themadman wrote in post #14305582
I guess if you have it in your hand it is fine

Even if shipping is $50, it is better than driving for me assuming the drive is more than 2 hours. I guess if your time for driving is free, the wear on your car is free, and you enjoy driving, maybe it is ok

You sure sound like a city slicker when you talk about wear and tear on you vehicle for a small road trip! Vehicles are designed to drive. City driving is absolutely horrendous on a vehicle, taking it out on the highway is the best thing you could ever do for it.
Say the trip was 200 kms. I change my engine oil every 8,000 kms, so it would take 40 of those trips to equal 1 oil change interval. My tires lasted 146,000 kms, so that would be 730 road trips. It was a nice day so I didn't use any washer fluid. The transmission fluid is good for 100,000 kms. The differential oil is good for 166,000 kms. The fuel filter is good for 50,000 kms.
Other than gas, the trip cost me about $1 in wear and tear. I used to drive that far 5 days a week when I was in college. Same as when I worked at Subaru.
When I bought my new truck I put 800 kms on my Dad's truck. Towing a car hauler trailer, which I put a full sized truck on for the trip home. I even made a detour and visited Martin.