Hello.

I have to send out 4 rims and tires off my 92 400E. What is the most cost effective way to do this? It will be going about 1200 miles.

Thanks for any advice.

Andy

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93 300D 2.5 Turbo, Black/Palomino 273K
09 E350 Black/Black 41K

go greyhound and leave the driving to them

if you work for a big company, check with your mailroom and find out if employees are allowed to ship personal stuff. you can save a bit that way. i think each tire would probably cost you more than $25. also figure how you would package them. tire rack has the safest way to prevent damage to the rims with the cardboard protectors strapped on both sides. the boxes for those could get expensive.

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joE
1993 300e-2.8 - gone now <sigh>
"Do not adjust your mind, it's reality that's malfunctioning"
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I actually just shipped them FedEx Ground. That turned out to be the cheapest way. I got 2 boxes from Uhaul that fit 2 tires in them each. Each box with both wheels (rims with tires mounted) weighed in at about 86 pounds. To ship all 4 from NewYork to louisiana was only $85. UPS wanted a minimum of like $130.

Just a tip for anyone needing to do this.

Cheers

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93 300D 2.5 Turbo, Black/Palomino 273K
09 E350 Black/Black 41K

What size box did you get from u-haul?

I measured the tires and wheels and figured that I needed
28X28X22 to fit two tires w rims.

I called u-haul and they only had 24X24X27.

Thanks.

JC

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Aija
'98 C230 Smoke

JC,

I did in fact use the 24X24X27 "microwave box" from Uhaul.

It was a tight fit but worked. If you are shipping wheels from your C280, they should fit. You figure that a brand new tire will have about 24.9" diameter. Take a wheel down and I bet it will fit snuggly. Just use alot of tape. And word of advice, DO NOT use the Uhaul tape they have there. Use the clear tape that Fedex and UPS has. The uhaul tape rips.

Good luck

Andy

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93 300D 2.5 Turbo, Black/Palomino 273K
09 E350 Black/Black 41K

My wife is currently having a bad experience with FedEx ground. Took them 10 days to get a package shipped out of their Allentown PA office. Someone is not going to be happy for Christmas.

I would advise people who use FedEx Ground to be patient. I realize this is only one out of millions of packages, and I had UPS take 3 weeks once to get a package from Massachusetts to PA, but I just thought I'd vent a bit....

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

Just an update, Fed Ex showed up at our door the day after Christmas with our package. They were SUPPOSED to ship it somewhere else, rather they dropped it, dragged it around a bit, damaging the doll house inside (fancy flakeboard with wood trim, not assembled) and returned it to our door!! They said the address was destroyed, but they found OUR address to ship it back to us... a claim is underway. Will keep you posted (if you're interested...)

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

Your experience is probable the exception. I use FedEx Ground on a daily basis without any problems. It costs a little less and shipping time improved over UPS.