Re: Yikes!!! those shipping costs are scary

[Thomas Manteufel <teufel@execpc.com>]

Has anyone had any luck with Greyhound?  I'm told that they will take
packages larger than what UPS will take, as long as they have room for
it.  I would think a fender would fit in the luggage compartment.

Patty and Bob Couse-Baker wrote:

> Here are estimates (from the lowest bidder) for shipping and crating of
> a couple of selected Volkswagen parts:
> 
> *** Late Squareback fender, shipping to Montana $80, crating $40, for a
> total of $120 (I was asking $40 for the fender).
> 
> *** Late T-3 hood, shipping to Florida $190, crating $50, for a total of
> $240 (I was asking $25 for the hood)
> 
...
> I know there are solutions out there, I just don't know what they are.
> Inovations in Fiberglass ships front fenders UPS, but it may be that a
> fiberglass part requires a lot less packing material than a comparible
> steel part.
> 
> If anyone has any ideas of how to help get these people the parts they
> need? For example, is anyone on the list thinking of going cross country
> in a T-2 any time soon. Suggestions solicited.
> 
> -- Bob Couse-Baker
>    ’64 Notch (about six weeks away from painting, hopefully running by
> Spring 98)