Airline baggage used to be a good deal. Size limit on carry-on, weight limit on checked.
Sending a tech with parts on a plane was often much cheaper than rush shipping.
I remember flying cross country with a pair of VW cylinder heads, two clutch disks, some hand tools, and a loaf of french bread, in order to do a clutch on my parent's bug, and a valve job on their Ghia.
Even counting air fare, and 3 hours rental of a floor jack (optional), with a few hours work, I saved them a substantial amount of money.
-- Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com
