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Old 02-13-2012, 05:12 PM
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Recommendations for car shipping?

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Can anyone please give me some recommendations on good enclosed car shippers? I plan to ship my car from Palm Beach Florida to NYC. Any Florida based or east coast shippers that you've used? I really appreciate your help!

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Intercity gets my vote. I can say from personal experience that DAS (Dependable Auto Shippers), are not very dependable.
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check the Classified section - there are some shippers advertising in there too
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Drive it. Just drove mine 1300 miles from Iowa to Florida in a day and a half. Great trip!

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Thanks for reply. I considered driving but it's a 68 vintage. Not sure I want to risk it
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Intercity gets my vote. I can say from personal experience that DAS (Dependable Auto Shippers), are not very dependable.
Could you tell me more about that experience. I was actually considering DAS. thanks for your reply
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Could you tell me more about that experience. I was actually considering DAS. thanks for your reply
DAS shipped my Porsche from Florida to California underneath another car that was leaking transmission fluid. The fluid ate away at the paint and required the entire car to be repainted, all while DAS claimed they were not liable. My insurance ended up going after them in court to recoup the cost.
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Can anyone please give me some recommendations on good enclosed car shippers? I plan to ship my car from Palm Beach Florida to NYC. Any Florida based or east coast shippers that you've used? I really appreciate your help!

Thanks

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Enclosed or open transport?
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Enclose. I ended up getting DAS due to the lack of better alternatives. They sounded nice and professional on the phone. I'll let you know how it goes. Also, maybe because of your incident, they now offer an option of being "on top rack" for 150 dollars extra. The reason being "to avoid possible damage due to leaked fluids.".
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Enclose. I ended up getting DAS due to the lack of better alternatives. They sounded nice and professional on the phone. I'll let you know how it goes. Also, maybe because of your incident, they now offer an option of being "on top rack" for 150 dollars extra. The reason being "to avoid possible damage due to leaked fluids.".
They had that option back when I used them as well and I selected it, still ended up on the bottom. Perhaps they have changed their ways though.
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You can try posting an ad on www.uship.com with the details on the vehicle & shipping companies will place bids on the shipment & you can choose which company to go with.
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horseless carraige. Based in NJ. Used them for fuly enclosed transport of my 55 from cali to NYC last year. Service was good, and cheaper by a few hundred than intercity or anywhere else I checked.
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You can try posting an ad on www.uship.com with the details on the vehicle & shipping companies will place bids on the shipment & you can choose which company to go with.
be careful with uship.com I had to transport car from Conn. to Virginia. Some company bid with price $250 and prommised that they do it in 5 business days, ended up 3 weeks and $400
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You must aware about the insured policies while shipping a car from one place to the other because its very sensitive case. And much of the companies charge so much rates.


Auto Transport - http://www.eztransportcorp.com
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I have used Intercity several times for a couple of show cars and regular drivers for distances of 500 miles to across country. In every instance they were outstanding. I would highly recommend them.
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You're looking for a reliable and established auto shipper? I've used All Cargo Solution with great satisfaction - you should look them up to see what they can do for you and your auto shipping needs.
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hey i just used American Auto Move, these guys really made a perfect job. awesome customer service and great price. See ya!
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Drive it. Just drove mine 1300 miles from Iowa to Florida in a day and a half. Great trip!

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+1 drove from Seattle to Sacramento for mine
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Originally Posted by BenJ
DAS shipped my Porsche from Florida to California underneath another car that was leaking transmission fluid. The fluid ate away at the paint and required the entire car to be repainted, all while DAS claimed they were not liable. My insurance ended up going after them in court to recoup the cost.
I would have blown that truck up after they told mt they weren't liable. I can't be liable if his blood starts leaking lol
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Originally Posted by mmbma
Hi

Can anyone please give me some recommendations on good enclosed car shippers? I plan to ship my car from Palm Beach Florida to NYC. Any Florida based or east coast shippers that you've used? I really appreciate your help!

Thanks

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I used All Day Auto Transport to ship my car from Miami to New York last week. They did an awesome job , I used an open carrier and was quoted $595. you can get a quote to ship your car here http://www.alldayautotransport.com/quote/
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Intercity is the leader in the space IMHO...Horseless Carriage is excellent as well....Just make sure you understand whether you are dealing with a broker vs. the company actually shipping the car....

http://www.intercitylines.com/


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