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05-12-2008, 08:59 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fort Lewis, WA Posts: 2,520
|  car transportation services
has anyone here ever had a car shipped?
if so who do you go thru and what was it like? | 
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05-12-2008, 09:31 PM
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AKA CaptainOblivious Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,515
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well, i once was on a ship with a matchbox car does that count?....i went through the West European Cruise Service... and it was awesome....i saw whales...and sharks...and half dead seagulls eating stale bread from the deck, oh...and thats when my little brother was made...... 0_o...... so yes...it was awesome
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05-12-2008, 11:53 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,908
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Expensive. VERY expensive.
Any reason why you are considering this?
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05-13-2008, 01:17 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fort Lewis, WA Posts: 2,520
| Re: car transportation services
i live in washington state (2800 miles away)
and i need MY car shipped out here.
i got a quote today for about 1,125 but i am not sure if that is a fair price or not.
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05-13-2008, 01:55 AM
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Future ex-member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 4,010
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for that much, go out and find yourself a early honda or toyta. Pick 'em up for $1200 pretty easy and get 28mpg.. That and you won't have to worry about your car getting damaged on the ride over.
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05-13-2008, 06:42 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 2,350
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I think i hear Road Trip ?
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05-13-2008, 08:26 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 19,959
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Buy a one way ticket for someone (you trust), spring for the gas, and chip in a bit to pay for food and all, and you would come out a little bit better.
Yeah, it ain't cheap to transport a car. Seems more than a little oxymoronic for some reason...
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05-13-2008, 09:41 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Posts: 359
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I guess it depends on the car you are talking about. This is not a rare classic or exotic car correct?
He may need it shipped out because it does not run and it is going to be a project car. Maybe?
I need a little more info. If this is just a basic car to get you around then you may be better off trying to find a car close to where you live. If you are in the same situation I'm in with cars being unresonablly overpriced in your area then it might be worth shipping out or picking up.
There is a risk in driving the car back to where you live because you really don't know if it has problems untill you drive it. It may not make the trip back if it needs some repairs.
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05-13-2008, 05:32 PM
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Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,834
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Heh, ya i'll be making a road trip sometime this summer i hope. 1100 miles from texas to colorado in a 1964 beetle with original 1200cc engine with 170k miles on it  Should be interesting. | |
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05-13-2008, 07:37 PM
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Future ex-member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 4,010
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lol. Is this some sort of beetle club road trip?
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