Dan, the car needs to go from Naples to ATLANTA, not back to DC. On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 4:14 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 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> > To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > 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 > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > 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 > >> Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
