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LankyTim
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courier prices

Post by LankyTim » 23 Nov 2005 03:35 pm

Hi,

Does anyone know the cheapest courier company to use? I need two exhaust silencers and a couple of pipes from a 740 (from the cat back) collected from Gloucester and taken up to Stoke. Any idea what price range im looking at?

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Post by 5lab » 23 Nov 2005 03:55 pm

Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
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Post by LankyTim » 23 Nov 2005 03:57 pm

Ok, will check them out!

DHL, i used to work for them!

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Post by LankyTim » 23 Nov 2005 04:07 pm

How much do you think a volvo 740 exhaust from the cat back would weigh??

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Post by 5lab » 23 Nov 2005 04:15 pm

i would guess around 10kg, but i'm not sure. have a look on gsf - thye might have weights listed
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Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
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Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by LankyTim » 23 Nov 2005 04:22 pm

So you recon definately under 25kg then?

Thats the limit for the 10.99 deal they have going.

Thats much cheaper than I thought a courier would ever be.

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Post by foggyjames » 24 Nov 2005 02:48 am

Also check Interparcel...they are sometimes cheaper within Europe. Parcel2Go are the cheapest I've found for sending stuff to the states.

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