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What am I missing?
In 5 weeks I will be moving from San Diego to the Daytona Beach area. My
problem is getting my Miata back east. I could drive it in 4 - 12 hour days or pay Mayflower to haul it with my furniture. Nine years ago I was a zombie after driving a Ford Ranger from Tampa to San Diego in 4 days. Now, at age 60, I am really tempted to let the movers do it. Using Mayflower adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car that I can't take a nap in seems daunting. I might even come to hate my dual exhaust by the time I got there! My thinking seems stuck on weighing the cost against the discomfort. Perhaps, someone in the group can give me other factors to consider or things to look out for if I decide to ship the car. I could really use some group wisdom on this.... |
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:24:02 -0800, "Randy Maheux"
> wrote: >In 5 weeks I will be moving from San Diego to the Daytona Beach area. My >problem is getting my Miata back east. I could drive it in 4 - 12 hour days >or pay Mayflower to haul it with my furniture. Nine years ago I was a >zombie after driving a Ford Ranger from Tampa to San Diego in 4 days. Now, >at age 60, I am really tempted to let the movers do it. Using Mayflower >adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car that I can't take >a nap in seems daunting. I might even come to hate my dual exhaust by the >time I got there! > >My thinking seems stuck on weighing the cost against the discomfort. >Perhaps, someone in the group can give me other factors to consider or >things to look out for if I decide to ship the car. I could really use some >group wisdom on this.... > > > I love my Miata, but if there was ever a car that was NOT designed for 12 hour days of droning along a straight freeway, it's it. Four days of your time should be worth something. If you're moving, there must be something more constructive you could do for four days than listen to your exhaust at 3500 RPM. |
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Randy Maheux wrote:
> Using Mayflower > adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car... That comes to just $13.33/hour. If you include the non-driving time during the trip [toatal ~84 hours - morning of the first day through evening of the fourth] the cost drops to just over $7 an hour. Is your time more valuable than that? Not to mention the 'car lag' from long days driving. |
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PLUS the peace of mind. If you break down, get a flat, hit bad weather, or
(god forbid) get in an accident, then the value of shipping it goes up exponentially! Add to that, the extra miles you WON'T be putting on the car, and I think it's a bargain!. "Phil" > wrote in message oups.com... > Randy Maheux wrote: > > Using Mayflower > > adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car... > > That comes to just $13.33/hour. If you include the non-driving time > during the trip [toatal ~84 hours - morning of the first day through > evening of the fourth] the cost drops to just over $7 an hour. Is your > time more valuable than that? Not to mention the 'car lag' from long > days driving. > |
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On 23 Feb 2005 09:38:13 -0800, "Phil" > wrote:
>Randy Maheux wrote: >> Using Mayflower >> adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car... > >That comes to just $13.33/hour. If you include the non-driving time >during the trip [toatal ~84 hours - morning of the first day through >evening of the fourth] the cost drops to just over $7 an hour. Is your >time more valuable than that? Not to mention the 'car lag' from long >days driving. > Also subtract $200+ for gas and three nights of motels. |
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"Randy Maheux" > wrote in message news:Wt%Sd.137540$6u.74566@fed1read02... > In 5 weeks I will be moving from San Diego to the Daytona Beach area. My > problem is getting my Miata back east. I could drive it in 4 - 12 hour days > or pay Mayflower to haul it with my furniture. Nine years ago I was a > zombie after driving a Ford Ranger from Tampa to San Diego in 4 days. Now, > at age 60, I am really tempted to let the movers do it. Using Mayflower > adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car that I can't take > a nap in seems daunting. I might even come to hate my dual exhaust by the > time I got there! > > My thinking seems stuck on weighing the cost against the discomfort. > Perhaps, someone in the group can give me other factors to consider or > things to look out for if I decide to ship the car. I could really use some > group wisdom on this.... Randy, I'm 20+ years younger than you, and there's no way in hell that I would want to drive my NB Miata for 45 hours. I once drove to my mom's house about 15 hours away in my NA, and I swore I would never do that again. I couldn't imagine doing a 45 hour drive. Think of it this way...how