# Cross Country move: Experienced opinions needed. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 9, 2013, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662 "2013-07-09T08:54:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/101 "2013-08-11T14:12:07Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > Made it safe and sound. The car took the trip exceptionally well, averaging 70mph and 18mpg throughout the ~2600 mile, 5 day trip. I had no issues in the heat of western AZ, and the hills getting into Orange county. :tup: > > California is certainly different. It’ll take some getting used to, but I am going to make the best of this experience. It took me about a year to adjust to Milwaukee (and my corporate-y America job). And then 6 months later I moved to metro Detroit. I never really missed Buffalo, but I do miss Milwaukee. Very kind people there. Overall, I’m thankful for the experiences I’ve gained through relocating. It’s still a huge pain at times, but such is growth. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/102 "2015-08-12T08:02:09Z")
Bump…didn’t want to start a whole new thread. The GF is making the move down here in early September and we are looking for a full service relocation company. I used a combo of a Pod and my car to get my crap here, but between not having much help and having a lot more stuff, we will need actual movers. Has anyone used an actual relocation company recently? We are in touch with several companies, but would of course like opinions! Thanks!!! ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/103 "2015-08-12T15:52:47Z")
When I moved down south, we pretty much shitcanned everything and started up again with home items from Ikea. It was much cheaper than shipping stuff across the country. We basically put all the important stuff into my Grand Marquis, and my wife’s Matrix and we drove it down. Everything else got unloaded in the weeks before on craigslist, or given to friends/family. I could see moving it if you have top dollar furniture or whatever, but we had junk so it went to the trash can. For 2-3 grand we pretty much outfitted our house with new stuff from ikea. Bed/Mattress/Desks/Tables/etc… I got down here and bought the couch and recliner from Lazboy. The only way I see it making sense, if you get a smoking deal on PODS or ABF U Pack, etc. ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/104 "2015-08-12T17:34:29Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > When I moved down south, we pretty much shitcanned everything and started up again with home items from Ikea. > > It was much cheaper than shipping stuff across the country. > > We basically put all the important stuff into my Grand Marquis, and my wife’s Matrix and we drove it down. > > Everything else got unloaded in the weeks before on craigslist, or given to friends/family. > > I could see moving it if you have top dollar furniture or whatever, but we had junk so it went to the trash can. > > For 2-3 grand we pretty much outfitted our house with new stuff from ikea. Bed/Mattress/Desks/Tables/etc… > > I got down here and bought the couch and recliner from Lazboy. > > The only way I see it making sense, if you get a smoking deal on PODS or ABF U Pack, etc. /thread PS… I can’t believe I’ve been out here in SoCal for over 2 years, damn. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/105 "2015-08-12T17:53:33Z")
time flies when you arent counting the days until the snow stops ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/106 "2015-08-12T22:58:05Z")
Woot day 4 in so Cal complete! My vote is to throw out as much as possible and start over. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/107 "2015-08-12T23:00:38Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > Woot day 4 in so Cal complete! My vote is to throw out as much as possible and start over. Welcome to the big show. Hit me up if you feel like heading down to San Diego proper some time ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/108 "2015-08-13T09:01:12Z")
When I moved across the country we used United Movers. The husband/wife loaders/drivers were awesome! The packers that the local placed used to box up most of my stuff, SUCKED! And by sucked, I mean took a full sugar bowl and just wrapped it in paper and threw it into a moving box… so when I unpacked there was sugar EVERYWHERE in the box. Otherwise I still have the trucker’s card and will use them again when we move across the country again. I think the bill was ~8k to move a 4bd house from Cheektowaga to SLC. That was them packing/moving everything, then us unpacking at the far end. But then again this was just over 4 years ago, so I don’t know how prices are now. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/109 "2015-08-13T09:24:11Z")
ill be in SD this weekend (as I am pretty much every weekend) if you fools wanna meet up or something @Joe @travisn @maxwell ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/110 "2015-08-13T10:04:18Z")
The girl unfortunately does have nice stuff worth moving…making it a slight pain. I think she has a walkthrough with United scheduled for early next week, so hopefully their price is right! ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/111 "2015-08-13T10:41:44Z")
I’m outtie this weekend @xwalker Friend in town and brother flying in Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/112 "2015-08-13T10:48:51Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > I’m outtie this weekend @xwalker > > Friend in town and brother flying in Sunday. Forgot the last X in his name. ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/113 "2015-08-13T10:54:55Z")
XXX ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/114 "2015-08-13T10:56:19Z")
OH GAWD THE WORLD IS ENDING @XwalkerX ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/115 "2015-08-13T11:10:47Z")
![http://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/picture/moochthemighty/GetItRight.png](http://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/picture/moochthemighty/GetItRight.png) ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662/116 "2015-08-13T11:38:39Z")
…it makes me wanna FART! Oh damn dude, memories from the meme master [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cross-country-move-experienced-opinions-needed/231662.md?page=5)