So I've decided to keep my Precor elliptical 576i cross-trainer that I bought a couple years ago. I was going to put it on consignment at Play It Again Sports since I will be doing most of my exercising outdoors in San Diego and it's big and heavy to move. Unfortunately, they don't have any room for treadmills, stairsteppers and ellipticals right now and said that with the downturn in the economy it'll be awhile before they do.
Have you ever moved an elliptical?
It's a little more complicated than I thought.
First, I have to pay a fitness moving company to come take it apart and move it down three flights of stairs. They will do this for the "low" price of $325.
Second, I will need to rent a larger truck. The back part of the elliptical has a plastic casing that can be broken if anything is sat on top of it which means a lot more room is needed to transport it.
A larger truck at this point is a 24 footer. GULP.
I pondered driving that size truck towing my car behind it for about two minutes. During that time, I imagined taking out phone poles, gas stations and other cars. <
Mayflower came on Friday and my stress level rose about 10 points as I walked the estimator through the townhouse showing them what would be moved and what wouldn't and I realized how much packing I still have to do.
While I was hyperventilating, he printed the estimate. If the adrenaline hadn't already been pulsing through my veins, I might've fainted: $12,000.
Suddenly, $325 sounded like a bargain.
My next step was to research other forms of transport, such as PODS ($6,700 + insurance + moving help) and other moving companies (estimators coming next week).
The bottom line: I still don't know how I'm going to get my stuff to California.
However, I'm pretty sure that it's going to be a moving company. I just don't want to drive a HUGE truck 3,000+ miles and coordinate a bunch of different moving assistance.
And, the cost? That's what credit cards are for, right?
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