I think I might have one better.

Last spring I bought an old 190D engine on Ebay. The original plan was for the sellers to bring it with them as they were planning a trip to Dallas anyway. No problem. Free shipping is good.

Well, his wife took ill, and they never made it. They were planning for a September trip, and I was deep in the middle of house rennovations, and simply didn't have time to follow up further. Then I put myself in the hospital disposing of old methanol in the most stupid way imaginable. Now I'm out of commission for several weeks on that bit of idiot judgement.

Well, now I will finally be bringing home an engine that I bought for $70 bux last spring. I'm driving to north of Chicago to pick it up myself and bring it home. Why drive? I can get it myself cheaper than what the shipping companies want to haul it.

Basically, I'm looking at a 2,000 mile round trip just for one auto PART!!