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Driving from Vancouver to Toronto in early May?

Replies: 19 - Last Post: Apr 27, 2013 9:16 AM Last Post By: jayhall

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soze1213

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Feb 1, 2013 2:02 AM
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Driving from Vancouver to Toronto in early May?

Looking to either:
1. Drive your car for you from Vancouver to Toronto soon after May 5th (if you're relocating and don't want the hassle of the cross-country trip)
2. Hitch a ride with someone making that trek around May 5th

Any takers?

For #1, would only be seeking as compensation enough money to cover gas and an overnight motel stay or two. For #2 would provide gas money, snacks and sterling conversation.

Tommohawk

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Feb 1, 2013 4:16 AM
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I'm interested to see if you have any takers.

I want the opposite. I need to get from toronto to Vancouver...or anywhere in the west really. But I go in a week or two

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Tommohawk

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Feb 1, 2013 4:16 AM
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poppageorge

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Feb 2, 2013 7:22 AM
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5000km is a lot of gas at roughly 1. 45 a ltr or more kinda feel greyhound the better way 5 or 7 ltrs per 100kmtimes 50 plus greyhound 24hrs on the go i did it twice was very cost effective bus was ok not full most of the time had 2 seats for myself and just sucked it up when the bus got full bought munchies at stops alon g the way

Tommohawk

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Feb 2, 2013 2:11 PM
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24hrs?

Are there different speeds of buses?

I looked up the greyhound option and it took 3 days. Very few breaks, mostly of less than an hour. longest break was about 2hs 45 I think.

I've managed 16hr bus rides and 31 hour train journeys... but 3 days on a bus with almost no breaks is hard core.

RayitoG

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Feb 2, 2013 4:21 PM
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Especially on First Group's sick dog, wuldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

Drive, everyone should drive across Canada once, or take the train.

3 days is right, the diesel fumes must have addled #3's brain.

poppageorge

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Feb 3, 2013 6:11 AM
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i wrote 24 hrs ON THE GO no stopping other than to take on additional passengers leave toronto on a morning arrive bc wed i went to salmon arm

Tommohawk

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Feb 3, 2013 9:13 AM
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Poppageorge - I don't see an option for a bus that goes that fast. Even taking out every single break the journey I'm looking at would take more than 2 full days.

If it's 2715 miles (most direct route I can find).. that would be 113 miles per hour for 24hrs non stop

RayitoG

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Feb 3, 2013 1:39 PM
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TO - VAN = 4370km divide by 24 hrs = 182kph with no stops for fuel or driver change

IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!

poppageorge

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Feb 3, 2013 11:22 PM
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HEAVY SIGH. 3 DAYS RE READ slowly THIS TIME

Tommohawk

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Feb 4, 2013 2:42 AM
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You're not making much sense

RayitoG

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Feb 4, 2013 7:46 AM
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That's par for the course for #9

poppageorge

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Feb 4, 2013 9:51 AM
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all you moaners i wrote 24 hrs on the go in my response on but you so anxious with your hollierr than thou did not read correctly more than once NOT 24 hrs time B ujt 24 hr non stop ie

poppageorge

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Feb 4, 2013 9:52 AM
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MON TUES WED 24 HRS NON STOP JUST DRIVER CHANGE

RayitoG

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Feb 4, 2013 12:52 PM
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So what you seem to be saying (in post #3/12 is that "24 hrs on the go" = 24 hrs driving time?

The speed would have to be 182kph when the top speed allowed on most of the route is 80kph outside city limits.

No way in HEdouble hockey sticks is this possible!

Post #13 The M/T/W 24hr nonstop = 72 hr

Plausible but would need to be pulling a tanker with fuel to make the 4370km without fueling.

So which is it 24hrs or 72hrs?
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