Happy New year for 2025

[Moneybox]

Yesterday I bought another Hyundai iLoad from Manheim auctions at Altona.

 

 

This is to go with the one destroyed by the lithium battery explosion. It had a bit of panel damage but my panels are good.

 

The problem I have is that glass rack makes it too big to fit onto a regular car carrier so now I've got the problem of getting it to WA and I only have three days to move it from the auction house. I'm hoping somebody has a parking space not too far from Altona where I can move it to by tilt-tray if I can't get suitable freight quickly. I have the offer of a spot at Ballarat but I'm hoping for somewhere closer.

 

I'm waiting for a few freight quotes to come in but if not successful I'll be heading for VIC by the end of the week.

[onetrack]

Phil, this place might be worth a call, it's not far away from Pickles.

 

https://storeroomselfstorage.com.au/

 

You're running close to the wind to get it across before Christmas on a truck. Someone with an open semi will be able to carry it, try some of the big earthmoving equipment or machinery transporters. A lot of these people have frames to carry vehicles above low profile, heavy items.

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1140085680263008

 

Edited yesterday at 03:27 PM by onetrack

[BrendAn]

5 hours ago, Moneybox said:

Yesterday I bought another Hyundai iLoad from Manheim auctions at Altona.

 

 

This is to go with the one destroyed by the lithium battery explosion. It had a bit of panel damage but my panels are good.

 

The problem I have is that glass rack makes it too big to fit onto a regular car carrier so now I've got the problem of getting it to WA and I only have three days to move it from the auction house. I'm hoping somebody has a parking space not too far from Altona where I can move it to by tilt-tray if I can't get suitable freight quickly. I have the offer of a spot at Ballarat but I'm hoping for somewhere closer.

 

I'm waiting for a few freight quotes to come in but if not successful I'll be heading for VIC by the end of the week.

I would have thought you would find an I load in Perth.

Long way to come here and get one.

I could have helped with a parking spot but I am on the wrong side of Melbourne for you.

Edited 23 hours ago by BrendAn

[skippydiesel]

"I am on the wrong side of Melbourne " Is there a right side???🤣

😈

Edited 19 hours ago by skippydiesel

[facthunter]

Yeah, stay away, we're FULL anyhow. 

 Moneybox. why would you drive an untested  second hand vehicle that distance First up.. Where are you if it $#!t's itself on the Nullarbor?  Nev

[jackc]

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

Yeah, stay away, we're FULL anyhow. 

 Moneybox. why would you drive an untested  second hand vehicle that distance First up.. Where are you if it $#!t's itself on the Nullarbor?  Nev

He maybe an adventurer, looking to have a long country drive. 🤩 

[Blueadventures]

29 minutes ago, jackc said:

He maybe an adventurer, looking to have a long country drive. 🤩 

Strap a solar panel on the side and make it a Hybrid🌞

[onetrack]

I was under the impression Moneybox was getting the vehicle trucked across. Flying over, picking it up and driving it back, is generally a lot more costly and time consuming than having it transported.

 

I must say, I have done it several times, but for additional reasons. Last year, I was in a bind moving 4 tonnes of parts from Melbourne to Perth. The Trans Line had been under water for 3 weeks, the Eyre Hwy went under water shortly after, and there were vehicle movement restrictions on the Eyre Hwy for days on end - and I could not get anyone to transport my parts for a reasonable price - the truckies were having a field day.

 

Quotes ranged from $5,500 to $13,000 to get my stuff across. I flew one way to Melbourne (had enough Velocity points to cover the $200), got picked up by a mate from Echuca, picked up a cheap 4 tonne truck, and brought the parts back to W.A. myself for just over $1500 in fuel, and around $500 in accommodation and food. The truck will be sold for more than I paid for it (it was a private sale).

 

Edited 7 hours ago by onetrack

[Moneybox]

11 hours ago, facthunter said:

Yeah, stay away, we're FULL anyhow. 

