shipping companies - caveat emptor

[Zsolt]

I bought a car in Germany this summer I drove it across Canada, after I
had it shipped to Halifax. I think that is the safest way to do it, if
one has a week to spare. I enjoyed the drive most of the time, but found
the speed limits annoying.

During the shipping however, it had one new scratch and one lost centre
cap. Considering it was ro-ro it wasn't bad.

   Zsolt

Scott wrote:

> At 09:04 23-11-01 -0800, superba wrote:
>  >Another alternative is to have it shipped along with your household
> goods in
>  >the same van if you're moving;  that was very common a few years back but
>  >don't know about now.  Of course, the movers prep it to make sure it's
>
>
> I did this option and still had minor damage to my 1986 GTI (the move was
> in 1995). They deflated the tires completely to fit another car over it
> (unless you have a full 10+ bedroom house there will be other people's
> stuff in the same truck), which ruined the tires ($480). There was a minor
> scratch on one door ($300), and I seem to recall one other problem that was
> at least $250 that I noticed later. The only problem that I noticed at
> delivery was the scratch, so I ate the costs of the rest.
>
> There just does not seem to be a safe, affordable,  way to move a car
> coast-to-coast from the stories I have heard.
>
> Scott
>
>