Selling the frankencivic $1000

[BumblingB]

I thought for sure you'd send it to eBay. I'm sending my Insight to eBay this weekend. I know it's too much $$$ for most here as I am hoping to get a bit above bluebook - hey it can happen and just might. Rare color (desireable to some), excellent gas mileage, and excellent condition mixed in with the almost $3 a gallon gas prices may help.

Hope you sell that Civic!

[kwtorbe]

Cool....I'm waiting to see what the estimated shipping is...

[SVOboy]

The insight is selling! Oh no.

Good luck, mateo.

[Matt Timion]

Originally Posted by kwtorbe

I really want this car! I wish I wasn't in Houston.....hmmm how far is that anyway....?

They quoted me $550 to Houston. Not too shabby.

[kwtorbe]

Weird ^. They quoted me $750 to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I figured it would be cheaper.... Let me think it over a bit...(see if I can have another car)

[Matt Timion]

Originally Posted by kwtorbe

Weird ^. They quoted me $750 to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I figured it would be cheaper.... Let me think it over a bit...(see if I can have another car)

Just remember... the car is NOT in perfect shape. Still needs some love to get it up to par... hence the lower price.

[Peakster]

Originally Posted by kwtorbe

Weird ^. They quoted me $750 to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I figured it would be cheaper.... Let me think it over a bit...(see if I can have another car)

That's only about 2,400 miles round trip of driving. Do what my dad did when he bought his Porsche 356 Kit Car: find a truck, rent a trailer from U-Haul & choose a weekend to haul it over (my dad traveled for an entire week to go from Regina SK Canada to Lyons Falls NY USA (nearly 4,000 miles round trip).

[kwtorbe]

Well, I'm actually in Houston right now. I figured it would be cheaper to go to Tulsa since it isn't as far.... I think after renting a U-Haul and the 2,400 miles plus the drive back to Tulsa for a truck I would spend over $550 in gas and rental fees.

The dakota gets about 10mpg when towing a car and 16mpg driving regularly.

If gas is averages $2.70 that is $526.50 in gas from Tulsa to Salt Lake City . Add in the rental fee and gas from Houston to Tulsa at 43mpg and shipping looks like the best alternative financially.

It would be more fun though .

Are you sure there is a high risk driving distances? Most cars limp highway pretty well I think.... Then there is the flying and driving option....

[kwtorbe]

Oh yeah, I got my dad interested.....maybe my dad will stop driving the company truck on road trips and save some gas : )

[kwtorbe]

Originally Posted by Matt Timion

Just remember... the car is NOT in perfect shape. Still needs some love to get it up to par... hence the lower price.

I know. I like fixer uppers. It does run and drive though right?...

Do you have any current pictures w/ the vx wheels 'n all? If so, could you e-mail them for my dad and me?