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Never a car but I have used a boat hauler. The one thing he pointed out to me was, everybody talks about having $1000000 liability insurance. Well that’s the minimum he said thst doesn’t do anything for you. He gets in an accident car destroyed you are sol. You need cargo insurance to protect you. So ask about that
Across USA. They handle a ton of snowbirds. I have used them in the past and had no issues.
https://acrossusaautotransport.com/
Great cars! I would spend a couple of hundred extra bucks using a carrier that uses enclosed trucks only. Reliable Carriers is one and there are a few others.
You supply the booze and meth and I'll drive it for free.
good point. My wife's family bought a cool little golf cart for their lake home community. it got damaged in transit. When they went to get the transit company to make a claim, the transit company told them to pound sand. Since it was in another state and the damage was probably $1,000 or so, it wasn't worth going back to their state and making a claim. The transit company, literally, laughed over the phone when the family was telling them that they were obligated to fix the damage.
Get your own insurance, not the transit company's, if you can. Get someone on the other end to take several photos before shipping it so you can compare the "before and after". Other than that, the family has had a handful of good experiences with no problem.
Can't help you with a company name because it was 18 years ago that we used it, but when we needed to move my wife's car from PA to Calif., we used a service where they find people to drive the car. Basically, it's people that for whatever reason need to get from point A to point B so they drive your car as their mode of transportation. Obviously, it's miles on the car but it was much cheaper than a car transport company. As I read back my post, it sure sounds sketchy. But it worked very well for us.
One way flight and drive it home. Will be fun.
I did this from Tampa to Mich in an Audi S4 Cabrio a few years ago.
Had a big steak and wine night in Tampa.
Stopped in Nashville to see an old gf.
But if you don't do this, I recall $700-1000 for Florida to Michigan but do not recall the companies I looked at.
I did this from Tampa to Mich in an Audi S4 Cabrio a few years ago.
Had a big steak and wine night in Tampa.
Stopped in Nashville to see an old gf.
But if you don't do this, I recall $700-1000 for Florida to Michigan but do not recall the companies I looked at.
Go watch Vanishing Point - The original. great movie but I don’t think you want to use this guy - he might even be dead.
Don’t rule out regular moving companies. Not sure where they line up price wise, but I worked for Allied out of Avon Lake and we transported cars inside trailers.
There could be a load that leaves the driver enough room and he puts your vehicle on to fill the truck.
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There could be a load that leaves the driver enough room and he puts your vehicle on to fill the truck.
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Stay away from Uship. They are not a transport company. They are an online broker that gets quotes from.. brokers. Those brokers then get in touch with people who transport cars. It’s literally a double middleman deal. In the end of shipping my car 1k miles uship got $200. The broker that had the bid I accented got $180. The guys that actually picked up and the delivered the car got $700. Total scam that runs up the price.
Great car to inherit. Values for low mileage ones are going up.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2009-honda-s2000-4/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2009-honda-s2000-4/
Wandering Spectator
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Fly and drive! I crisscrossed the country over the last year when I transported my daughter’s car from AZ to State College and back. Awesome experience with incredible sights along the way. The “Mother Road” Route 66 from AZ to Illinois is worth the trip alone.
Here’s my experience of the drive to State College:
https://wanderingspectator.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/wandering-across-the-country/
And my drive back to AZ via the southern route:
https://wanderingspectator.wordpress.com/2019/03/14/wandering-back-across-the-country/
Good luck in whatever you choose, but I’d highly recommend the drive.
Here’s my experience of the drive to State College:
https://wanderingspectator.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/wandering-across-the-country/
And my drive back to AZ via the southern route:
https://wanderingspectator.wordpress.com/2019/03/14/wandering-back-across-the-country/
Good luck in whatever you choose, but I’d highly recommend the drive.
Wandering, excellent write up on your venture. My daughter will graduate from USC (The West Coast one) in about a month and I'm trying to decide on how to get her stuff back here to VA. Reading these have me considering renting a vehicle and making the cross country trip. I'm now retired and would be a great way to experience this great country of ours, having spent most of my career overseas.
I used Executive Auto Shippers. Had good experience. But many of these companies really are the links between you the shipper and many independent drivers who happen to be going the way you need and have space. But again, had good experience shipping daughter's car from Ohio to LA.
Wandering Spectator
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Thanks. If you don’t mind driving, it’s a great trip that allows you to see the this incredible country out the window at 80mph. The only thing I’d do different next time would be to research the locations a bit more to find more local joints or events along the way - like diners, mom & pop shops and minor league baseball games.
You should read “Blue Highways” by William Least-Heat Moon.
Lion, well congrats to you and your daughter. It's going to be a zoo out there for the ceremony's.
I assume it's reasonably priced? Reasonable meaning not that much more expensive than the cost and effort to drive it yourself?
It's more than driving it for sure, but not over top top expensive. You can get a car down from the tri-state area to FL under a grand door to door. There are peak seasons and I believe the gas prices at the time also impact the overall quote.
Man you guys must be rich to afford getting your kids into USC - they on the rowing team? Just kidding - I bet you must be a little upset with all the BS surrounding the school right now. Not at all like what we went through at PSU with Sandusky but still a messy situation.
