Any suggestions on shipping companies? I'd prefer someone who will store it inside a trailer. Any help or opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Derek

 

If you want one of the best, go for intercity lines.

My friend got his turbo is300 shipped through them and they really go above and beyond to make sure the car is delivered in the way it was received.

They have videos showing you how they load their cars on their site.

http://www.intercitylines.com/

 

or...rent a tow and tow it w/ a truck, youll enjoy the drive and your z won't have a collection of dead bugs on ur front bumper, unless of course you have a braw lol

 

Well, I'm buying a cover so I won't get dead bugs. Also, I don't want to tow it because I don't want to mess with the alignment on my parents' new SUV and I don't want to make them haul it. My wife and I are flying from Texas without them because we'll have 2 kids under the age of 1...BAD road trip.

 

You can't town the car on an open carrier with a cover on it. Go with an enclosed carrier if you're concerned about that, but it'll cost more.

Having dealt with auto transporters before, it can be a real PITA. Depending on the size of the carrier, it may be weeks before they get enough cars to fill it and if your take your car to them prior, it just sits in a lot. Be sure to arrange something plenty early and make sure you check on the status of the shipment timing-wise. Smaller outfits that haul 4-5 car trailers with a big dualie will get the job done faster, but they're prob not as safe for the car as a big rig.

I'm moving to SoCal in a few weeks and I'm towing my Z myself behind the Uhaul. Not looking forward to it, as I'll have to pull the bumper just to get it on the trailer and I'll tape the hell out of the rest for protection with painter's tape.

 

Ugh...that's what I'm worried about. Price isn't too much of a consideration right now. Anyone know of any trustworthy enclosed carriers?

 

I'd also like to know.

 

I used Almond Exotic Transports for my shipment from Ohio to Chicago and I'm very happy with the service. It was transported in a covered trailer and the cost was less than I'd been quoted for an open one. He was recommended to me by another FI'd 350Z owner roncfpz who was also very happy with his service. Gary who owns the company is a good guy and ships many Vipers for Heffner Performance.

http://www.almondexotictransports.com/trucktrailer.html

 

I called Inter City. Close to $1400 from Dallas to Bostn. They'll pick it up, but then it will likely wait around for 10 days or so before finally getting on the road for the 4-5 day trip to Dallas. I've got a call into Almond right now to see what they can do.

 

I'm betting Gary/Almond can beat it.

 

I don't know what's cheaper/safer....driving your Z in a trailer from Seattle to Austin or shipping it through one of the premier shippers here...seems kinda the same price except you can safe on flying cost if I drive it

 

I'd love to drive mine if I didn't have all of the other family factors/logistics. However, I'd buy one of those hideous regular bras just for the trip.

 

The problem is that theres a lot of shipping companies are just brokers. This is the way it works:

You get a price quote from a broker and decide to go ahead with it. They give you an estimated pickup window and they post the job on a trucking board where truckers will take jobs based on price and destination. If you get a very low quote, chances are your car will not be picked up for a month or more. Alot of brokers have blacklisted a lot of trucking companies for poor performance on prior jobs so if you go with a very established company (10+ years in business) they'll tend to get the better trucks.

Theres a couple sites that review shipping companies, heres one I know of. http://www.transportreviews.com/

Intercity lines has very good reviews on epinions.com
http://www1.epinions.com/hmgd-Moving...splay_~reviews

 

Also, the phrase "you get what you pay for" REALLY applies here..so keep that in mind.

 

Great info and good point. However, with this almond guy, it looks like I can drive it onto his single car trailer myself, have him drive it, and then take it off myself on the other end. We'll see.

 

That sounds good.

I also forgot to add that intercity lines is not a broker. They use their own enclosed trucks and fully insure the cars they take.

A lot of brokers will tell you to take it up with the shipping company if any damage occurs. A lot of these shipping companies do not carry the insurance they should and some are not even registered businesses so be careful with that.

 

Gary Almond is a car enthusiast as well, owns a modified Viper, so he understands our obsession. I get nothing for referring you to him, I just want to pass on the good reviews.

 

You're right, I was covered through my own personal insurance. I just made sure my deductibles were at the lowest possible level during transportation.

 

I just used Intercity and they were very professional and prompt. Picked up in San Francisco on Saturday and delivered on Friday to Chicago burbs.

 

I just got a qoute for $1550 to ship a Z from NY to Cali in a closed trailor fully insured