Conex/Storage Containers

[davido]

I'm looking for one or two 40' ones and a 20' one. Let me know if you know of any good places to get them or someone selling some. Thanks!

[TdmayfieldIV]

at 21 and 45 theres a place that sells them, near buckeys

[mudtoy67]

Guy in Brenham on 290 wants ~$2100 for a 20 footer delivered.

I can't find his phone number, but here's where he is.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=30.171584,-96.449031&num=1&t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=30.171964,-96.45009&spn=0.007494,0.012724&z=17

[bcolman]

theres a place on 290 on the west side of brenham that sells both sizes but not sure on the prices

[Shaggy]

I have see. Them in craigslist in the past

[mudtoy67]

theres a place on 290 on the west side of brenham that sells both sizes but not sure on the prices

Really? I thought it was on 290 near Brenham...

[BroncoJo]

I heard there is one out on 290 by Brenham

[DRAGOONRANCH]

I hear that guy is taking old connex parts and making new ones......

[mudtoy67]

I hear that guy is taking old connex parts and making new ones......

:laughing: Well played.

[davido]

I was hoping for deals like these:

20 ft. Shipping/Storage - $1,500
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220655094771

40 ft. Shipping/Storage Containers - $1,700
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220655095661

The problem is that those are in Miami. :(

[mudtoy67]

The price I got was for delivery to the Elgin area (~65 miles). I imagine you could get a better deal if you pick it up.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

This was another reason that I wanted to install the 7-pin RV plug on the back of the red GN. It will make it real easy to throw a set of towing/boat lights on the back of a 40' (or two 20'ers) when I haul them home as the GN is only 32'.

[davido]

BDR, maybe this is them? http://www.metrocontainer.net


For $1,000 each, I'll take care of hauling them. We'll see what they say. Thanks.

[mudtoy67]

Yes, that's them. They quoted you $1k? Damn...I'll haul it myself as well.:laughing:

[DRAGOONRANCH]

They want $1k for delivery, or they are selling them for $1k?

[davido]

The reason I said $1,000 is because the difference in what those Miami ones cost ($1,700) vs. what I'm seeing them for sale ($2,900).

I talked to Eric at Metro. Delivery from Brenham is only $250, so that's not bad at all. But the containers are not as low as I'd like:

20' $2,150 spot primed ($2,000 as is)
40' $3,150 spot primed ($2,950 as is)

It's AN option though.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

College Station - Miami - College Station = ~2600 miles round trip

Average 8mpg (10 empty, 6 loaded) @ $3.30/gallon

325 gallons / $1072.50 cost.

I don't know that you could get your mpg up much from that loaded #, but you might do a bit better on the 'empty' stretch of it.

6/14mpg = $858.00

14 would be REALLY pushing it with my heavy ass trailer.

Close to 43 hours of driving also, but would be a hellufa trip!!!

[davido]

Just made that trip. Not interested. :)

I'm not even interested in driving to Dallas for the weekend, another Miami trip is definitely out. I did email him to see if there was someone that he knew in Houston that I could get them from. I just need to dig deeper and get setup to buy them direct.

[davido]

This is pretty neat: http://www.tempohousing.com/

[Sparling]

I thought the set up that sam flynn had in tron was pretty sweet