Rent a truck to move your stuff?

Rudey · #1 08-12-2006, 05:05 PM

If you're making an out of state move, does it really cost like 2K to get movers? This shiznizzle is ridiculous.

Even uhaul costs like 800 and I'm assuming gas is gonna be ridiculous.

Does anyone have any tips, ideas how to do it cheaply?

Hook a brother up.

-Rudey
--Booyakasha!

ShaedyKD · #2 08-12-2006, 05:12 PM

http://www.upack.com/default.asp

Look no further! This is just like "PODS" but a little cheaper. Give this website a try and get a quote. It was going to cost me around $1300 to rent a truck and tow for my car. This cost around $1000 to move from FL to TX, and I had 2 containers. If you only need one, it could be cheaper, depending on the distance. It was way more convenient and cheaper than driving a U-Haul halfway across country.

I would highly recommend this company to anyone making an out of state move. Is Cali not working out for you Rudey?

Rudey · #3 08-12-2006, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ShaedyKD

http://www.upack.com/default.asp

Look no further! This is just like "PODS" but a little cheaper. Give this website a try and get a quote. It was going to cost me around $1300 to rent a truck and tow for my car. This cost around $1000 to move from FL to TX, and I had 2 containers. If you only need one, it could be cheaper, depending on the distance. It was way more convenient and cheaper than driving a U-Haul halfway across country.

I would highly recommend this company to anyone making an out of state move. Is Cali not working out for you Rudey?

I was thinking about doing that and getting some Mexican day laborers to help me pack.

My roommate keeps raising the rent on me and I am tired of living in a drug den.

-Rudey

valkyrie · #4 08-12-2006, 05:18 PM

When we moved across the country, we rented a truck and then hired some dudes to come load up the truck. It was at least $1000 cheaper than the movers we'd originally hired, and I didn't have to worry about my stuff being on some mysterious journey for like two weeks.

Rudey · #5 08-12-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

When we moved across the country, we rented a truck and then hired some dudes to come load up the truck. It was at least $1000 cheaper than the movers we'd originally hired, and I didn't have to worry about my stuff being on some mysterious journey for like two weeks.

Like a uhaul/budget/penske truck? how much was it? how about gas? Someone told me I'm looking at 700 in gas which sounds ridiculous and that i'd be going 45 mph so i'd have to make a lot of stops.

-Rudey

#6 08-13-2006, 10:28 AM

i rented a uhaul this past weekend for a five hour tip... i got three days for $115 after insurance was $195... in one day i spent $200 on gas! it didn't help i got the truck practically empty, but thats how i turned it it

Tom Earp · #7 08-13-2006, 11:32 AM

Rudey, feel for You man.

Gas for any rental truck today is going to cost a ton Of $$$$$$

They put governors on them for speed you keep it to the floor and still has one speed, crappy! U-Haul especially has junk trucks and if you rent one, buy insurance in case the damn thing breaks down.

Sell as much stuff as you can, it may be cheaper to buy new.

Can't say about the Pods, but have been seeing more of them lately.

Hiring someone as a moving company can be a crap shoot. Lots of crooks even some of the big named ones.

Good luck Dude!!!!!

jubilance1922 · #8 08-13-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

When we moved across the country, we rented a truck and then hired some dudes to come load up the truck. It was at least $1000 cheaper than the movers we'd originally hired, and I didn't have to worry about my stuff being on some mysterious journey for like two weeks.

This is my life right now. I really should have followed my first mind and just "paid" my boyfriend and his friends to move my stuff. The movers have given the biggest migraine ever.

shinerbock · #9 08-13-2006, 05:35 PM

rudey, do the right thing. Write the check, and let somebody else move your stuff.

adpiucf · #10 08-13-2006, 06:02 PM

How attached to your stuff are you?

It is sometimes cheaper to unload all your furniture and pack up the car and start over in the new city.

Rudey · #11 08-13-2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

rudey, do the right thing. Write the check, and let somebody else move your stuff.

You know I would. Except the check for that comes out to even more than 4K i found out. What a ripoff.

adpiucf, i've got it all listed online so if someone buys it, fine. If not, then i guess i'm screwed and have to move it all myself. My favorite thing about listing it online is people with Mexican sounding names that email me and obviously didn't read my listing price and offer a tenth of that.

If any illegal workers read greekchat, contact me and we'll get you a job moving my stuff.

-Rudey

adpiucf · #12 08-13-2006, 06:39 PM

You can always pitch it/leave it outside and post a note on craig's list to come and get it before the trash does!

I feel your pain-- this next move, I'm actually going to need to hire movers and a van. The days of me stuffing my clothes and bedding into my car and heading out cross-country are long gone.

Good luck with your move!!!!

lake · #13 08-16-2006, 11:35 PM

As a veteran mover, I recommend you don't use U-Haul. I've had the worst experience with them, as well as many, many people I know. They're unreliable, their trucks aren't well-maintained and they break down, their customer "service" people are rude, and they're just plain awful. Perhaps they've improved in recent years, but better safe than sorry! You don't want to be one of the many stalled U-Haul trucks I always see alongside any major freeway.

U-Haul does, however, sell a fantastic selection of moving and packing supplies (boxes, bubble wrap, blankets, etc) and they're fairly cheap. Do invest in quality packing supplies, you won't regret it! And they're usually really easy to re-sell when you're done with them, if they're gently used.

I always had good experiences when I rented Ryder or Budget Trucks. Very well-maintained trucks and no service problems.

I always swear I'm gonna hire movers/packers next time I move, but then I run out of money and end up cursing and threatening that for sure, next time will be different...

Kevlar281 · #14 08-17-2006, 12:02 PM

My Dad is a big fan of going to Home Depot and buying a sixteen foot two by four so he can rent their flat bed. They have dirt cheap rentals as an incentive for people to buy home appliances from their stores but once you leave the lot you can use the truck to move anything.

valkyrie · #15 08-17-2006, 02:02 PM

I know we got the truck from Penske and had no problems with it. We didn't go 45, either -- but I don't remember how much we spent on the truck or gas.