Chuck, another .02 worth, I went on priceline.com and bought a one way
ticket from Atl. to Arl.Tx for 99.00.
>From: mbullard <mbullard@hawaii.rr.com>
>Reply-To: mbullard <mbullard@hawaii.rr.com>
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net, cchamness@indy.rr.com
>Subject: Re: TR 6 length and weight
>Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:50:02 -0800 (PST)
>
>Chuck,
>
>I agree. 600 miles is nothing. I would drive it. I just bought my '74,
>drove it from Indianpolis to San Francisco (over 2,500 milies via the
>southern route) and will always relish the experience. It's now safely home
>in Kailua, Hawaii. It's a good way to get to know the car. I would have
>someone check it out locally first though.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Mark Bullard
>'74 TR6 CF24345U
>
>Mark>On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:27:53 -0500 "chuck chamness"
><cchamness@indy.rr.com> wrote.
> >I've been lurking on the listserv to get a better sense of what owning a
>TR6
> >in 2003 means, as my last experience with one was in 1980. Thanks for
>the
> >education.
> >Now, I'm taking the plunge and will need to trailer my
>soon-to-be-purchased
> >'74 a few hundred miles to get it here. Would someone confirm that the
> >weight of a TR6 is approximately 2500 and the length is just under 14'?
>I'm
> >not certain, and I need to make some trailer decisions.
> >Thanks in advance for your response. I've watched your emails long
>enough
> >to know the questions only get more complicated from here!
> >
> >Chuck
> >
> >PS. The gutsy move would be to save the miles on my Suburban and instead
>fly
> >to the car and drive it 600 miles back. The car is in billed as
>excellent
> >condition with fewer than 50,000 miles. However it has not been driven
>much
> >at all (as in not registered) for 8 years. Fly and drive or trailer?
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