U Haul

[C&C 0]

If you're close to the border and have other options, do NOT DO UHAUL!!!

Uhaul sucks -- we've had a horrible experence on teh move from US to Canada, then in Ontario from one home to another, then horrible for a family member from a state to state in teh US. U haul trucks are old, not inspected, have serious things wrong with them (the worst was no brake lights in one case) they can't guaranteea reservation so you make plans then have to wait or go to another city, they use local shady small time contractors who dont' give a c...p, they sell you ridiculously overpriced packing productes... etc. and they are twice as expensive as penske -- basically like a lot of other big service companies in Canada with no real competetion they totally gouge canadians .... anyway....

for our move to teh states recently we checked out the options anyway, looked at the local uhaul trucks and they looked the same sucky junk as always then examined Penske online. Took a chance. Went across the border to Buffalo, got the truck and came back to toronto with it, loaded up then got one the road. one extra days hassle but half the price and MUCH MUCH MUCH nicer trucks - really, brand spanking new, and professional service like you just can't get with uhaul.

thank you, Penske, NONNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOO uhaul

Edited October 20, 2007 by C&C

[Jeremy + Kristy 0]

Thanks for the advice. The Penske trucks I've seen on the road do generally look nicer than UHaul. My main concern was whether or not I could pick up and drop off in the States, in order to save money by doing a "local" move.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Isuppose you coul dpick up and drop off the penske truck, since ur close to the border. guess the question is can you take the truck into canada?

[lynamon 0]

I rented a uhaul and the truck was practically brand new. They had told me that they use the better trucks for longer distance. Had no problems .. and it cost me $470 one way from Hamilton, ON to Cleveland OH (14' truck with a full car hauler) and only about $120 in gas (and gas was high at that point). I was more than pleased.

[C&C 0]

I rented a uhaul and the truck was practically brand new. They had told me that they use the better trucks for longer distance. Had no problems .. and it cost me $470 one way from Hamilton, ON to Cleveland OH (14' truck with a full car hauler) and only about $120 in gas (and gas was high at that point). I was more than pleased.

sounds like you got an excellent deal from uHaul and if the truck was nice, great. The estimate we got from Uhaul for toronto to Texas was about $4K and from Penske from Buffalo to Texas, just $1600 so we took that, plus in our case the trucks were nicer.

Yes, you can rent a truck across the border in teh US, bring back to Canada to load up, then get on the road.

[lynamon 0]

Just for info you cannot rent with Penske in Canada and take it across the boarder ..

[Tinker 0]

We used a Uhaul trailer.

I thought State to State would be cheaper so I checked the prices for Watertown to Searcy..$398.00.

I then had a temper tantrum....yes me!! And checked out Kingston to Searcy, well $198.00 6 days.

We had no problems with the trailer at all, renting it in Canada and returning it down here.

[vnoe 0]

Since you are moving such a short distance I doubt you will have any trouble with Uhaul.

We moved my g'ma from the USA to Canada about 5 yrs ago..we rented the truck in Canada and drove the 175 kms to get her pack up her house and whisk her away back to her home country (and she still tells everyone that it wasn't her idea....geesh). The truck we had was clean and ran well.

You'll be fine!!!

[strangebloom 0]

Since you are moving such a short distance I doubt you will have any trouble with Uhaul.

We moved my g'ma from the USA to Canada about 5 yrs ago..we rented the truck in Canada and drove the 175 kms to get her pack up her house and whisk her away back to her home country (and she still tells everyone that it wasn't her idea....geesh). The truck we had was clean and ran well.

You'll be fine!!!

In my case, we are moving from Montreal to Los Angeles... so I definately care about safety first, and then price too.

[melusine 5]

i wonder.... can we cross the border with the K1 visa + bringing all my stuff too at the same time ?

hey.. hello sweety !

[Flames9_RN 358]

i wonder.... can we cross the border with the K1 visa + bringing all my stuff too at the same time ?

hey.. hello sweety !

yes u can bring it at the same time or later!! One has up to ten yrs to bring it over! And Uhaul is pretty much your only option when it comes to do it urself moves across the border.

Edited October 26, 2007 by flames9

[Cassie 8]

i wonder.... can we cross the border with the K1 visa + bringing all my stuff too at the same time ?

hey.. hello sweety !

yep, not a problem, just have all your visa paperwork, and your list of stuff you are bringing with you (with approximate values on electronics, etc).

[Kim&Will 0]

I too heard of the horrors of UHaul both in shoddy upkeep and customer service. A co-worker reserved one for her son who was moving to Vancouver Island to go to University and on the day of the move.....no vehicles available. I firmly believe that they overbook like the airlines and it is first come first served.

A friend of mine just rented one as well and again, nothing there on the day they were supposed to travel to Prince George from Surrey. They were told to try another location and when they went there, nothing. The next day they were given a couple of locations and managed to get one finally after using up their booked off time and gas etc.

THEN on the way to Prince George, a tire blew and they found out that the tires were supposed to have a pressure of something like 65 and they were at 20.

I would say use Budget or anyone else. I am not using U-haul. I would rather pay a moving company.