Best/Cheapest Car Shipping

[coolbreeze551]

Looking for suggestions from people who have bought cars that they have had shipped to them. Either cross state/province, cross country and especially across the border. I am hoping that people have found reliable services at prices that they are happy with, but would also like to hear horror stories or companies to stay away from.

[Stroked & Blown]

I used aa-automovers.com a few years back based on a reference from a friend and a BBB rating of 'A'. Turns out that they are a booking agency that has a network of truckers they work with. AA-Automovers also provides the insurance.

The earlier in the year you book, the better off you are. I had my box moved from the Hilton Head area to Boston around April/May, and most drivers were loading up to full capacity in FL and making stops up the coast. I had to wait a week or so for a truck that had room by the time it hit SC.

[eightsandaces]

I don't know who they used but my car was delivered in a covered, tow behind, belted to the floor, everything padded. I highly recommend that type of service for keeping the car clean and safe.

[gschotland]

In my experience, the way you save $ with any transport company is to be as flexible as possible with your pick up and drop off schedule, although with some companies you have no choice. The more cars a shipper can fit on his truck, the more $ he makes.

[seafeye]

I just bought a project car and was looking around for transport pricing.
I must have typed in my stuff on some form somewhere because i had 20 trucking companies asking for my business.
To have a car shipped from Birmingham Alabama to Charlotte NC and the quotes went from $325 to $900. $900 was Fedex.

The mean price was $375. Do a google search and enter in your info. It's a really tough market out there so prices will be reasonable.

[coolbreeze551]

I appreciate the heads up. Does anyone have names of companies or websites that I can contact?

[jcb986]

Google search...uShip...hire an independent...stay open on pickup and delivery. Here you my find a hauler working your area. Plus, you can make a deal. Post the pickup and delivery zips and place a price on what you want to pay. Sit back and see what happens.

[NomadicRiley]

I had this same dilemma and used Reliable Auto Carriers http://www.reliable-carriers.com/ to ship my Boxster from Ohio to Texas in Feb of this year and I can't say enough good things about them. Everything was very professional, enclosed trailer, etc. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again.

[coolbreeze551]

Originally Posted by jcb986

Google search...uShip...hire an independent...stay open on pickup and delivery. Here you my find a hauler working your area. Plus, you can make a deal. Post the pickup and delivery zips and place a price on what you want to pay. Sit back and see what happens.

That's more like it. There should be more of these kinds of sites where companies compete for your business. I signed up and will hopefully be getting a good deal soon. Great Idea! Cheers

[chrish4161]

Well there are lots of companies that can help or doing business of transport specially for Cars and all that. Movecar is also one of the best companies I heard. Other companies or some fraud pick up the cars and call like they are really transport your car. so just keep watching for genuine company.

[ayamen]

I moved a car along a similar distance, and the price I paid was about $350. Not that bad of a quote. The company was American Auto Transport and the service that I received was open auto transport.

[autotransportcity]

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