How would you move?

[malice10985]

In about 4 weeks, I am moving from central kansas to Northern VA. It is about 1,300 miles.

I am junking all of my cheap walmart furniture and only bring a few items:

-ALL of my tools. I have a pretty big 8 drawer tooxbox.
-All of my spare parts. About 3 boxes worth.
-Nitto Radials on 16" rims.
-Most of my clothes. I don't have much in that department.
-All of my legos and model cars.

I wanted to rent a Uhaul and trailer, and tow my camaro home, but I just got a quote. $1700 Freaking dollars!! I will push my car before I pay that much.

Now that my plans are ruined, I am looking for other options. I was thinking about this: Putting my legos, models, and DR's in my camaro, and driving it to VA. SHip everything else UPS. It would be the most ghetto moving procedure ever, but I could easily ship everything else for under $300.

I have lots of friends with pickup trucks, but they would never let me borrow them for a 2400 mile round trip.

What would you guys do?

I better not hear anyone suggest towing a trailer behind my camaro. I am NOT doing that. That is even more ghetto than shipping everything.

[Flowbee V6]

Originally posted by malice10985:

I better not hear anyone suggest towing a trailer behind my camaro. I am NOT doing that. That is even more ghetto than shipping everything.

Why not? Mad torque yO

[Tyler]

i say ghetto moving prodedure #1

[malice10985]

Yeah right. We all know that the awsome 225 Lb ft of torque would wheeze and die under a 4500 lb load.

Especially while driving up the apalachian mountains in west VA.

DOn't you think that camaros with tow hitches are hideous?

[95Batmobile]

obviously go with the cheapest route... UPS

But they might break some of your stuff... don't ship valuables.

[Tyler]

would you even consider the shipphing method? that seems like the easiest way. You ship the **** off... head over to the new place.. sleep a day, wake up, and having it waiting out by your front door.. and you didnt even have to tip!

[vanbibber]

i dont think ive even seen a hitch on a maro or bird before. but im sure its ugly

[MTMike]

What about renting a pickup from Enterprise or something like that?

[malice10985]

The legos are staying with me. Valuables need to be kept safe.

My shipping idea is looking better all the time. I am actually shipping the stuff to my moms house. I am gonna be stationed at a base that is 26 miles from her house.

Trust me, camaro hitches are crappy and terrible.

[Tyler]

i've seen a hitch on a 3.4 camaro. it looked like a trailor park trash thing... plus the poor camaro didnt look like its been washed for years. The person lives like 3 blocks away from me.. but i do see him every once in a while with it, towing either a single jetski or a chopper.

[malice10985]

Originally posted by MTMike:
What about renting a pickup from Enterprise or something like that?

Enterprise only has S-10s and dakotas. THose would choke and die pulling a trailer up a mountain.

I have checked a few other companies. Budget has nothing available in the dates I need. Hertz is only for airport customers. etc...

UPS looks best for me. It gives me ultimate flexibility. I can ship the stuff right after school gets out, and leave whenever I want. My GF will be heartbroken, so I will no doubt stay here a few extra days.

[PewterBird]

UPS'n your stuff is not that bad of an idea, plus you probably could get more than you think in your camaro.
When I had my 92 camaro I moved my entire bedroom including

Disasembled bed and matress, 20inTv, Computer with 17inctr, file cabinets, disasemled computer desk, and 8 large boxes of stuff, and all my cloths. I had the hatch all the way up and everything tied under a tarp.

With the back seat down and the hatch up, its like a truck bed.

[02PewterBird]

Originally posted by malice10985:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by MTMike:
What about renting a pickup from Enterprise or something like that?

Enterprise only has S-10s and dakotas. THose would choke and die pulling a trailer up a mountain.

I have checked a few other companies. Budget has nothing available in the dates I need. Hertz is only for airport customers. etc...

UPS looks best for me. It gives me ultimate flexibility. I can ship the stuff right after school gets out, and leave whenever I want. My GF will be heartbroken, so I will no doubt stay here a few extra days. </font>[/QUOTE]The Enterprise branches here rent Rams and Silverados and a couple years ago we had a brand new 02 Ram Quadcab 4x4 as a warranty rental from them when we first got our Trailblazer. Maybe try another town. I know the Enterprise 30 miles away ususally only has S-10s.

I was going to rent one to help a friend move up here from Southern California next month because it would cost her like $700 to rent a U-Haul and it was like $60 a day for a Silverado.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

make the military pay for it? !?!?!?!?!
use TMO ???

[malice10985]

Originally posted by viper04af:
make the military pay for it? !?!?!?!?!

I am moving there so I can get commissioned and start training. I am still "technically" a civilian.