I'm moving cross-country and have been doing research on auto shipping companies. The problem is that even if I think I find a good one, I'll find a review site that says how terrible their service is. So, has anyone ever had their car shipped before and can share their experience with me?
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Has anyone ever shipped their car before?
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Santo said:
Its very very very very very expensive to have a car shipped cross country. If the vehicle is insured and you aren't a stickler for it ending up at your location 'on time', service isn't that big a deal. Just realize that these companies move a LOT of vehicles around and you will be at the mercy of space and availability. But again, its stupidly expensive. For the money you'll spend you're better off either driving it yourself/with friends - that summer road trip that you'll remember forever, or sitting it on the back of a uhaul car tow thingy.
Phoenix said:
Everything has been considered. For this particular move the only thing that will work out is getting it shipped. I'm not too concerned with the price (the average seems to be around $1,000) which is no doubt very expensive but I'm just concerned about my car getting to me in the timeframe scheduled and in the same condition I left it with.
Santo said:
I shipped my car from Long Island to California and found it to be remarkably stress free. I packed my car full of junk, the guys took it, and about 7-10 days later it was delivered to my office.
I don't remember the price, sadly. I am positive, however, that it was less than $1,000. Keep in mind that this was in 1999.
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just make sure you take every valuable thing out of it, including loose change.
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When I moved from Atlanta to Seattle back in 2003, I had my car shipped here. It ran about $1200 bucks, if I remember correctly, and it took about two weeks (of course, I was shipping it over the holidays, so that was the main factor for it taking so long).
I got into Seattle on January 6, and my car came in two hours after me. No problems whatsoever, outside of the fact that it was FILTHY. But the guy who was driving the truck gave me 50 bucks to have the outside AND the inside cleaned. I'd definitely do it again.
The only real piece of advice I have to offer is make sure all your valuables are locked away (I *did* lose the change from my cup holder, but that was only a couple of bucks), and don't try to pack the car full of stuff. Most carriers won't let you do that anyway. Also make sure you arrange to pick up/drop off your car in a large area, like a supermarket shopping lot, because they'll need the room.
I got into Seattle on January 6, and my car came in two hours after me. No problems whatsoever, outside of the fact that it was FILTHY. But the guy who was driving the truck gave me 50 bucks to have the outside AND the inside cleaned. I'd definitely do it again.
The only real piece of advice I have to offer is make sure all your valuables are locked away (I *did* lose the change from my cup holder, but that was only a couple of bucks), and don't try to pack the car full of stuff. Most carriers won't let you do that anyway. Also make sure you arrange to pick up/drop off your car in a large area, like a supermarket shopping lot, because they'll need the room.
The car I was shipping at the time was almost 42k in value (Lexus) and I wanted to insure it against everything from hail to bird shit stains...Battlezone
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Santo said:
Unfortunately, no, I don't remember. I was looking for this information for a friend who's doing the same thing, and all I was able to find was the Inspection Report from when I picked up the car. My company kept the receipts, since they paid for the move. I can ask my friend if she's still got her information, though.
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