having a car shipped from cali to nj
 

Safe? Anyone have any dealings with it? Any advice info or advisorys would be appreciated
Cheaper to have it shipped to nearby dealership? Help?

Good luck on this.

let's just say i wouldn't go cheap on the shipping company.

is it an option for you to fly out to CA and go get the car, and drive it home? that would be fun!

I've shipped 10+ cars from CA to TX and from CA to Canada.

I completely disagree with cheap, not cheap, you're buying the same shít no matter what, every company is a middle man to individual drivers (no matter what BULLSHÍT they try to feed you)... Unless you want covered shipping which will run you a few grand, open shipping is alllllll the same


My honest advice, don't use U-Ship, just call around
And HONESTLY, be prepared for your wheels to get scuffed, it seems to be a 50/50, but when they do get f'd the driver does pay
Oh and give the car not only a once over, give it a twice and third and fourth over when it arrives in NJ

i drove my cars (yes, multiple cars) cross country when i moved over 2k miles.

bought 2 one way tickets.

these days with painter's tape technique, probably come through with no scratches.

Dealer shipped via 3rd party from Texas to WV and split the cost. www.metrogistics.com
Other than a couple days late due to truck issues it arrived dirty and fine.

--Sent from Galaxy Note while driving with eyes closed.

I had my car shipped from Texas to Hawaii. Pay the extra if you can. I paid extra to be sure I had a shipping company that transported covered and dealt with low clearance cars. Whether you are lowered or not, tell the company you have low clearance to be safe or your front bumper could be facing some scuffs on the bottom. Winter time, I would definitely spring for a covered carrier as you don't know what kind of weather it will be going through.

I'm having a car shipped next week from Sacramento to Kansas City. Set it up through montway. They are just a broker. Door to door service and shipped enclosed for just a bit over $1k. We'll see how this goes...

I'm shipping my Z from Texas to WA state here in the next couple months. I'm going with an enclosed transport. I'll let you know OP what I get quoted for.

You'll have to tell me what an enclosed car transport looks like. I still don't think it can be a standard trailer...

Allied Car Transport - Reliable Car Transport Carriers

^ On the webpage, the orange semi.... yeah, its probably going to be really expensive... I haven't called them yet, only knew about this company because a bunch of guys over in the Viper forum swear by them.

Haha i had my car shipped from WA to TX! Was 1200 for shipping in an open trailer.....i would totally recommend getting a covered transport. My car arrived dirty as f-uck! Made it difficult to review the car for any damage.

Call a few MOVING companies of the city you want to go to and see if they have any trucks where you currently are, if they do, see if they'll move your car back to their home location

I had a car going from Arkansas to D.C. Looking at uship estimates was over 1k. Ive decided to buy a one way and drive it back myself. Cost comparison seemed cheaper this route plus i get to bond with my new car. I guess if it was coast to coast id reconsider but a 15 hour drive doesnt seem so bad. Just praying i wont encounter any snow or ice.

My brother had the same concern but called around and found a great shipper who took care of his ride in an enclosed trailer from NY to Cali with no issues whatsoever. Also the rest of the cars in the trailer were higher end cars as well. Will probably run anywhere from 1k to 1.5k

Just wanted to provide an update. I went through montway com for shipping. Selected enclosed trailer and the approximate dates for pickup and delivery. I completed the booking all online. Received a call a few days later from montway inquiring about my travel dates as i was listed as the pick up person on both ends. I told them if the couldn't meet my small window that I could drop the car odd at my dad's and the could pick it up there... That's what they ended up doing. Montway is just a broker and find companies to pick up the cars. Well as I'm on the road I get a call out of the blue from an auto shipper saying they are 25 miles away and need me to bring my car down to them in the next 2 hours. I was a bit caught off guard as montway says the do door to door service. I called montway direct to see what the heck was going on. They apologized about the shipper and said they would take care of everything.

Later that day I got an email from montway saying my car has been assigned to show car services. I looked them up and they seemed like a decent company. The email provided me with the truck drivers name and phone number. From there I dealt directly with show car services' truck driver.

SCS called and set up a time. Unfortunately the truck was too big to make it down the street so they ended up loading the car at the grocery store about half a mile away. The tailgate drops down creating a very low ramp so no scraping. Tailgate lifts up and in the car goes. They cover each car with plastic in case a car above it drips any oil.

Five days later the car made it to me in the exact same condition. I was very pleased with the service. I'll post some photos tonight. If I ever have to ship a car again I'll probably call SCS first to see if they can do it direct.

SO much to do lol. Ill prob take a rode trip instead.
How much did you pay for it overall

+1 you will have more fun this way too :tiphat:

That sounds perfect!

How much did you end up paying?

I went online to a broker site and filled out basic info to ship several vehicles when planning to move to another state. I received calls and emails within minutes competing for my business and it can really range in price. Fuel prices cause the quotes to fluctuate each month so if this is not happening right away make sure to keep shopping around. These days you can read reviews on Yelp for things like this as well which helped me decide on a good company.

I disagree with most of these companies being the same as I found they each have varying routes they take and can range from days to weeks for delivery for the same price. You can also see if there is a company with enclosed carriers for a bit more and avoid a lot of the potential damage. In addition I have seen on Craigslist companies looking to fill a spot on a carrier same day for very cheap as well.

loading up the Z.

receiving the z

not sure if directed at me but I paid 1099. I checked about a month earlier just to get an idea and it was about 1300 so the price actually went down a bit. $159 is paid up front to montway and the remainder was paid to the truck driver at delivery. The truck driver wants either cash or a money order / cashiers check.

Holy shít that's cheap!!!

yeah, car went about 1800 miles. I figure that's cheaper than the cost to drive it.

:confused: 1800 or 2800???

Sacramento, CA to Kansas City, KS....about 1,800 miles.

Just got off the phone with Allied Transport. From Killeen TX to Tacoma WA (2115 miles) I was quoted for $1150 for open trailer, $1725 for enclosed. What do you guys think, is the 600 bucks worth it for the enclosed transport?

Do not use Allied/Reliable Transports... If you need a car transported look somewhere else besides this FUBAR company.

got it thanks for the update i found 2012 gumental in nc so about 10 hour drive. and within my price range, just founda buying for my car, now all i need to is get approved for this loan and ill be in this car within HOPEFULLY 2 weeks. pray for meh