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**TROLL** · 06-11-2007, 12:01 AM

Don't think this one has been touched on yet... has anyone shipped a car cross country? Who did you use and how much can you expect it to cost? Not sure where to even start looking and get pricing but I figured this might be helpful to some in the future...
TIA
bryan

Danronian · 06-11-2007, 12:29 AM

You might want to look on ebay motors, they would probably have some info on it. This is something I should look into since I really need to unload my restored 1975 Malibu that no one in this area of the country seems to want....

Spocknasty · 06-11-2007, 01:08 AM

Fly out and road trip it home, duh Bryan!

D Money · 06-11-2007, 01:13 AM

how nice is the car? Exotic car carriers are super nice and indoors.

Hey, my Uncle does this in his spare time. He takes cars from the east coast to the west coast. If it's something you need done, LMK, he lives in New Mexico.

You shoulda saw the Skyline he brought to my house. That thing was SUPER fun to drive.

**TROLL** · 06-11-2007, 01:15 AM

dont need anything fancy at all, cheap car just want to get it from portland to here in one piece. the car is cheap so i'm trying to find a way to get it here without doubling the price...

D Money · 06-11-2007, 01:29 AM

I can ask if you want dude.

**TROLL** · 06-11-2007, 01:45 AM

yeah if thats his kinda thing then sure, that'd be awesome. dont need fast, dont need covered or nice, just not trying to spend too much to get a $1300 car here... let me know, and thanks in advance.

CHAOS · 06-11-2007, 05:57 AM

its actually not as much as some may think... it all depends on the method...

MPowerKai · 06-11-2007, 07:37 AM

I think it will be around 800 dollars, maybe a little more. At least thats what it was when I had my 3kgt.

**TROLL** · 06-11-2007, 09:55 AM

so does anyone know who to go to for it? i dont even know where to start

RayArroyo · 06-11-2007, 09:57 AM

i used these people before

http://www.autotransportdirect.com/?...FSWQGgodwnCbtg

turbo4g63 · 06-11-2007, 10:30 AM

i work at A duie pyle trucking, we ship cars all the time, in fact we shipped a 3500 gmc van this past week. give them a call and they can probably give you some good input on it 1800 523 5020

05GT · 06-11-2007, 10:37 AM

Bryan, this is one of the best shippers you can use...

http://www.dasautoshippers.com/

You can get a quote from them. It was going to cost me about $900 to ship my cobra from Missouri to PA.

You can also choose a faster then standard delivery (but that cost more) as well as an enclosed carrier (also costs more). Cost is also slightly dependent on the car, and value of.

TurboTagTeam · 06-11-2007, 02:01 PM

We've shipped the M5 from coast to coast serveral times. It noramlly runs about 1000-1200$

I've also shipped cars from the east coast to here in the midwest, that normally runs from 400-600$

drew · 06-11-2007, 02:07 PM

dude I'm pretty much an expert on this. I've shipped my car(s) cross country twice ( philly to seattle and seattle to philly )

to seattle from here ran me $1200 and the other way was $1100, that was just for a no-frills open trailor and took about 2 weeks. i didn't have any problems other than the fact that the car has about an eight inch layer of dirt all over it

Iancredible · 06-13-2007, 11:15 AM

thomas sunday auto transport is really good ... they handle alot of high end racecars and such

grimm · 06-13-2007, 11:32 AM

can't you ship them on a train too? not sure how you'd go about it but, just tossing ideas out there...

**TROLL** · 06-13-2007, 03:04 PM

well the car i was thinking of sold this weekend but still figured this would be informative for someone at some point...

Buster · 06-13-2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbo4g63

i work at A duie pyle trucking, we ship cars all the time, in fact we shipped a 3500 gmc van this past week. give them a call and they can probably give you some good input on it 1800 523 5020

How do they pronounce that exactly lol. We used to get stuff shipped on those trucks at my old job all the time and it just makes me laugh.

Is it A DOOEY PILE?

licensedtothrill · 06-13-2007, 03:17 PM

Train was about to be my input. My brother and I looked into it for a 95 Rx7 a year ago. Do a search for the "Autotrain" it leaves near Philly and is used to move allot of dealer cars back and forth through out the country. But other than that they do allot of personal as well.

06-11-2007, 01:08 AM	#3
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06-11-2007, 10:30 AM	#12
turbo4g63 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: near west chester Member #1057 My Ride: 98' 4runner iTrader: (0)	i work at A duie pyle trucking, we ship cars all the time, in fact we shipped a 3500 gmc van this past week. give them a call and they can probably give you some good input on it 1800 523 5020 __________________ Bill If you guys see a possum...try to kill it, it's not a pet!

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drew Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broomall, PA Member #2617 My Ride: fuzion & exploder iTrader: (8)	dude I'm pretty much an expert on this. I've shipped my car(s) cross country twice ( philly to seattle and seattle to philly ) to seattle from here ran me $1200 and the other way was $1100, that was just for a no-frills open trailor and took about 2 weeks. i didn't have any problems other than the fact that the car has about an eight inch layer of dirt all over it __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

06-13-2007, 03:17 PM	#20
licensedtothrill Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Morrisville Pa Member #948 iTrader: (0)	Train was about to be my input. My brother and I looked into it for a 95 Rx7 a year ago. Do a search for the "Autotrain" it leaves near Philly and is used to move allot of dealer cars back and forth through out the country. But other than that they do allot of personal as well. __________________ "What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?" "Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you’ll die today"

06-11-2007, 12:29 AM	#2
Danronian Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boyertown Member #1826 My Ride: 1995 Honda Civic Vx, 1975 Malibu iTrader: (3)	You might want to look on ebay motors, they would probably have some info on it. This is something I should look into since I really need to unload my restored 1975 Malibu that no one in this area of the country seems to want....

06-11-2007, 05:57 AM	#8
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	its actually not as much as some may think... it all depends on the method...

06-11-2007, 10:37 AM	#13
05GT The TST IT Ninja Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Member #1598 My Ride: 2007 SRT8 Jeep / 2013 Shelby GT500 iTrader: (0)	Bryan, this is one of the best shippers you can use... http://www.dasautoshippers.com/ You can get a quote from them. It was going to cost me about $900 to ship my cobra from Missouri to PA. You can also choose a faster then standard delivery (but that cost more) as well as an enclosed carrier (also costs more). Cost is also slightly dependent on the car, and value of.

06-11-2007, 02:01 PM	#14
TurboTagTeam Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cell Block F Member #275 My Ride: constantly changes iTrader: (2)	We've shipped the M5 from coast to coast serveral times. It noramlly runs about 1000-1200$ I've also shipped cars from the east coast to here in the midwest, that normally runs from 400-600$

06-13-2007, 11:15 AM	#16
Iancredible Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jun 2007 Member #5172 iTrader: (0)	thomas sunday auto transport is really good ... they handle alot of high end racecars and such

06-13-2007, 11:32 AM	#17
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	can't you ship them on a train too? not sure how you'd go about it but, just tossing ideas out there...

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