want to drive my Miata NYC->SF?

I am wondering if it can be/have been done. Would anyone be interested
to drive my 1997 Miata across the country from NYC to SF some time in
September? The car has a luggage rack and a hitch bike rack. I would
throw in $250 for gas and a Jet Blue ticket back. It's not working out
time-wise for me to drive it myself. You can post here or email me
privately at

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>I am wondering if it can be/have been done. Would anyone be interested
>to drive my 1997 Miata across the country from NYC to SF some time in
>September? The car has a luggage rack and a hitch bike rack. I would
>throw in $250 for gas and a Jet Blue ticket back. It's not working out
>time-wise for me to drive it myself. You can post here or email me
>privately at

I wish I had the time to do this. Have you looked into one of the transport
companies? It might be worth it if you can't find a trustworthy person to
do it.
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Alex

Companies ask for at least 1K, and it involves bringing the car to a
terminal at a certain date (door-to-door runs for 1.5K)

wrote:
> Companies ask for at least 1K, and it involves bringing the car to a
> terminal at a certain date (door-to-door runs for 1.5K)

You might want to make a less-insulting offer than $250 for gas
and a flight home.

Practically speaking, 2900 miles will result in two overnight
hotel stays somewhere, let's just call those $80/ea, 6 meals
(let's average those at $12/ea), and at 27MPG (estimating),
108 gallons of fuel at around $2.50/ea. Without even paying
labor of any kind and excluding the flight home, you're looking
at $500 in expenses for a door-to-door run.

Maybe shipping the car is a better deal?

Dana

wow she is good yes 250 is a little low inmy books too I would love to
do it but i'm In Canada I just bought a Maita from TX last month and buy
Transport it cost me 800 to Grand Forks ND and then i picked it up from
there and that still cost me about 100 so yes $250 is low
"Dana H. Myers" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> Companies ask for at least 1K, and it involves bringing the car to a
>> terminal at a certain date (door-to-door runs for 1.5K)
>
> You might want to make a less-insulting offer than $250 for gas
> and a flight home.
>
> Practically speaking, 2900 miles will result in two overnight
> hotel stays somewhere, let's just call those $80/ea, 6 meals
> (let's average those at $12/ea), and at 27MPG (estimating),
> 108 gallons of fuel at around $2.50/ea. Without even paying
> labor of any kind and excluding the flight home, you're looking
> at $500 in expenses for a door-to-door run.
>
> Maybe shipping the car is a better deal?
>
> Dana
>

I think the original poster was looking for someone with a need
to get from NYC to SF and took a shot at finding that person
here. In that case, providing "free transportation" with a gasoline
allowance thrown in isn't such a bad deal. Well, with gas at $2.50US
a gallon, or more, and Miatas getting roughly 30 MPG, and Mapquest
giving the driving distance as 2908.20 miles, that works out to just
about right for the gasoline. Whomever made the trip would have
to buy meals and lodgings, no matter the mode.

I might do it if I were in NYC, if I were planning to go to SF, and
if I didn't have my own Miata, which would get me back. ;-)

Jim Stuyck


"Dale" > wrote in message
news:E35Le.196384$5V4.183073@pd7tw3no...
> wow she is good yes 250 is a little low inmy books too I would love
> to do it but i'm In Canada I just bought a Maita from TX last month and
> buy Transport it cost me 800 to Grand Forks ND and then i picked it up
> from there and that still cost me about 100 so yes $250 is low
> "Dana H. Myers" > wrote in message
> ...
>> wrote:
>>> Companies ask for at least 1K, and it involves bringing the car to a
>>> terminal at a certain date (door-to-door runs for 1.5K)
>>
>> You might want to make a less-insulting offer than $250 for gas
>> and a flight home.
>>
>> Practically speaking, 2900 miles will result in two overnight
>> hotel stays somewhere, let's just call those $80/ea, 6 meals
>> (let's average those at $12/ea), and at 27MPG (estimating),
>> 108 gallons of fuel at around $2.50/ea. Without even paying
>> labor of any kind and excluding the flight home, you're looking
>> at $500 in expenses for a door-to-door run.
>>
>> Maybe shipping the car is a better deal?
>>
>> Dana
>>
>
>

"Jim Stuyck" > wrote in:

> I think the original poster was looking for someone with a need
> to get from NYC to SF and took a shot at finding that person
> here.

It seems to me he'd be way better off putting an ad in the NY papers and
reaching folks who are already in NY?

Jim Stuyck wrote:
> I think the original poster was looking for someone with a need
> to get from NYC to SF and took a shot at finding that person
> here.

Someone with three days to get to SF instead of flying :-)

Dana