U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Sep 18th 2006, 7:57 pm
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U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
hi im new to this forum,
im planning to study in the u.s. and i need to come over and do some research into what school i want to attend. does anyone know how long i can come over to do that, i thought a 3 month visa waiver was the only option. someone told me 6 months is possible. how do i go about finding out?
im a british female 30 yr old.
i want to drive on my trip and plan to buy a cheap van, is insurance possible for a non resident, how expensive is it. my dad's trying to be practical by saying its very expensive. im gonna find a way to do this though!
thanks so much
im planning to study in the u.s. and i need to come over and do some research into what school i want to attend. does anyone know how long i can come over to do that, i thought a 3 month visa waiver was the only option. someone told me 6 months is possible. how do i go about finding out?
im a british female 30 yr old.
i want to drive on my trip and plan to buy a cheap van, is insurance possible for a non resident, how expensive is it. my dad's trying to be practical by saying its very expensive. im gonna find a way to do this though!
thanks so much
Sep 18th 2006, 8:04 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by thebigsophie
hi im new to this forum,
im planning to study in the u.s. and i need to come over and do some research into what school i want to attend. does anyone know how long i can come over to do that, i thought a 3 month visa waiver was the only option. someone told me 6 months is possible. how do i go about finding out?
im a british female 30 yr old.
i want to drive on my trip and plan to buy a cheap van, is insurance possible for a non resident, how expensive is it. my dad's trying to be practical by saying its very expensive. im gonna find a way to do this though!
thanks so much
im planning to study in the u.s. and i need to come over and do some research into what school i want to attend. does anyone know how long i can come over to do that, i thought a 3 month visa waiver was the only option. someone told me 6 months is possible. how do i go about finding out?
im a british female 30 yr old.
i want to drive on my trip and plan to buy a cheap van, is insurance possible for a non resident, how expensive is it. my dad's trying to be practical by saying its very expensive. im gonna find a way to do this though!
thanks so much
You will not have a permanent address
You will not have a social security card (most insurers use credit based rating nowadays)
very expensive.
Last edited by Manc; Sep 18th 2006 at 8:12 pm.
Sep 18th 2006, 9:15 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by thebigsophie
hi im new to this forum,
im planning to study in the u.s. and i need to come over and do some research into what school i want to attend. does anyone know how long i can come over to do that, i thought a 3 month visa waiver was the only option. someone told me 6 months is possible. how do i go about finding out?
im a british female 30 yr old.
i want to drive on my trip and plan to buy a cheap van, is insurance possible for a non resident, how expensive is it. my dad's trying to be practical by saying its very expensive. im gonna find a way to do this though!
thanks so much
im planning to study in the u.s. and i need to come over and do some research into what school i want to attend. does anyone know how long i can come over to do that, i thought a 3 month visa waiver was the only option. someone told me 6 months is possible. how do i go about finding out?
im a british female 30 yr old.
i want to drive on my trip and plan to buy a cheap van, is insurance possible for a non resident, how expensive is it. my dad's trying to be practical by saying its very expensive. im gonna find a way to do this though!
thanks so much
There is a 6 months B-2 visa ..being youngish you are unlikely to get
one....
You will need some type of visa to attend school in the US
Do you realize the cost of schooling here ......
Sep 18th 2006, 9:26 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Does this van run on vegetable oil? 
Sep 18th 2006, 9:49 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
VWP = 90 days, you can come over on that to search for schools...I wouldn't bother buying a van for that short a length of stay, insurance will be a killer.
Sep 18th 2006, 10:15 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by Leslie66
Does this van run on vegetable oil?
Sep 18th 2006, 10:17 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by Bob
VWP = 90 days, you can come over on that to search for schools...I wouldn't bother buying a van for that short a length of stay, insurance will be a killer.
Sep 18th 2006, 10:20 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by Manc
You will not have a US license
You will not have a permanent address
You will not have a social security card (most insurers use credit based rating nowadays)
very expensive.
You will not have a permanent address
You will not have a social security card (most insurers use credit based rating nowadays)
very expensive.
Sep 18th 2006, 10:21 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
But then you'd have to find somewhere that sells Bio-Diesel, unless you make it yourself, but it's a big piece of kit.
Sep 18th 2006, 10:35 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by Leslie66
Does this van run on vegetable oil?
Nip down to your local Burger King or MickeyD's, pick up a 50 gallon drum of Fry Oil for nothing, add some Ethanol and Lye, mix it up, strain off the greasy crap and plonk it in your diesel. Runs better than the normal stuff although you smell like a chip pan going down the road.
Sep 18th 2006, 11:43 pm
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by thebigsophie
hi im new to this forum,
im planning to study in the u.s. and i need to come over and do some research into what school i want to attend. does anyone know how long i can come over to do that, i thought a 3 month visa waiver was the only option. someone told me 6 months is possible. how do i go about finding out?
im a british female 30 yr old.
i want to drive on my trip and plan to buy a cheap van, is insurance possible for a non resident, how expensive is it. my dad's trying to be practical by saying its very expensive. im gonna find a way to do this though!
thanks so much
im planning to study in the u.s. and i need to come over and do some research into what school i want to attend. does anyone know how long i can come over to do that, i thought a 3 month visa waiver was the only option. someone told me 6 months is possible. how do i go about finding out?
im a british female 30 yr old.
i want to drive on my trip and plan to buy a cheap van, is insurance possible for a non resident, how expensive is it. my dad's trying to be practical by saying its very expensive. im gonna find a way to do this though!
thanks so much
The internet should provide you with sufficient resources to narrow down your selection.
As an international student, you'll need to save all your pennies to afford the tuition fees, etc.
BTW, what do you want to study?
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Sep 19th 2006, 12:34 am
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
The internet should provide you with sufficient resources to narrow down your selection.
PS: It's the Visa Waiver Program
Sep 19th 2006, 12:44 am
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by thebigsophie
i will have a permanent adress, my dad lives in florida. im going to do this trip, and nothings gonna stop me.
Sep 19th 2006, 12:53 am
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Re: U.S road trip in veggie oil conversion van!
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
2 grand will get you one of these.
Nip down to your local Burger King or MickeyD's, pick up a 50 gallon drum of Fry Oil for nothing, add some Ethanol and Lye, mix it up, strain off the greasy crap and plonk it in your diesel. Runs better than the normal stuff although you smell like a chip pan going down the road.
Nip down to your local Burger King or MickeyD's, pick up a 50 gallon drum of Fry Oil for nothing, add some Ethanol and Lye, mix it up, strain off the greasy crap and plonk it in your diesel. Runs better than the normal stuff although you smell like a chip pan going down the road.