Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Washington > Seattle area
 [Register]
Seattle area Seattle and King County Suburbs
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 08-28-2011, 10:50 AM
 
1 posts, read 1,428 times
Reputation: 10

Advertisements

[FONT=Verdana]My company is transferring me to Seattle and I am going to have to drive a U-Haul and pull a car behind it up there. It will probably be in the next few weeks that we move and I don't know if the best way to take that thing is up through the mountains or out to California. Anyone have any tips on the best route. We would like to get there quickly but don't know how the Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington route is. Any info would be great. Thanks a lot.[/FONT]
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-28-2011, 01:33 PM
 
Location: The Triad
34,088 posts, read 82,920,234 times
Reputation: 43660
I-35 North to near Wichita Ks
I-29 north to near Sioux Falls SD
I-90 west to Seattle

absent the truck and trailer you could have more fun on other roads.
perhaps on another trip
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2011, 02:28 PM
 
18,836 posts, read 37,347,105 times
Reputation: 26469
Consider what you really have, and look at the cost of moving it, vs. getting rid of it and buying new. When you factor in the hassle, cost of gas, sometimes it is better to get rid of it, send stuff UPS in boxes.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2011, 03:16 PM
 
2,516 posts, read 5,685,319 times
Reputation: 4672
1st tip, don't use U-Haul. Penske or Budget.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2011, 04:41 PM
 
Location: Southern California
3,113 posts, read 8,376,539 times
Reputation: 3721
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ankhharu View Post
1st tip, don't use U-Haul. Penske or Budget.
I don't know about other areas, but in Southern California U-Haul has all new trucks that are EASY to drive, and take regular gas, not diesel. Here it's no question, U-Haul is a much better choice!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-29-2011, 11:15 AM
 
Location: the Beaver State
6,464 posts, read 13,434,579 times
Reputation: 3581
Quote:
Originally Posted by bouncethelight View Post
I don't know about other areas, but in Southern California U-Haul has all new trucks that are EASY to drive, and take regular gas, not diesel. Here it's no question, U-Haul is a much better choice!
The Diesel trucks get better gas mileage. Over a long trip like that it's going to make a huge difference.

Look at a POD service, or a mover though. Or get rid of everything you don't absolutely need and re-buy here. The money you're going to save will make it worthwhile.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-29-2011, 11:16 AM
bhs
 
22 posts, read 31,086 times
Reputation: 10
In my personal opinion, U-Haul should be avoided at all costs for anything longer than a 2-3 hour drive.

I've moved cross-country twice, and on both trips I counted at least a few dozen broken-down U-Hauls, including trailers and trucks. I saw trailers with broken axles, and trucks on the roadside, as well as countless trucks that were just barely making it at freeway speed.

I also saw other vehicles and trailers broken down, but U-Haul outnumbered them by several orders of magnitude.

I do concur with the idea of closely evaluating what you plan to move versus sell and buy new. You'll find that extra space in a moving van or rental truck with really cost you.

good luck!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-29-2011, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Denville, NJ
157 posts, read 218,111 times
Reputation: 123
Good thing you are travelling while it's still warm out. I drove from San Antonio to Seattle in Feb 2010 and got stuck in Albuquerque, NM in a snow storm (they shut down the freeway)...

If I were you I would avoid the Colorado/Wyoming route. I'd personally recommend 1-40W to I-84W.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Washington > Seattle area
Similar Threads
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:37 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top