Shipping a Car Cross Country

[Brian K. Ullrich]

Jealous. Although my v8 came from North Carolina with a Shelby GT 500 that
had to be unloaded before mine, so I got a nice look at a sweet ride. The
truck was enclosed, and it was only about $500 to ship (though I had to wait
until they had capacity, so I didn't get it right away by any stretch).
Overall a good experience with International Motor Transport.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernie Benz [mailto:b.benz at charter.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:46 PM
To: Mike Miller
Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Shipping a Car Cross Country

Always good company on the upper deck!

On Nov 9, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Mike Miller wrote:

> Matt - mine was on the back of the truck which made it quite easy  
> to unload. I have no idea if it traveled the whole distance there  
> or not. There were some really nice cars on the truck  - couple  
> Porsches, couple BMWs along with my UrS6.
>
> --mike
>
> On 11/9/2011 11:07 AM, Matt Suffern wrote:
>> Pete,
>>
>> Great advice!  I didn't even think about those considerations.  I'll
>> call my local Audi dealer too and see if they have any
>> recommendations.  Good tips about it being on the same truck, and on
>> the front of the truck, the whole time.  I hope that's something I
>> could specifically request.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>>
>> Matt
>> Winston-Salem, NC
>> www.spannerhead.com
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM,<PeterBergin at aol.com>  wrote:
>>> I had my S6 shipped from the Bay area to Minnesota, cost was  
>>> $750, I got
>>> buried in Internet quotes and goggling.  I finally called a local  
>>> Audi
>>> dealer and they gave me a recommendation.  I used open shipping  
>>> and the car
>>> was the first one on the upper decked, rear end pointed forward.   
>>> No issues
>>> and good communication.
>>>
>>> Things beside cost to consider are, location on the truck,  
>>> weather (they do
>>> have to go over a mountain pass), and it is better to not have  
>>> them change
>>> trucks.  Same truck door to door.  I also had my 200 shipped from  
>>> the bay
>>> area 14 years ago.  No problems either time.  Have someone you know
>>> supervise the load and unload.
>>>
>>> Remember most shipping companies are brokers and do not have  
>>> there own
>>> trucks, they get about %15.
>>> Best to find a carrier that owns there own equipment, and  
>>> remember to get
>>> there insurance information.
>>>
>>> Good luck, what did you buy?
>>> Pete
>>> 91 Avant  sold
>>> 02 S6
>>>
>>> In a message dated 11/9/2011 9:36:35 A.M. Central Standard Time,
>>> msuffern at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>> 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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