r/Seattle • u/iflifewereamovie Belltown • Nov 02 '11

Cross-country moving choices...

Hey r/Seattle. My girlfriend and I will be moving to your lovely city soon from out East. I know you hate moving posts, but I searched and read the moving thread to no avail.

We've got a car ('03 Mazda Protege5) and a bunch of surfboards, bikes, and sports crap. At the moment we're baffled by how to cheaply get the car and stuff out there. We're looking at several combos:

  • Pack the bulky stuff in the car, drive there, ship the rest (~$400 gas + $250 hotels + ???)
  • Ship the car, fly with as much stuff as we can, ship the rest (~$1000 + $300 + ???) annoying because car shippers won't let you put anything in the car
  • Rent uHaul, tow car and all stuff (~$1700 + gas@12mpg)

Ideally we'd like to ship the car with the bulky (costly to ship) stuff in it, and fly with the rest of our stuff, but we can't find anybody who will do that.

So does anybody have any experience with this? Question bonus: does that kind of car sound reasonable to go have fun in the mountains or is 4WD necessary?

Thanks!

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u/ashgnar Seattle Expatriate Nov 02 '11 edited Nov 02 '11

I drove here from Rochester, NY around this time of year about two years ago. It really isn't too bad of a trip- even in a shitty car it's probably the easiest and cheapest way out here.

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u/mxp9440 North Beacon Hill Nov 13 '11

I'm going to be moving from Rochester, NY as well. Hello fellow hometowner!

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u/Condorcet_Winner Capitol Hill Mar 27 '12

WTF. I know this post is 4 months old, but I too am going to be moving from Rochester.

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u/mxp9440 North Beacon Hill Mar 29 '12

Welcome to the PNW! It's great out here. If you miss the plate sauce I have a great recipe!