moving cross country...cheap?

Rjonesrm20
Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
anyone know a way to move from Phoenix, AZ to Cincinnati, OH on the cheap??

rental cars are over a grand because of a stupid drop off fee.
cant fly because i have enough personal belongings with me to fill a SUV

...just lookin for some ideas, any help would be appreciated, thanks
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  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    why oh why are you moving to OH?

    for work i assume?

    anyway...my wife and i moved from OH to WA a little over 2 years ago. we got duped into using a moving company. i would not recommend that at all. they came 3 days late and A LOT OF stuff was broken. way too expensive also.

    when we moved back, we rented a Ryder truck. my dad drove that while i followed him in the car. saved money even after paying for gas and it was a nice 'road trip'/


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  • OffHeGoes29
    OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    U-haul trailer. I rented one from GA to CT for under 300 dollars.
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • dangeringravity
    dangeringravity Posts: 99
    what is your budget and how many people are you moving?

    i moved from NH to FL by driving my own vehicle (SUV, so that prob. helped, as far as packing goes), and towing a small u-haul. if you are alone, i would suggest that. the u-haul was VERY inexpensive because it wasn't a driveable, although i know the rates can change. so pretty much, aside from the u-haul fee, i just paid for gas.
    i've been in my mind, it's such a fine line...
  • Rjonesrm20
    Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
    thanks guys, using alamo, cheapest rates and they let my drop off at a different location w/o a huge fee.

    yea, moving to OH for work....and phoenix isnt what its all cracked up to be.
    1998: Indy 2000: Indy, Cincy 2003: Lexington (m.e.o.), Cincy (cancelled),Indy 2004: Toledo 2005: Atlantic City 2 2006: Cleveland, Cincy 2008: Los Angeles1 (EV solo)-front row center!West Palm Beach-2nd row!, Tampa, Chicago 1&2-(EV solo) 2009: Nashville 1&2(EV solo) Memphis(EV solo) Chicago 1&2
  • Indian Summer
    Indian Summer Posts: 2,296
    Phx trumps Cincy by far. You better rethink this one! Be sure and pack your 9mm to live in Cincy.
    "It's all happening"
  • Slip Kid
    Slip Kid Posts: 1,175
    I'm sorry to hear this.

    I'm leaving this fucking state in December

    and i can't wait
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I'd choose neither city.

    I couldn't be landlocked, unless the state has really good weather and parks & stuff.

    Therefore I can only live on a coastal state or Utah or Colorado :)
    NERDS!
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    South of Seattle wrote:
    I'd choose neither city.

    I couldn't be landlocked, unless the state has really good weather and parks & stuff.

    Therefore I can only live on a coastal state or Utah or Colorado :)

    Being landlocked sucks :( The sooner I can live near the ocean again, the better.

    Not sure about the USA but in Canada if you move a certain distance for work you can claim it on your taxes. So had I known that shipping my car out here could have been claimed, I would have done so. :mad: *sigh* but I can't change it now.
  • momofglynn
    momofglynn Posts: 849
    I would recommend Amtrak to ship yur stuff. Super cheap and tons of insurance
    Let's Go Red Sox!

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