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Cayson J Ellsworth wrote: > > My uncle calls me today with the good news. He says, "How would you like > to baby sit a 71 Ghia 'vert?" I says, "Phht, like you need to ask!" > He's moving to Malaysia and can't take his cars with him. He's got the > T34 all set, but wasn't sure about the vert. He says if its too > expensive to ship cross country, he's going to sell it. He's in Rancho > Cucamonga, CA and I'm in Port St. Lucie, FL. That's Los Angeles to West > Palm Beach just to give you an idea of the distance. Anyone have any > idea how much this will cost? Any recommendations? Anyone offer to > drive it here? :) TIA > > Cayson Ellsworth > 68 Fastback > 72 Super Why not fly, hitch or take Greyhound (a veeerrrrry interesting experience, believe me!) out there and drive it home? As someone who has trecked cross-country in VW's for most of her life, I can tell you there is no better way to travel. There is something about put-putting through the Grand Canyon in a little four-banger, with waffle-weave imprints permanently etching themselves into the backs of your legs, that is so perfect...so "right". Once you travel by VW you'll never go any other way! It's cheap, too ... just gas and a little food, if you sleep in your car in truck stop parking lots. The one recommendation I would make is to plot out your route and find the names (through this list or others) of any reputable mechanics in towns along the way, in case an emergency pops up that you can't fix roadside. It's really the only way to see the country. :) -Trish