much is your time worth? $600 / 45 hours = $13.33 an hour. I would gladly pay someone $13 an hour to get 45 hours of my life back. Also, don't forget driving the old girl ain't free. I'd figure it'd cost you, what, $200-ish just in gas, plus motel(s) and food? So, by driving you're only really saving maybe 1/2 of that $600 or less, plus you're out 45 hours of your time, which you will never get back. Now, if you had the extra time, and could take your sweet time doing it, driving coast-to-coast could be fun, if you had time to stop along the way, take interesting back roads, etc. But if you're just going to drone on down the big freeway at max speed just to get there, then I say ship the darn thing. $600 ain't a bad price to have your car shipped, either, so it's not like they're ripping you off on the price. It sounds simple to me. Ship it, and enjoy the reunion when you get to sunny Florida. Regards, H. |
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"HardwareLust" > wrote in message news:TE4Td.38384$uc.12964@trnddc08... > > "Randy Maheux" > wrote in message > news:Wt%Sd.137540$6u.74566@fed1read02... >> In 5 weeks I will be moving from San Diego to the Daytona Beach area. My >> problem is getting my Miata back east. I could drive it in 4 - 12 hour > days >> or pay Mayflower to haul it with my furniture. Nine years ago I was a >> zombie after driving a Ford Ranger from Tampa to San Diego in 4 days. > Now, >> at age 60, I am really tempted to let the movers do it. Using Mayflower >> adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car that I can't > take >> a nap in seems daunting. I might even come to hate my dual exhaust by >> the >> time I got there! >> >> My thinking seems stuck on weighing the cost against the discomfort. >> Perhaps, someone in the group can give me other factors to consider or >> things to look out for if I decide to ship the car. I could really use > some >> group wisdom on this.... > > Randy, I'm 20+ years younger than you, and there's no way in hell that I > would want to drive my NB Miata for 45 hours. I once drove to my mom's > house about 15 hours away in my NA, and I swore I would never do that > again. > I couldn't imagine doing a 45 hour drive. > > Think of it this way...how much is your time worth? $600 / 45 hours = > $13.33 an hour. I would gladly pay someone $13 an hour to get 45 hours of > my life back. Also, don't forget driving the old girl ain't free. I'd > figure it'd cost you, what, $200-ish just in gas, plus motel(s) and food? > So, by driving you're only really saving maybe 1/2 of that $600 or less, > plus you're out 45 hours of your time, which you will never get back. > > Now, if you had the extra time, and could take your sweet time doing it, > driving coast-to-coast could be fun, if you had time to stop along the > way, > take interesting back roads, etc. But if you're just going to drone on > down > the big freeway at max speed just to get there, then I say ship the darn > thing. $600 ain't a bad price to have your car shipped, either, so it's > not > like they're ripping you off on the price. > > It sounds simple to me. Ship it, and enjoy the reunion when you get to > sunny Florida. > > Regards, > H. > > I'm sorta in the other camp, I'd suggest leaving the car with a friend during your move, then go back and get it if you can make time for a road trip. I bought my Miata in socal and drove it home over three days (I'm North of the Border in the Great White North), not too bad, but if I had it to do over again I'd take 5-7 days and make a holiday of it. Don't know if the extended road trip can fit into your plans, but it can be a good way to see the countryside. If there are time constraints ... no contest, just ship it. BGT |
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I can't believe you guys,
Its a long way sure but if you take your time, book some extra days and break the trip up, call it a holiday and drive it mate. We have done, Uk to Greece, and back twice now, each time taking different routes through Europe, or the old Eastern block, every time has been fantastic. If you break down, you get it fixed, you take a can of Foam tyre repair in case you get a puncture.(we took out the spare to free up more room) We took a tent and camped most nights to save money, but had to buy a boot rack for the extra kit that goes with camping. I'm sure if you look at the map you can find some nice twisty lines somewhere that break the freeway monotony. I've got a custom made system with just 1 silencer, and no Cat, we had the top down all the time except for one rainy day in France, (the shelf between the wind blocker and the boot was a fantastic extra storage spot) and we never noticed the exhaust noise in the slightest except through the Mont Blanc tunnel, and that was only because we turned down the stereo I bought a MX-5 so I could experience driving, rather than a tool that gets me from A to B, and to me this sounds like a experience and a half, I don't think it's fair to compare