Shipping A Car
 

I could have sworn there was a thread about this but searching turned about a bunch of BS about how much it costs to ship parts.

I need to send a car from my place in Sacramento to my dad in Las Vegas. It's a '66 Toronado. It runs and moves under it's own power, but leaks PS fluid like a mastiff at a fence. It's solid but not very pretty, so an open transport is fine.

What should I expect to pay? Last time I had a car shipped was 5 years and $450 ago. It got lost for two weeks and I was certain I would never see it again; I have no desire to go through that again. I requested a quote from Reliable but I have a feeling they are a little more champagne and caviar than I care to be.

Thanks!

What about a pickup truck with a uhaul trailer. Or he'll just find someone who has a setup and ask them?

I think you'll be looking at about $800-$1200, depending on which service you go with.

I got a quote back from Reliable, much faster than expected, and it came in at $975. Not as bad as I was expecting. Any other trusted services I should check with?

Fred at Councours said 775.00 if you are not in a hurry. He is booked thru most of May.

Thanks Charlie, I had not heard of Concours before. I called and left them a message.

These guys are a broker who just puts the job up for bid and they might not want one as leaky as you describe but they hauled a car from Austin Tx to Orange CA for me for $525.

http://cowboystransport.com/

It was on one of those open hauler semis with 10 other cars.

Thanks Rob, I'll check 'em out. Maybe if I make it a diaper it'll be okay. It only leaks when it's running! :lol:

I think you would be at least half of the Reliable Quote if you go through a Broker and use Open Transport. Tell them about the leak - they will keep it on the bottom level so the other cars don't get sprayed.

Thanks for all the input guys. Missed a window with a fairly priced closed carrier by a couple hours today.

Scheduled my pickup today through Montway. Quoted $579 door to door on an open carrier. I have some hoops for them to jump through so that pickup will work with my schedule. I will report back on my experience.

It's always the little things that make selling (or buying) a house such a headache.

Here's how this story ended. I went with Montway as I stated before. When they found a truck for me they ran my card for a larger deposit than I had been lead to believe. I complained and they made it right PLUS they gave me a $50 gift card to a restaurant.


Friday:
They assigned David at Cautious and Steady Transport to the job. Montway didn't communicate my somewhat limited availability to the driver so we had a couple hoops to jump through to make our schedules align. David also got a flat tire on his rig which made his day quite an adventure. This is par for the course with anything I am involved in it seems.

In the end David sent his son to meet me in the evening when I was available. I put the car in the driveway of my storage garage, gave him the keys, and signed all the paperwork. (I also gave his son a pile of crap '75 Yamaha dirt bike that I was trying to figure out how to get rid of. Double Win!) David then came by later in the night and picked up the car. His communication was constant throughout the process and I felt fine about the whole thing.

Saturday Evening (the day after my dad's birthday):
My dad and my younger sister, who was visiting for his birthday the day before, try to talk the driver into giving them the '57 Chevy on the top. No dice. But, they did receive the Toronado and my dad was near tears to see it again.

So that's my story and, in all, I think it's a happy one.

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Finally!!! A happy ending for all!!!!

I'm going through this right now, I'm planning on picking up a shell on a dolley in Oregon and no one will do it cause of the dolly and extra parts involved. What a PITA!
I just dont have the time to load up my trailer and not to mention the gas. Probably looking at a grand round trip.

Seems like a pretty decent deal, less than a buck a mile (after the gift card) for a relatively short haul.

Guys were scaring me for a minute with $800-$1200 guesses. :confused59:

might be like that with the gas going up and all....

Yeah, it only cost me $1700 to ship from Hawaii to Oklahoma. Glad things worked out for you.