Finishing Kit Shipping Price!

Post by **bullojm1** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:29 pm

qtrmiledan wrote:My wings and fuse were about 250-275 each, But finish was 550-- Was told the canopy changed the rate catagory. This was shipped to Baton Rouge, La. Merry Christmas!!

I feel a lot better now only paying $50 more for the finish kit to get to Baltimore instead of Baton Rouge! Thanks for all of the input guys. It seems my price is about on par for what the other people have paid for this expensive kit.

smithhb · Post by **smithhb** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:05 pm

Well, it looks like I win the prize! I just called Ann at Vans since my finish kit ships this week. I asked her who she had it scheduled with for shipping and the cost and she told me ABF for $787.00!

I asked her to get a quote from several others and about a half-hour later she called me back. The best price to ship from Aurora, OR to Mineral Bluff, GA is $710 using FedEx Freight.

Unbelievable!

smittysrv · Post by **smittysrv** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:11 pm

Holy %^&*!!

I guess I better call and find out about my fuselage kit. It's still a few weeks out from delivery.

Maybe I can sell my wifes car...

RV7Factory · Post by **RV7Factory** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:48 pm

Aye Carumba!

Bret, you have my codolences!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:05 pm

HOLY S$%& doesn't even cover it!! What a freakin' rip!!!

I am NOT prepared to shell out that kinda cash for mine in a few weeks!

Great.

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:06 pm

oh noes! I guess that means I'm not going to enjoy shipping my finish kit much either

Post by **Spike** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:27 pm

Wow. If there were not hotel rooms involved I Could do it cheaper myself.

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:29 pm

Might be cheaper to rent a damn moving van, fly commercially out there and drive the van one way back!

chappyd · Post by **chappyd** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:21 am

My finish kit will be shipping in a few weeks. I remember when I talked to Van's about pricing for the fuse kit, she said that shipping for the finish kit was "substantially" more. I can't remember the reason, but I think it was due to the increased volume of the box. almost the same length and width, but almost 2x the height.

smithhb · Post by **smithhb** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:26 am

Good News! Someone on the RV-List suggested contacting http://www.efreightline.com. I did and they quoted $515. That is a savings of @200 dollars.

I spoke with Ann at Vans and she will contact the shipper (Saia) when the kit is ready to ship.

Whew! I feel better now.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:51 am

I must have done something wrong...I used their online quoting system, and it gave me a rate estimate of $3546! HA!

How did you calculate Bret?

smithhb · Post by **smithhb** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:35 pm

I used a weight of 330#. You have to convert the crate dimensions from inches (Vans site) to ft. I used 8ftL/4ftW/2ftD.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:40 pm

Ah! That's it...I used the dimensions in inches. So my quote was based on 97 FEET by 49 FEET by 27 FEET!!! That's a BIG box!!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:46 pm

Hmm...now the site won't give me a quote (says 'rate quote failed'). I have an email in to Adam. Maybe he can help.

smithhb · Post by **smithhb** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:47 pm

They must have thought you were shipping an A380.... The extra cost was for dynamite to blow up the overpasses along the way.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:52 pm

smithhb wrote:They must have thought you were shipping an A380.... The extra cost was for dynamite to blow up the overpasses along the way.

HA! An A380 shipped in a box! Now THAT'S a complex kit!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:07 pm

Just got an email from Adam at efreightline.com, and the quote to IL is $538 using Yellow. Seems high since several of you farther east guys are getting quotes lower than that...

I'm really curious to hear from Van's to see what the quotes from FedEx and ABF will be.

smithhb · Post by **smithhb** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:48 pm

Chad,

It all depends on which carriers serve what areas...Each has their own system for determining charges. Luck of the draw.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:20 pm

I checked every freightline possible during the past week, and the best anyone could do was efreightline, using Yellow Trucking at $538...FedEx is $621, ABF is $635 to my residence in IL...

...then I thought I remembered something about Tony Partain offering finish kit delivery now. I called him today, and I saved myself another $36, as they will deliver the kit for $500.

If any of you are about to recieve a finish kit, call Tony to see if he has anything going your direction. The cool thing about this, is that the crate will never leave the trailer until it's at my house...no chance of being banged up by forklifts along the way.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:12 pm

Chad, I bet if you had him pick up a pizza along the way you could save another dollar!

CJ

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