[Healeys] Shipping Healeys this summer

[jerry wall]

so, are you a REAL Healey driver or a Healey WIMP? says the guy with ac in
his Healey.
cheers,
jerry

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:40 AM, <Editorgary at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 11/8/10 9:16:03 PM, 55healey at comcast.net writes:
>
>
> > Hi Gary,
> >
> > Thank you very much for checking on this and sending the followup
> > information.  This will get the interested people talking.
> > When I was checking out transportation it was sounded like $1,000 each
> > way per car and that put me out of the deal.  I really
> > did like the concept and I will be interested to see who comes forward
> > to take Neil up on a deal.
> >
> > Rob Westcott
> >
>
> Typically, professional transport is going to be minimum $1.00 a mile. The
> interesting exercise is to calculate the equivalent in personal expenses
> and
> then decide whether wear-and-tear on the car and driver/passenger is worth
> it.
>
> For example, Vancouver is 1339 miles. So at 20 mpg and $3 a gallon, that's
> $200 for gas. It's a 22 hour trip, and eight hours in a Healey is about the
> best anyone can manage, so two nights in hotels, add $175. Three days on
> the
> road, nine meals, add $100. Figure you're $500 out-of-pocket for the trip.
> But on the other side, you've got to add air fare, but with advance booking
> that's only $100.
>
> So the comparison really is whether someone is willing to pay $600 to avoid
> driving three days in a Healey across the West in mid-summer.
>
> Gary
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jerry wall  BN6
rowlett, tx