Theres sort of a challenge among a certain kind of person around here to make
it all the way to Miami in one shot. Its a 24 hour drive and I know several
people who claim to have done it. I think they're idiots...
-Curt
From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com>
Sent: Friday, October 7, 2016 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Auto transport
Unless you started out really early in the morning, I wouldn’t think about
trying to go from Naples to DC in one day. That would be a very, very long day.
I’ve made it from Reading, PA to SC or GA in one day, and even that’s a haul.
I just did the drive from Little Rock, AR to Tampa earlier this year when I got
my 350SDL, and that was 14 hours nearly nonstop. I went across to ATL and then
down, rather than dropping down across MS. It was a little longer, but faster
and all interstate. If I hadn’t been within a few hours of home when I started
to get tired I would have stopped. I left LR around noon local time (1:00 pm
Tampa time) and got home around 3:30 am, if I recall correctly. I was wiped
out.
And yes, I broke some laws doing it.
Dan
> On Oct 7, 2016, at 3:56 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
>
> The more I think about it, I think it makes more sense to fly down and pick
> it up. I know you were just wanting a quote and I think most rough estimates
> would be anywhere from $400 to $750. For that much money and for peace of
> mind, flying down and driving back would be a better way to go. Its roughly
> 600 miles. So, its either a long one day drive or spend the night somewhere
> and make it an easy two day cruise. That way you don't have to worry about
> the car being torn up or taking two weeks to get to you. From all the horror
> stories about an open carrier, a covered truck would be better. But, I think
> that increases the price quite a bit.
>
> I flew to Tampa once to pick up a car and drive it back. The drive up
> Florida was an easy and pleasant part of the trip. I drove from Tampa to
> Tupelo, Mississippi (which was almost 750 miles) in the first day. It should
> be a decent drive with almost all interstate.
>
> Don Snook
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Strasfogel [mailto:astrasfo...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2016 2:07 PM
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> Cc: Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Auto transport
>
> The guy in Boca Raton who purchased my 1970 W111 coupe hired a covered
> carrier to PU the car. Very safe way to do this but also pricey. I think he
> paid $700. The stupid part is he didn't even have a garage to protect the
> vehicle once he took possession in FL.
>
> On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>> Dan firmly states:
>>
>>> That’s why I retrieve all of the cars >I buy, no matter how
>>> inconvenient.
>>
>> +1
>> Me too.
>>
>> Today's buy.
>>
>> Rick
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