Shipping a Car Cross Country

[Mike Miller]

My issue was time and money. I figured close to $450+ for fuel, plus air 
fare to get there, plus 3-4 days on the road with hotel and food costs. 
It was hard to put a $$ figure to the speeding tickets :-) I also did 
not have the time at then to do it.

--mike

On 11/9/2011 9:04 AM, Matt Suffern wrote:
> Mike:  Thanks for the info.  I don't have any issue meeting the guy in
> a local parking lot--don't really need door-to-door service, or even
> tight scheduling.  I'm most concerned that the car arrives intact and
> unmolested.
>
> Bernie:  Would love to, but the family responsibilities means that's
> really not going to work out.  I just can't be off in la-la land for a
> three-day weekend, away from the fam.  I'll concede there's no better
> way to get to know a car, though...  :)
>
>
>
> Matt
> Winston-Salem, NC
> www.spannerhead.com
>
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Bernie Benz<b.benz at charter.net>  wrote:
>> Drive it!
>>
>> On Nov 9, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Matt Suffern wrote:
>>
>>> I searched the archives and there were a few threads on this on a
>>> couple of the lists, but no real consensus.
>>>
>>> I'm interested in shipping a car from the Bay area, CA to central NC.
>>> I put my vital stats into a couple of quote sites and got deluged with
>>> quotes anywhere from $825 to $1100 for open carrier shipping.  My
>>> budget is about a grand.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any firsthand experience with shipping a car that
>>> kind of distance?  How did it work out?  And is there anything
>>> specific about the departure and arrival states that I need to be
>>> aware of?
>>>
>>> Thanks guys.  Hope to join your ranks soon.  :)
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt
>>> Winston-Salem, NC
>>> www.spannerhead.com
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