Comments on: The cats know something’s up http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/01/the-cats-know-somethings-up/ Simple living, natural learning & exploring the world Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Arp http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/01/the-cats-know-somethings-up/comment-page-1/#comment-7471 Arp Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:32:55 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/01/the-cats-know-somethings-up/#comment-7471 We chose Continental because of their animal handling. They don't have a restriction on minimum temperature as they provide a climate-controlled environment. In cargo, the cats are costing $260 each. We're taking 2 in the cabin to save money - then it's only $125 each. We decided to not bother with importing our beloved '98 Forester. I think Subaru parts are hard to find anyway, so after doing some research & asking around, we're looking for a an '88-90 Isuzu Trooper. It was a very popular car worldwide, parts are easy to find and it's easy to repair. Since the cost of labor is low and the roads so crappy, spending too much on a newer car doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The Trooper should be less than $4k. We chose Continental because of their animal handling. They don’t have a restriction on minimum temperature as they provide a climate-controlled environment. In cargo, the cats are costing $260 each. We’re taking 2 in the cabin to save money – then it’s only $125 each.

We decided to not bother with importing our beloved ’98 Forester. I think Subaru parts are hard to find anyway, so after doing some research & asking around, we’re looking for a an ’88-90 Isuzu Trooper. It was a very popular car worldwide, parts are easy to find and it’s easy to repair. Since the cost of labor is low and the roads so crappy, spending too much on a newer car doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. The Trooper should be less than $4k.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/01/the-cats-know-somethings-up/comment-page-1/#comment-7469 Sarah Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:41:46 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/01/the-cats-know-somethings-up/#comment-7469 We have a cat coming with us to Costa Rica too. I would think cats would love it there. Lots of bugs to eat. Stello can't live without us so he is moving with us. Was Stella till we noticed he had male parts at around 2 months of age. Just how much does it cost to bring a cat anyway? I have a great car that is worth about 3k, but would totally get us to Costa Rica so I keep thinking it would be better to drive it there and then figure out what to do with it (since as a '95 model it's too old to be permitted in the country permanently). If we sell it for 3k that's pretty much the cost of 4 plane tickets and we'd be able to bring a lot more stuff. Too bad we can't just pay someone to give us fake plates/ registration. Just kidding. Sort of. We have a cat coming with us to Costa Rica too. I would think cats would love it there. Lots of bugs to eat. Stello can’t live without us so he is moving with us. Was Stella till we noticed he had male parts at around 2 months of age. Just how much does it cost to bring a cat anyway? I have a great car that is worth about 3k, but would totally get us to Costa Rica so I keep thinking it would be better to drive it there and then figure out what to do with it (since as a ’95 model it’s too old to be permitted in the country permanently). If we sell it for 3k that’s pretty much the cost of 4 plane tickets and we’d be able to bring a lot more stuff. Too bad we can’t just pay someone to give us fake plates/ registration. Just kidding. Sort of.

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