IS IT WORTH IT ? YOU TELL ME !

[TFauctions]

Ok, the geeps paid for but is in Kent,im in Manchester. The people who have sold me the geep say they have a mate who will drive the geep on the back of there trailor up to manchester. There fee for this is 250 pounds.

Is this right ? is there a cheaper way ? Please help as im in a right state at the moment.

Cheers

Dave

[drseg]

that sounds rather a lot
do you have a tow bar on your car?
theres a company in birmingham that hires trailers 30-40 quid probably one your way too
i have just bought a car trailer but not paid for it yet so not picked it up - it will need brakes checked out but that will be after newark at the weekend
alternatively there are sprung towing bars availble at machine mart which allow you to tow safely even on motorway assuming you have a towbar
from around 25 quid
if you havnt sorted it by next monday give me a call
numbers in transmissions mag this month
i have a car that will tow it so if your stuck may be able to do something

[joe-robo]

i have used people in the past to bring motorcycles from london to manchester avarage price has been £200 so it sound ok to me, yes if you get a trailer and do it yourself it will be cheeper

[driftwood]

Just to throw my two-pennithworth in......firstly, is the sellor willing to hold on to the Jeep for a while until you get things sorted? Are there any Club Members living nearby the sellor who can help out maybe? When I was looking at a Jeep some distance away from me, I looked thru Yellow Pages/ asked around, some car-related transport companies may do the job for you....although the going rate seems to be £1 per mile round trip. Just to let you know...when I had to get my Jeep inspected, I was charged £75 for a 30 mile round trip, although admittedly, an expected waiting time charge was built into that figure...I thought it was a high price to pay...but basically I was held by the short and curly's on this particular occassion.
Lastly, if DrSeg helps you out with this....may I suggest at least a crate of Asda Baby Oil gets passed his way lol. Nice to be part of a club where members are willing to help each other out.

[TFauctions]

This forum gets better and better, thank you all for your help, drseg if i dont get somthing sorted by then end of the week i will ring you mate and sort somthing out.

My cousin used to own a Jago and said i should be looking at around 180 for the trip, i must admit my budget can go to 230 but just wanted to know if any of you guys knew anyone or had a tralor.


Cheers again

Dave

[trextr7monkey]

Dave
Give me a ring tonight after about 5.15pm
There is a much cheaper way!!!
Mike

[drseg]

trailer we have bought is 11' x 5'3" load space 15' long in all so a geep will fit on it
geep being quite light 550 kg ish
what do you think your round trip to pick up car is?
my niva does 20-30 to gallon when towing varies weight wise a diesel could be cheaperwhat other cars have you got ? any with a tow bar?

[tfauctions]

UPDATE: the woman im buying her of has said she will drop her of, not sure for how much tho, drseg i will be in contact with you over the next week or so mate if thats ok ?


Dave

[drseg]

yep contact me whenever - am in pub by 9 though lol

[Adythewindow]

I do have acces to an "ambulance" if thats any use....that`s a tow behind, front wheel transporter job. Only prob is I`m in Suffolk.

[Club.Ed.TONKA]

When I collected my 2 projects a couple of weeks ago I hired a transporter trailer for £10/day , used my car, took it steady at 60 unladen 50 loaded , each trip cost just under £40 in petrol so both 270 mile round trips worked out at 20p/mile.

As long as you have a suitably heavy tow car , go for it!

Mark