a trip like that in an open top sports car, to a SUV. Go for it mate, even if you don't fancy it id be tempted to fly over and drive it for you BTW how many miles is that? "Randy Maheux" > wrote in message news:Wt%Sd.137540$6u.74566@fed1read02... > In 5 weeks I will be moving from San Diego to the Daytona Beach area. My > problem is getting my Miata back east. I could drive it in 4 - 12 hour > days > or pay Mayflower to haul it with my furniture. Nine years ago I was a > zombie after driving a Ford Ranger from Tampa to San Diego in 4 days. > Now, > at age 60, I am really tempted to let the movers do it. Using Mayflower > adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car that I can't > take > a nap in seems daunting. I might even come to hate my dual exhaust by the > time I got there! > > My thinking seems stuck on weighing the cost against the discomfort. > Perhaps, someone in the group can give me other factors to consider or > things to look out for if I decide to ship the car. I could really use > some > group wisdom on this.... > > > |
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On 2005-02-23, gixer > wrote:
> Its a long way sure but if you take your time, book some extra > days and break the trip up, call it a holiday and drive it > mate. You do realize that here in the US, we only get between a third and a half the days off that you do? > We have done, Uk to Greece, and back twice now, each time > taking different routes through Europe, or the old Eastern > block, every time has been fantastic. Have you driven across the US? Driving through Europe and driving through the US are vastly different experiences. There are parts of the US that are awfully empty. You can drive for hours and hours and hours and find nothing. There are parts of the US where it may be 100km to the next exit off the freeway. And when you get there, there's nothing _there_ but a different road. Sure, if you got two weeks (and a good chuck of money) to spend on the trip (and you pick a route that's fun and interesting to drive) then it's worth doing. If you actually need to get there in a reasonable, fixed amount of time, it's not as fun. > I bought a MX-5 so I could experience driving, rather than a > tool that gets me from A to B, I bought a hammer so I could drive nails. That doesn't make every problem a nail. Sometimes you just need to get from A to B. When A and B are 5000 km apart with a lot of nothing between, and you've only two days to get there, driving probably isn't the right choice. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Gee, I feel kind of at LIGHT in the head now, visi.com knowing I can't make my satellite dish PAYMENTS! |
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:13:19 +0200, "gixer" > wrote:
>I can't believe you guys, > >Its a long way sure but if you take your time, book some extra days and >break the trip up, call it a holiday and drive it mate. > >We have done, Uk to Greece, and back twice now, each time taking different >routes through Europe, or the old Eastern block, every time has been >fantastic. >If you break down, you get it fixed, you take a can of Foam tyre repair in >case you get a puncture.(we took out the spare to free up more room) > >We took a tent and camped most nights to save money, but had to buy a boot >rack for the extra kit that goes with camping. >I'm sure if you look at the map you can find some nice twisty lines >somewhere that break the freeway monotony. >I've got a custom made system with just 1 silencer, and no Cat, we had the >top down all the time except for one rainy day in France, (the shelf between >the wind blocker and the boot was a fantastic extra storage spot) and we >never noticed the exhaust noise in the slightest except through the Mont >Blanc tunnel, and that was only because we turned down the stereo > >I bought a MX-5 so I could experience driving, rather than a tool that gets >me from A to B, and to me this sounds like a experience and a half, >I don't think it's fair to compare a trip like that in an open top sports >car, to a SUV. > >Go for it mate, even if you don't fancy it id be tempted to fly over and >drive it for you > > > >BTW how many miles is that? > I'm going to guess that you have never driven across the US. It's quite different from driving from the UK to Greece! (Which is a trip I'd love to take in a Miata.) San Diego to Florida is almost 3,000 miles (4,800 Km). There are LONG stretches where there isn't a windy road within a 100-mile radius. There are certainly some points of interest along the way, such as the Grand Canyon and New Orleans, but if you start touristing, you'll turn a 3,000 mile 4 day trip into a 5,000 mile 2 week trip in short order. "I bought a MX-5 so I could experience driving, rather than a tool that gets me from A to B" Me too. Unfortunately, this is very much an A to B trip. It's about 48 hours of continuous driving, split into four 12 hour days. Or eight 6 hour days. |
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