car transport

[thejimrose]

thanks steve!

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net>wrote:

> I have used AAA and Steve twice for two of our A4's, coming from VA and WV
> to Houston, and have been very pleased both times.  Miserable service from
> DAS/TAS, ebay's 'choice', on the first A4, from VA.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On
> Behalf Of I.S. Gall
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 7:15 PM
> To: thejimrose
> Cc: quattro list
> Subject: Re: car transport
>
> I've cut and pasted a response from Theodore Chen when he was looking for a
> transport last year. I ended up using the same broker for two short notice
> auto transports in December and was very pleased as well.
>
> HTH
>
> I.S.Gall
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> Date: Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Car transport
> To: Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net>, s-car-list at audifans.com
>
>
> Thanks for all the comments and suggestions.  I decided to go with the
> company after Bruce's comments.  The company was up front about how much
> money it would get, and how much money would go to the truck.  For this
> transport from Louisiana to California, it was $800 total: $150 to broker,
> $650 to the truck.  $800 to move a car 2300 miles was a pretty good deal,
> door to door on an open carrier, on short notice in just 3 days.
>
> I debated whether to go with a covered transporter, but after realizing
> that
> new cars are moved on open carriers all the time, I went with open.  The
> car
> wasn't that dirty when it got here, and looked great after I washed it.
>
> Below is the review I posted at www.transportreviews.com for AAA Discount
> Auto & Truck Transporters, Inc.
>
> I fully realize that this company is a broker, and does not actually move
> vehicles itself.  However, brokers do have to find good truckers, and based
> on this experience, it appears that this company has access to good ones.
>
> I bought a car from my friend in Louisiana.  He was leaving town on Sunday,
> and I needed to arrange transport by then.  I called late Tuesday afternoon
> and spoke to Steve Craig.  I explained my short time frame for getting the
> car picked up.  He assured me that the chances of finding a truck by Sunday
> were good.  I was skeptical because of all the things I had read about long
> waits for pickups, but decided to give it a try.  The next morning, I had
> an
> email from Steve saying that he had found a truck and that pick up would be
> on Thursday or Friday.  The car got picked up on Thursday and arrived in
> California on Sunday, far faster than the 7 to 10 days that I had expected.
>  The trucker was friendly, soft-spoken, and efficient.  I tipped him a few
> extra bucks for the speedy transport.
>
> I got several quotes and though AAA Discount was not the cheapest, I was
> impressed by their attempt to be transparent and educate the consumer.  The
> company had a good rating at Better Business Bureau and on this site.  The
> only question I had was the small number of reviews on this site, but I was
> persuaded by the fact that this company does not charge the customer until
> a
> truck has been assigned.  Steve confirmed this, and explained that because
> he does not get paid until a truck is assigned, he has incentive to find a
> truck as quickly as possible.  This is key to getting your vehicle moved
> and
> not sitting for several weeks.  I had a short time frame and Steve met it.
>  No extra fees were charged for the short notice.
>
> This shipping was practically door to door (truck tries to get close to
> your
> house but has to find a spot big enough to load and unload the car).  Much
> better than other companies like DAS, which uses terminals and charges
> extra
> for door to door.  The problem with terminals is that they usually aren't
> in
> the best part of town and your car sits in a big lot with other cars, where
> it can be damaged, vandalized, or broken into.
>
>
> --
> I.S.Gall
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 8:07 PM, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > anyone use a good co they would recommend? how about a cheap one?
> >
> > thx
> > jim
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