Pimp My Moving Van, BITOG-style, CA-TX

[Solo2driver]

Not sure the "area of town", I'm all turned around here

Richmond & Gessner, in the Westchase District.

Yes, a lot cheaper! Saved $1K in rent (nice 1800sqft home), $30/mo in car insurance, about $1/gallon in gas, and my home office is a very close commute (wife's is 3.5 miles away)....food is cheaper, too! We like it so far.

 

[TooManyWheels]

Welcome to Houston and the WestChase district! I'm in the Westchase area also. If you need any tips on restaurants, tool places, etc., give me a PM.

 

[Solo2driver]

PM sent!

 

[rockyrunner99]

as far as the air filter goes. with a fuel injected engine, the air filter will NOT make a difference. Unlike carborated cars of ancient times. Fuel injected cars adjust the amount of fuel to match the amount of air coming in. Most cars, will always maintain a set A/F ratio (somewhere around 13:1 - 14:1, more rich than necessary). If your moving van is a diesel on the other hand, definitely change the air filter. Diesels do not have a set A/F ratio. They take in as much air as possible, and add only the amount of fuel necessary for the power desired.

 

[Norm Olt]

Just finished a 2,500 mile trip (Dayton, OHIO to Portland, OREGON) in a 2006 (with 80,000 miles on it!) 16" Penske gas van (GMC 6.0) that was about 2/3rds full, no tow: Ran like a champ, air conditioning on most of the trip, averaged 11.2 mpg on regular unleaded, worst tank was on (you guessed it!) oxygenated 10% ethanol, also the most expensive.

That's over the Rockies via Denver, Rawlings, Twin Falls, etc.

Van cost $968, gas cost a little less. Two PODS door-to-door were almost $1K more and I still would have had to fly there and back to load/unload.

Cheers!

 

[Solo2driver]

Very nice Norm! I say that the 16' Penske is a winner. I should have also mentioned that there was not 10 minutes of use when the A/C was NOT on full-blast. Killer truck, killer price, and a valuable tool for a great move and trip. +1 for Penske.