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How did everyone who moved across the country to go to school get their car there? I really don't want to drive all the way to Florida but shipping a car isn't cheap. I figured people who have done it already could help me more than the pre-dents.

 

[OMFSCardsFan]

How did everyone who moved across the country to go to school get their car there? I really don't want to drive all the way to Florida but shipping a car isn't cheap. I figured people who have done it already could help me more than the pre-dents.

1. Drive it.
2. Haul it behind a U-Haul.
3. Haul a U-Haul behind it.
4. Sell it and buy another one in your new location.

 

[TX2thDR]

it might be the same cost if you figure in gas, food, hotel, and other living expenses along the way. shipping a car will run you about $800-1000 but will be so much easier, especially if you are in a hurry.

 

[superchris147]

How did everyone who moved across the country to go to school get their car there? I really don't want to drive all the way to Florida but shipping a car isn't cheap. I figured people who have done it already could help me more than the pre-dents.

I shipped mine across the country and it was a horrible horrible experience. It came like a month late and they refused to tell me where it was during that time. Basically i felt like they lost my car. When it finally came i asked the driver and he said that basically it didn't leave its starting destination until a month after it was supposed to.

You should really drive your own car out there or haul it in my opinion. Also you should sell your stuff and buy new stuff out where you're going to be. Unless maybe you have some really valuable stuff. Moving across the country is a rough experience so if you really want to do it then make sure you can trust the movers.

 

[Demeter]

I have also had a bad experience with my last moving company.
I moved from TX to Colorado and it cost me nearly 2K. Some items broke during th move and the company would only reimburse the value of the item depending on its weight. A desk broke and they wanted to give me couple bucks because the item did not weigh very much.
This time I decided to sell most my belongings and U-Haul the important ones. Just Make a road trip out of it.

 

[fightingspirit]

it might be the same cost if you figure in gas, food, hotel, and other living expenses along the way. shipping a car will run you about $800-1000 but will be so much easier, especially if you are in a hurry.

just a friendly piece of avice: your signature reads "proud to be howard.." this may be perceived as insecurity. all you need to do is put "howard c/o 2010"...this will show that you are truly secure and proud.

congrats on makin it this cycle..it's been maaad competitive... 👍

 

[kilani]

I'm facing a similar situation, I'll be moving from Virginia Beach to San Francisco, and the only four choices that I've seen so far were:

1. Full service moving company: estimates between $4,000 - $5,000 !!! I just can't afford it.

2. Do all the packing and loading and pay for the moving: estimates run between $2,500 - $3,500

3. Pack, load, and drive a rental truck (with my car hauled behind): $1,500 - $2,000, not counting gas expenses.

4. Sell almost everything I have, and drive my car, hauling a small trailer behind with the most valuable things: $500 - $1,000. Not counting gas expenses, and ofcourse the need to buy furniture and stuff once I get there.

I have these choices, and I can't decide. I want to save, but I don't want to have a horrible experience having to drive a rental truck all the way, it's really a looooong drive to California 😕

 

[OMFSCardsFan]

just a friendly piece of avice: your signature reads "proud to be howard.." this may be perceived as insecurity. all you need to do is put "howard c/o 2010"...this will show that you are truly secure and proud.

Unbelievable...WTF?

 

[bpenly]

For any do-it-yourself folks, get a Penske truck. They have some powerful diesel versions that whip the U-Haul trucks. I drove one last July from TX to NE and it was piece of cake, much better than my ride eight years prior in a U-Haul from WI to TX. Plus if you book on the web, you save 10%. You can then save another 12% if you join AAA prior to booking and use your AAA membership #. When I went to pick up the Penske truck, the guy in the pick-up location about pee'd himself when he saw the discount that I had already received. I think I paid $650 for a huge truck and then about $200 in gas.

 

[HuyetKiem]

How did everyone who moved across the country to go to school get their car there? I really don't want to drive all the way to Florida but shipping a car isn't cheap. I figured people who have done it already could help me more than the pre-dents.

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[netsn06]

How did everyone who moved across the country to go to school get their car there? I really don't want to drive all the way to Florida but shipping a car isn't cheap. I figured people who have done it already could help me more than the pre-dents.

after undergrad i moved from jersey to cali. spent 800 bucks shipping my car. then spent a cheap $2400 for my measley belongings using a "bargain," but shady moving co. my advice to you: dont hold back on spending for the movers. my stuff came a few weeks late, missing a box, and w/ a last-minute $300 charge because they said they had to travel farther than they thought to wheel my stuff to my apt. (down a long hall). get a well-known, bbb-approved organization.

i'm moving back east again for d school this fall, and am contemplating doing what people suggested - packin up my car and hauling a u-haul behind me. selling/trashing most of my big stuff so i can lug around minimal weight. think this will save us some much needed moola for next year.

