Can any Houston Oppos help store an MG?

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 02/01/2019 at 14:19 • Filed to: None

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My good friend and fellow Oppo-head Matt lives in New York but has decided to buy a classic MGB in rust-free Texas. We found a great car for sale in Houston but will not be able to fly down and retrieve it until mid-May! Any chance any Houston Oppos have a backyard, carport, driveway, or garage they’d rent out to us to store it between now and then?

dogisbadob > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 14:35

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Can’t you have it shipped over?

Anyway, at least you have enough time to find a rustproofing place like Krown or Corrosion Free

someassemblyrequired > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 14:40

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Shipping it is probably cheaper than storing it - truck shipping is only about $900 coast-to-coast, so Texas to NY is likely quite a bit cheaper, especially for a small car like that.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > someassemblyrequired 02/01/2019 at 14:42

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Agreed, though soft top convertibles cost more to ship as they have to be on the top of the carrier.

someassemblyrequired > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/01/2019 at 14:44

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Super long distance is generally just guys with a diesel Ram and a 3-4 car trailer - they don’t care. But yes, some haulers do charge more to top load, but it’s not a huge difference (usually 10-20%).

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > someassemblyrequired 02/01/2019 at 14:59

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Y es but we WANT to drive it and have a giant cross-country MGB road trip

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > dogisbadob 02/01/2019 at 15:00

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We WANT to drive it cross country. A giant classic car road trip is half the appeal of buying it!

someassemblyrequired > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 15:03

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This is a terrible but likely entertaining plan. Lots of MGBs around, I’d probably just wait until springtime, the car may not sell before then anyways, if it does, there will be more.

CalzoneGolem > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 15:30

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Since you want to roll the dice by driving ac ross you should just roll the dice on a car when you’re ready to go. 

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > someassemblyrequired 02/01/2019 at 15:33

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I would just feel very uneasy and uncomfortable booking time off work, paying money for a ONE WAY plane ticket with no car bought or confirmed. 

someassemblyrequired > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 15:40

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True but buying a MGB sight unseen is probably not a great plan either.   If he’s flying out to look it over a lot of self-storage places will have garages for a car that small for $100 or so a month.

Tristan > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 15:51

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If I were a Texan, I'd totally hook you up. 

CaptDale - is secretly British > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 16:28

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I’ll see what my buddy can do

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/01/2019 at 16:44

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That would be great! Thanks

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > someassemblyrequired 02/01/2019 at 16:45

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We’ll be using a mobile mechanic service to have the car inspected beforehand. And a mechanic will know better than him or I if a car is worth buying. 

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Tristan 02/01/2019 at 16:45

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Thanks! Where in NA are you? Maybe we could pop by on the road trip

someassemblyrequired > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 16:50

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Good plan, they will probably have a line on storage places too.

Tristan > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/01/2019 at 20:41

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Oregon-  Waaaaaaay out of the way for your!