 Moneybox. why would you drive an untested  second hand vehicle that distance First up.. Where are you if it $#!t's itself on the Nullarbor?  Nev

 

Nev, I've driven the Nullarbor so many times over the last 50 years that I doubt I could possibly account for them all. I'm of the opinion that if a vehicle starts and runs without overheating then it'll cross the Nullarbor. I enjoy the drive but this time it wasn't planned. Before buying the vehicle I had a freight quote of $2000. I failed to account for the extra size created by the glass rack. The rack made it too wide for it to fit onto a regular car carrier.

 

Freight quotes this week range from $6019 to $12,000 and that's just to Kalgoorlie. I look like having a tilt tray take the vehicle to Ballarat and I'll work out how I'm going to move it after that.

[onetrack]

I might add, I've been buying from Pickles for at least 35 years - and they're not getting any better. Buying at auction without close inspection is highly risky, and Pickles are reducing vehicle inspections to the absolute minimum - and with the likes of vehicle salvage, you cannot inspect the vehicle under any circumstances! Furthermore, they will tell you absolutely nothing about any vehicle they're auctioning, and lie whenever they can.

 

I haven't bought a vehicle from Pickles for a long time, simply because I no longer trust them to do the right thing. They've taken money from my credit card fraudulently ($1,100), and it took 19 days for them to repay the stolen money, and I reckon that was only because I reported the fraud to my credit card provider. They've taken a couple of months to issue zero-balance invoices on goods I've bought through them, and overall, I rate them fairly low on the trustworthiness side when it comes to business dealings.

 

Their admin is virtually uncontactable (try finding contact phone numbers or names on their site! - they're worse than a bank!), and vast amounts of their admin is done from third world countries.

You're probably dealing with an Indian operating from an internet cafe in some smelly backstreet in Mumbai, when you get a rare email from Pickles.

I would ensure that Hyundai is thoroughly checked over, before setting off. If you're lucky, the battery might get you to Bordertown. And all that duct tape on the grille definitely looks suss. The driver for the glass crowd has hit something solid with the front end, judging by that bumper displacement. I hope it was cheap.

 

Edited 6 hours ago by onetrack

[BrendAn]

1 hour ago, Moneybox said:

 

Nev, I've driven the Nullarbor so many times over the last 50 years that I doubt I could possibly account for them all. I'm of the opinion that if a vehicle starts and runs without overheating then it'll cross the Nullarbor. I enjoy the drive but this time it wasn't planned. Before buying the vehicle I had a freight quote of $2000. I failed to account for the extra size created by the glass rack. The rack made it too wide for it to fit onto a regular car carrier.

 

Freight quotes this week range from $6019 to $12,000 and that's just to Kalgoorlie. I look like having a tilt tray take the vehicle to Ballarat and I'll work out how I'm going to move it after that.

If you don't want to drive it over get your mate to remove the window rack. I have driven across the paddock many times too. Its a good drive.

[BrendAn]

1 hour ago, onetrack said:

I might add, I've been buying from Pickles for at least 35 years - and they're not getting any better. Buying at auction without close inspection is highly risky, and Pickles are reducing vehicle inspections to the absolute minimum - and with the likes of vehicle salvage, you cannot inspect the vehicle under any circumstances! Furthermore, they will tell you absolutely nothing about any vehicle they're auctioning, and lie whenever they can.

 

I haven't bought a vehicle from Pickles for a long time, simply because I no longer trust them to do the right thing. They've taken money from my credit card fraudulently ($1,100), and it took 19 days for them to repay the stolen money, and I reckon that was only because I reported the fraud to my credit card provider. They've taken a couple of months to issue zero-balance invoices on goods I've bought through them, and overall, I rate them fairly low on the trustworthiness side when it comes to business dealings.

 

Their admin is virtually uncontactable (try finding contact phone numbers or names on their site! - they're worse than a bank!), and vast amounts of their admin is done from third world countries.

You're probably dealing with an Indian operating from an internet cafe in some smelly backstreet in Mumbai, when you get a rare email from Pickles.

I would ensure that Hyundai is thoroughly checked over, before setting off. If you're lucky, the battery might get you to Bordertown. And all that duct tape on the grille definitely looks suss. The driver for the glass crowd has hit something solid with the front end, judging by that bumper displacement. I hope it was cheap.

 

He bought it from manhiem , are they part of pickles group