 

[Moto]

I will be making a crosscountry drive w/ uhaul. Anyone have suggestions on how to do that + move your pets? (cats)

 

[bpenly]

I will be making a crosscountry drive w/ uhaul. Anyone have suggestions on how to do that + move your pets? (cats)

Go to your vet and get some drugs for the cats.

 

[hockeydentist]

can't you just throw him in a box...

 

[luvabully]

I will be making a crosscountry drive w/ uhaul. Anyone have suggestions on how to do that + move your pets? (cats)

The drugs from the vet will keep them sleeping. Just crate 'em and keep a little litter box you can take into your motel room every nite and they'll be peachy. I moved mine (and a dog) from CA to IN and it was fine. Drugs are the trick though!

 

[velcro]

I'm facing a similar situation, I'll be moving from Virginia Beach to San Francisco, and the only four choices that I've seen so far were:

1. Full service moving company: estimates between $4,000 - $5,000 !!! I just can't afford it.

2. Do all the packing and loading and pay for the moving: estimates run between $2,500 - $3,500

3. Pack, load, and drive a rental truck (with my car hauled behind): $1,500 - $2,000, not counting gas expenses.

4. Sell almost everything I have, and drive my car, hauling a small trailer behind with the most valuable things: $500 - $1,000. Not counting gas expenses, and ofcourse the need to buy furniture and stuff once I get there.

I have these choices, and I can't decide. I want to save, but I don't want to have a horrible experience having to drive a rental truck all the way, it's really a looooong drive to California 😕

Just a quick observation, throw (give, sell) all your crap away, stuff some clothes, a few books and a laptop in the car and drive for three days. Use the money you saved on moving to buy new stuff…… That is unless you have some wonderfully ornate bedroom set featuring a whimsical pink canopy. 🙂

 

[sunphish]

How did everyone who moved across the country to go to school get their car there? I really don't want to drive all the way to Florida but shipping a car isn't cheap. I figured people who have done it already could help me more than the pre-dents.

when I moved to Florida from New York I put my car on a train - I drove it to Virginia and then the train took it all the way to Orlando and saved me a lot of miles. It was actually kinda fun. I am not sure how much it costs now, I want to say we payed 200-500 dollars for it (but considering the gas and hotels it would have cost to drive 1000 miles, it was well worth it!).

 

[Comet208]

Just a quick observation, throw (give, sell) all your crap away, stuff some clothes, a few books and a laptop in the car and drive for three days. Use the money you saved on moving to buy new stuff…… That is unless you have some wonderfully ornate bedroom set featuring a whimsical pink canopy. 🙂

exactly! 👍
but since i wont have a car in Indy, i am just flying with 3 pieces of luggage (southwest airline) and 2 carry-ons!
The rest i'll buy there with the $ i have saved from moving and will sell them when I graduate.

 

[donkeywhisperer]

exactly! 👍
but since i wont have a car in Indy, i am just flying with 3 pieces of luggage (southwest airline) and 2 carry-ons!
The rest i'll buy there with the $ i have saved from moving and will sell them when I graduate.

Wow that's gotta be nice. Kids really do change everything. My whole single life I could always fit everything I owned into my civic, but now I'm looking at a freaking 18' moving truck! The guy from U-Haul said the cost would be somewhere around "a butt load". Apparently that's the techincal term for the price of moving from Idaho to Boston. My wife is going to fly out with the kids and I'll drive the truck. Looks like it's going to just be me and all seven Harry Potter books on tape during that drive.

 

[chachasimpson]

Wow that's gotta be nice. Kids really do change everything. My whole single life I could always fit everything I owned into my civic, but now I'm looking at a freaking 18' moving truck! The guy from U-Haul said the cost would be somewhere around "a butt load". Apparently that's the techincal term for the price of moving from Idaho to Boston. My wife is going to fly out with the kids and I'll drive the truck. Looks like it's going to just be me and all seven Harry Potter books on tape during that drive.

Agreed. I used to make the trek from Boston to Bozeman, MT every summer for 5 years, and packed everything I owned into my civic hatchback. Took three days to drive it (I did Boston to Chicago in one LONG day, then Chicago to Bismarck, Bismarck to Bozeman). Now I am married, and we have a toyota tacoma. We loaded the truck bed up... and pulled a 12 foot uhaul trailer to move here to Buffalo, and that drive took close to a full day. BTW, anyone thinking of getting a uhaul trailer... it was a nice trailer, and pulled very well. It was quite stable and easy to drive with, and it was around $300 for the 400 miles. 👍 You just can't go quite as fast as you are used to. 👎

 

[flossin']

when I moved to Florida from New York I put my car on a train - I drove it to Virginia and then the train took it all the way to Orlando and saved me a lot of miles. It was actually kinda fun. I am not sure how much it costs now, I want to say we payed 200-500 dollars for it (but considering the gas and hotels it would have cost to drive 1000 miles, it was well worth it!).

what train line did you use???

