas seems to be inching up again. my first thought was why not drive it but then the real question is why is it going in the first place? are you not able to trailer it behind your u haul if you are moving?

[Shorty]

I understand the stress. but the gas seems to be inching up again. my first thought was why not drive it but then the real question is why is it going in the first place? are you not able to trailer it behind your u haul if you are moving?

My actual home is in VA. A nice, low key condo development with mostly elderly owners and a few renters. My job allows me to spend a lot of time taking care of my 90 year-old dad in Los Angeles. I wish I could get him to move to the free state of Virginia. But, you lose a certain amount of flexibility with age, I guess. I purchased the Flareside six years ago and have put maybe 1000 miles on it. I keep it stored indoors at work and pick away at little projects on it.

A month ago, while back in VA I noted that my renter next door neighbor’s transgender teen son was dealing drugs in one of my condo unit’s two parking spots. Four to six late night visitors every night. Loud music, lights, great stuff. All I get is a hateful look when I ask them to move on. My HOA president refuses to acknowledge the activity even though her condo is only a hundred feet away, directly facing. The marina next door has talked to the cops but they only patrol their parking lot. My concern is that some competitor will try to take direct action against Fruity Pebbles next door and get the wrong house. Same for no-knock PD raids, which occasionally hit the wrong address.

My plan was to park my little F100 in the vacant space, forcing the business deals to be made elsewhere.

Since my car shipper dropped the ball, I attended the HOA meeting and really hammered home my concerns. Several of the long term residents backed up my suspicions and the management company rep offered to act as liaison with local PD providing they could use one or two units for stakeouts. So, good things happening there.

 

[Shorty]

My actual home is in VA. A nice, low key condo development with mostly elderly owners and a few renters. My job allows me to spend a lot of time taking care of my 90 year-old dad in Los Angeles. I wish I could get him to move to the free state of Virginia. But, you lose a certain amount of flexibility with age, I guess. I purchased the Flareside six years ago and have put maybe 1000 miles on it. I keep it stored indoors at work and pick away at little projects on it.

A month ago, while back in VA I noted that my renter next door neighbor’s transgender teen son was dealing drugs in one of my condo unit’s two parking spots. Four to six late night visitors every night. Loud music, lights, great stuff. All I get is a hateful look when I ask them to move on. My HOA president refuses to acknowledge the activity even though her condo is only a hundred feet away, directly facing. The marina next door has talked to the cops but they only patrol their parking lot. My concern is that some competitor will try to take direct action against Fruity Pebbles next door and get the wrong house. Same for no-knock PD raids, which occasionally hit the wrong address.

My plan was to park my little F100 in the vacant space, forcing the business deals to be made elsewhere.

Since my car shipper dropped the ball, I attended the HOA meeting and really hammered home my concerns. Several of the long term residents backed up my suspicions and the management company rep offered to act as liaison with local PD providing they could use one or two units for stakeouts. So, good things happening there.

I’ll continue to work on both coasts and pretty up my little truck as time permits. The time spent with my dad is invaluable and my wife has been pretty amazing allowing this much time away. I retired from the merchant marine in 2010 and have worked for shipping companies as a shoreside port engineer ever since. Had it not been for Dad showing me how to be a decent mechanic and electrician, I might have chosen a different path. Recently my dad has slowed down considerably and taken a few tumbles, so I try to be around more lately. Gives me a chance to practice my cooking on someone. In my VA home it is a one butt kitchen and I’m not allowed to make messes.

There may come a time I the future when I can take a few weeks and trace the Lincoln Highway in reverse or some such thing. We’ll see. Sorry to prattle on, but life is complicated.

Dennis

[Gary Lewis]

I’ll continue to work on both coasts and pretty up my little truck as time permits. The time spent with my dad is invaluable and my wife has been pretty amazing allowing this much time away. I retired from the merchant marine in 2010 and have worked for shipping companies as a shoreside port engineer ever since. Had it not been for Dad showing me how to be a decent mechanic and electrician, I might have chosen a different path. Recently my dad has slowed down considerably and taken a few tumbles, so I try to be around more lately. Gives me a chance to practice my cooking on someone. In my VA home it is a one butt kitchen and I’m not allowed to make messes.

