Anyone know of a cheap way to transport a car from Coast to Coast?

 

Thanks,

R. Augur

There are lots of services who do that - not cheap. There are also PEOPLE who do that for a living - you pay their as & a per-diem or a flat rate. Also expensive ...

 

A 1-way airline ticket is often cheaper.

yeah, not cheap. But it may still be no worse than a plane ticket, gas, lodging, food, possible repairs, etc., not to mention the value of your time.

 

Here are two places you can get a quick online quote without sending in personal information:

http://www.autotransportdirect.com

 

http://www.dasautoshippers.com

Place an ad on craigslist and hire someone with a truck. Preferabbly someone who is unemployed. Pay for their gas/diesel and a couple hundred bucks. Still not cheap though.

das auto shippers period.

 

they will out do any independent shipper any day. i`ve shipped 6 cars with them cross country and haven`t paid more than $650. also have paid as low as $450.

 

the trick is to do a terminal to terminal shipment with no insurance (thats $200 right there). i have never had a car damaged by them either.

with no insurance

 

However, the insurance I bought from them when I had my '75 shipped did pay for a replacement windshield. I wouldn't skimp on it unless you have full collision on the vehicle being shipped and a way to prove the damages happened after you bought it, if this is a new toy.

i`ve been lucky w/o it so far, but there is always a slight chance of getting some damage.

 

it all depends on if you are going for as cheap as possible or as safe as possible

im just curious what it is your shipping from EAST to west?? Bringing some good old east coast rust over to our side of the island huh???

Yeah, I am homesick for some good old PA rust.

 

Actually, I am interested in the water wagon in OH.

Anyone know of a cheap way to transport a car from Coast to Coast?

 

Thanks,

R. Augur

 

i wonder how many stamps you need.....

 

nipper

Anyone know of a cheap way to transport a car from Coast to Coast?

 

Thanks,

R. Augur

 

You can get haulers to bid here.

 

http://www.uship.com/ship/autos/

 

http://www.findahauler.com/

Yeah, I am homesick for some good old PA rust.

 

Actually, I am interested in the water wagon in OH.

 

The trick is to find a rig with extra capacity - and for all parties to be flexible on both ends of the trip.

If there is a large auto auction nearby, they will know who is hauling to/from the area you are interested in. You'll hafta spend a lot of time on the phone making arrangements and such, but remember, you are cutting out the middleman. Timing is very important. You may have to wait for the right deal, and it may be a "last minute" sort of thing. The carriers will schedule as many regular tranpsorts (at full rate) as possible, and cut you a deal on the empty slots.

I don't know if you were serious about shipping from OH, but if this is your starting point, I can refer you to a couple of big auction companies near C-Bus. PM me if interested.

good luck, John

my friend had one shipped GA to california for $500 a few years ago. i think prices have jumped significantly since. another friend did about the same price...maybe it was $600 for FL to CO this past fall. is it driveable at all?

i wonder how many stamps you need.....

 

nipper

 

I think if you'd cover the car from head to toe in 1st class stamps and dropped it off at your main USPS collating office they wouldn't have a problem with it

 

Although, to answer the serious question, with DAS I'd conquer - or was that Caesar ?

 

They quoted me $630 while all the "6 quote" websites came in at least $200 higher.

 

In the end though, I paid a little more ($655) from www.ableautotransport.com for door-to-door service.

 

Steve