Transporting an A4

[Dave Brady]

At 11:33 AM 3/16/01 -0800, Paul Bunzachi wrote:
>can anyone recommend a good car transporter service in the U.S.?
>A friend of mine is shipping an A4 (1.8t auto) from Ohio to San Francisco
>and has been quoted prices between $800 and $1100.
>The $1100 shipper says that there is an upcharge because the A4 does not
>have a tow hook to secure the car. Anyone have an experience with that?
>Any recommendations/warnings appreciated.

 I moved from RI to CA in 8/99.  My '92 S4 wasn't ready to go (looonngg
story), so
I only had my truck ('98 3/4 ton Ram with the Cummins diesel) moved at first.

 The company I used was A to Z Auto Shipping, at $900 for an open carrier.
These bozos
caused several hundred dollars worth damage to my fiberglass tonneau cover,
and since it
wasn't an OEM part, they wouldn't cover it.

 I used Horseless Carriage to move my S4 this past November.  Yes, it
wasn't cheap (just under
$2200).  Their service was exemplary, however, and I will never use anyone
else.  Your vehicle
is loaded into the enclosed trailer at the pick-up site, and *is not*
touched until it's unloaded
at delivery.

 *A lot* of the bargain transporters will shuffle your vehicle around
between trucks at
various hubs along the route.  My Ram was FILTHY on the inside when I got
it because they
obviously backed it off of truck A, and left the door open/window down
while they got truck B
ready.  Who knows how many times they did this little swap.

 Caveat emptor...

 Dave