There may come a time I the future when I can take a few weeks and trace the Lincoln Highway in reverse or some such thing. We’ll see. Sorry to prattle on, but life is complicated.

Dennis

Yes, time with your father invaluable, and I recommend you get as much of it as you can. My father has passed on and I regret not being with him more, even though I was with him a lot.

Perhaps you and he can make the drive back from CA to VA? That would give you both a lot of memories.

[Shorty]

Yes, time with your father invaluable, and I recommend you get as much of it as you can. My father has passed on and I regret not being with him more, even though I was with him a lot.

Perhaps you and he can make the drive back from CA to VA? That would give you both a lot of memories.

Too slow for my dad! He lives at full speed. Believe it or not he bought a new F-150 FX4 last year with the 5.0 Coyote engine. Says if he stays in his chair watching TV he gets crippled up. Instead he races over to Costco three times a week to socialize, taste free samples and complain about the long lines.

I get migraines driving with Dad up to the mountains on weekends. His overall driving is fine. His mental acuity is amazing. The zero to sixty performance of the truck is phenomenal but I’m getting whiplash. He stays between the lines but is extremely critical of bad drivers around him. Like a three-hour running commentary on rules of the road. I’m watching the mirrors and staying as focused as a B-17 Tail gunner. He takes the curves on the mountain roads at Steve McQueen speeds. He really lives for high performance driving. I’ve rediscovered prayer in my life, partly because of this😇. The view from the passenger seat is always different, right?

Most 90 year-old dads are tied to chairs, eating applesauce and wondering what year it is. I am thankful he is such a tough nut. And the thing is, when we get to the cabin (that we built) and sit under the big pines, we’ll have a soda, feed the squirrels and talk about when he was a kid learning to ride ponies down the street. Maybe bitch about the decline of country music or the foo-foo coffee shops that have taken over the town center. Later on we’ll pick out a John Wayne movie or Hee Haw collection from the hundreds of DVDS he has, make a cowboy style dinner and hit the hay. Could be a heck of a lot worse.

[Gary Lewis]

Too slow for my dad! He lives at full speed. Believe it or not he bought a new F-150 FX4 last year with the 5.0 Coyote engine. Says if he stays in his chair watching TV he gets crippled up. Instead he races over to Costco three times a week to socialize, taste free samples and complain about the long lines.

I get migraines driving with Dad up to the mountains on weekends. His overall driving is fine. His mental acuity is amazing. The zero to sixty performance of the truck is phenomenal but I’m getting whiplash. He stays between the lines but is extremely critical of bad drivers around him. Like a three-hour running commentary on rules of the road. I’m watching the mirrors and staying as focused as a B-17 Tail gunner. He takes the curves on the mountain roads at Steve McQueen speeds. He really lives for high performance driving. I’ve rediscovered prayer in my life, partly because of this😇. The view from the passenger seat is always different, right?

Most 90 year-old dads are tied to chairs, eating applesauce and wondering what year it is. I am thankful he is such a tough nut. And the thing is, when we get to the cabin (that we built) and sit under the big pines, we’ll have a soda, feed the squirrels and talk about when he was a kid learning to ride ponies down the street. Maybe bitch about the decline of country music or the foo-foo coffee shops that have taken over the town center. Later on we’ll pick out a John Wayne movie or Hee Haw collection from the hundreds of DVDS he has, make a cowboy style dinner and hit the hay. Could be a heck of a lot worse.

He sounds like a cool guy. But I'll put Blue up against his Coyote. The twin blowers on my 3.5L work quite well, and with the Max Tow package I have 3.55 gears where most have 3.23's.

Anyway, spend time with him - you'll never regret it.

[86 12 Brutus]

He sounds like a cool guy. But I'll put Blue up against his Coyote. The twin blowers on my 3.5L work quite well, and with the Max Tow package I have 3.55 gears where most have 3.23's.

Anyway, spend time with him - you'll never regret it.

27 years ago when i moved from DC to Louisiana, to truck my belongings cost me $2,100. The prices you are getting quoted seam like a bargain considering.