Moving from NYC to CA - how much to ship my car?

mr.fabulous · 03-05-2015, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lazyd0c

Just 1 thing to note is that transport companies won't give you a set date and time to schedule your pick up and drop-off. They give you a window of 2-3 days and you have to be ready, which is a waste of time anticipating/guessing when they'll show up and it a major downside.

That's how it goes with any long-distance move

Don N. · 03-06-2015, 11:26 AM

From what I've seen, cheapest has been around 1-1.5k.

-Don

Canyon Carver · 12-02-2015, 04:13 PM

I really appreciate all the great info from all posts, thanks so much!

Now that I have an idea of price...looking for anyone who may have direct experience with a particular shipper / company. I've heard some horror stories and I hope to avoid having to tell one myself. Any other people out there that have had good luck with a particular shipper?

I'll be shipping it in April of 2016 (we were slightly delayed, but still on track to move)...

champignon · 12-02-2015, 05:49 PM

East to West costs much more than vice versa; figure around $1400+ to the shipping company plus any brokerage fees.

This industry is full of charlatan brokers who will send you multiple emails about how they have "trucks in your area" when in fact they don't own any trucks and are just brokers.

The only honest guy I have found is Steve, who owns his own company that is BBB rated A+. Here is his email: carandtruckshippers@gmail.com

I forget what his company is called, but it is something like "discount auto transport."

Canyon Carver · 12-02-2015, 05:59 PM

Thank you! I'll be in touch with him for sure. Really appreciate it.

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champignon Disrupter 1566 Rep 2,484 Posts Drives: 1M;Z3M Cp;135is Vert, 996TT Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Idaho iTrader: (0)	East to West costs much more than vice versa; figure around $1400+ to the shipping company plus any brokerage fees. This industry is full of charlatan brokers who will send you multiple emails about how they have "trucks in your area" when in fact they don't own any trucks and are just brokers. The only honest guy I have found is Steve, who owns his own company that is BBB rated A+. Here is his email: carandtruckshippers@gmail.com I forget what his company is called, but it is something like "discount auto transport."
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Canyon Carver Second Lieutenant 90 Rep 236 Posts Drives: 2018 LCI M2 - Long Beach Blue Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: La Crescenta, CA iTrader: (0)	Thank you! I'll be in touch with him for sure. Really appreciate it.
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