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.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com