Shipping car cross country - suggestions?
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2001 S500 Sport "Klaus"
Shipping car cross country - suggestions?
Hello,
I know this has been discussed elsewhere around here, so if anyone's got the quick reminiscence of which threads to visit, please let me have 'em and I'll go away quietly. I search and find a million posts... I'm a little hopeless with the search in this instance.
I'm planning to ship a minty-mint w108 cross country, and am trying to decide between the closed-container or open-truck means of doing so. I recall a few months ago, someone here sold their e55 to another guy here and there was a post with pictures of the loading, etc. onto the closed truck, but I can't find the thread.
A friend of mine shipped her mitsubishi cross country about 4 years ago on an open truck, and when it arrived both front wheels had been hacked to hell by the morons loading the car on/off the trailer -- they just don't seem to care. I don't want anything like this to happen to my new car (there's not even a single hairline crack on the dash or damage to any interior wood, and the garage-kept exterior is equally clean and straight) and would therefore appreciate any referrals to a decent shipper that won't cost me an arm and a leg.
Thanks!
vic
I know this has been discussed elsewhere around here, so if anyone's got the quick reminiscence of which threads to visit, please let me have 'em and I'll go away quietly. I search and find a million posts... I'm a little hopeless with the search in this instance.
I'm planning to ship a minty-mint w108 cross country, and am trying to decide between the closed-container or open-truck means of doing so. I recall a few months ago, someone here sold their e55 to another guy here and there was a post with pictures of the loading, etc. onto the closed truck, but I can't find the thread.
A friend of mine shipped her mitsubishi cross country about 4 years ago on an open truck, and when it arrived both front wheels had been hacked to hell by the morons loading the car on/off the trailer -- they just don't seem to care. I don't want anything like this to happen to my new car (there's not even a single hairline crack on the dash or damage to any interior wood, and the garage-kept exterior is equally clean and straight) and would therefore appreciate any referrals to a decent shipper that won't cost me an arm and a leg.
Thanks!
vic
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Go with InterCity. Mine just got picked up yesterday. I've researched Horseless C and they are waaay expensive! Just to give you an example. InterCity quoted me $1,070.00 from CO to CA. Horseless wanted $2G's? Wtf?
Anyway my car is on it's way back....
Anyway my car is on it's way back....
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From: Jacksonville Florida
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If You are Not in a Hurry..ask The Shipper to contact you When he has a Open Spot on a truck ...Its like stand by as they will make the trip either way...I Did This when I shipped a car from the east coast to cal...Saved a LOT! It worked for me!
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2018 E63S,
Intercity is ok. Reliable has mixed reviews from the viper crowd....some good some bad. Rather than use the guys with the 18 wheeler gigs, I use almondexotictransport.com EXCELLENT enclosed car service, fewer cars on the truck (which means you get unloaded and loaded less along the way), and he specializes in exotics. He shipped my viper to Florida and he will be shipping it back to california from florida when the car is ready.
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From: Laguna Beach, California
2003 CL55 AMG
I shipped a CL55 AMG in mint condition from Oregon to Southern California last summer. Used Thomas Sunday Transportation and read about them in one of my Porsche magazines. Phone #800-541-6601. They were reliable, on time and best of all, car arrived without a scratch. I shipped the car down in an enclosed truck. The drivers name was Dennis and the gal at their office was named Charlene. Excellent customer service. They were $300 less from all other quotes. Feel free to tell them that Gary from Laguna Beach sent you!
Good luck
Good luck