 

[Dutchboy]

I'm going from Salt Lake City to Flordia. Me and my wife are sending our stuff through Rodway Express and driving the cars down.

 

[sunphish]

what train line did you use???

Amtrack...or Amtrak, however you spell it.
You can also get a sleeping quarter so you don't have to sleep in a single seat - and the food was really good, believe it or not!

 

[luvabully]

exactly! 👍
but since i wont have a car in Indy, i am just flying with 3 pieces of luggage (southwest airline) and 2 carry-ons!
The rest i'll buy there with the $ i have saved from moving and will sell them when I graduate.

How are you planning on living in Indy for 4 yrs with no car?? There's whole lotta nothin' in/around downtown?

 

[Comet208]

How are you planning on living in Indy for 4 yrs with no car?? There's whole lotta nothin' in/around downtown?

well, i guess i'll have to see then. I am getting a place in DT indy and have been told that everything is within walking distance (at least my cousin who lives in Carmel told me).

 

[luvabully]

well, i guess i'll have to see then. I am getting a place in DT indy and have been told that everything is within walking distance (at least my cousin who lives in Carmel told me).

Well I guess there's a mall and restaurants but it's no Chicago and could get very boring if you can't easily get out of downtown. I live in Indy and actually did live downtown for a few years and I personally couldn't do without a car! That's my two cents anyway. If you have any questions about Indy tho, PM me. I'd be glad to give you any info I can. I've lived here for 15 years and know it pretty well.

 

[Comet208]

Well I guess there's a mall and restaurants but it's no Chicago and could get very boring if you can't easily get out of downtown. I live in Indy and actually did live downtown for a few years and I personally couldn't do without a car! That's my two cents anyway. If you have any questions about Indy tho, PM me. I'd be glad to give you any info I can. I've lived here for 15 years and know it pretty well.

thx for the heads up!

How would you rate living at the Riley Towers? I think I would enjoy the convenience but have heard mixed things about it. thx again.

 

[nd7]

well...i'll be in Indy as well and i can say though it's definitely no Chicago (i live there right now ) it doesn't seem too bad overall. It kind of reminds me of the town where i went to undergrad so i think i'll be okay there. plus i don't need any more distractions from school than i can handle. anyway, i too will not have a car but was hoping the public transportation ran well. i was looking at some apartments about 10 minutes away (the residences at white river), and i'm used to riding the L everyday and i know i can't hope for that-but do you know anything about the buses? thanks 🙂

 

[luvabully]

thx for the heads up!

How would you rate living at the Riley Towers? I think I would enjoy the convenience but have heard mixed things about it. thx again.

Riley is OK. It's really pretty expensive for what you get, but it would be convenient. Not a bad neighborhood; I used to live up the street from there. However, you would need to ride a bike or take the bus to IUSD because it is not really walking distance of school. It's probably 2-3 miles away. Canal apartments are right across the street from IUPUI (IUSD is another 3/4 mile or so on other end of campus) though and would be convenient. They have several price ranges and types of apartments all along the canal. Lockefield Gardens is another apt complex on campus. You might do a search for the different Canal complexes and check those out...

 

[luvabully]

well...i'll be in Indy as well and i can say though it's definitely no Chicago (i live there right now ) it doesn't seem too bad overall. It kind of reminds me of the town where i went to undergrad so i think i'll be okay there. plus i don't need any more distractions from school than i can handle. anyway, i too will not have a car but was hoping the public transportation ran well. i was looking at some apartments about 10 minutes away (the residences at white river), and i'm used to riding the L everyday and i know i can't hope for that-but do you know anything about the buses? thanks 🙂

I have never used the bus system but I imagine it is not as efficient as the L; however, if you're used to that, you probably wouldn't mind using the buses. You're fairly limited in how far it takes you out of downtown though. Trips to much of suburbia (where most of the good stuff in Indy is - at least as far as retail and restaurants go), will probably be inconvenient. Buses do run to suburbs but probably not getting you to as much as you can reach with the L. If that makes sense. It's probably a good idea to check the bus routes before you settle on your apartment; white river is a little out of the way. Check out www.indygo.net
hope that helps

 

[1992Corolla]

salt lake --> philly:

moving van with a car towed behind it with a car driving behind it
hotels
food

$3600.00

 

[luvabully]

salt lake --> philly:

moving van with a car towed behind it with a car driving behind it
hotels
food

$3600.00

yikes!

 

[Utes]

We're still pricing things, but I found that the cost from Budget was half the cost of UHaul to go from SLC ----> Boston.