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Title: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: mopartybob on June 27, 2013, 09:54:12 AM
Howdy 'all, retirement will soon be upon me (sept), and i plan on doin some visiting with family/friends, while some local jaunts are do-able,I have family on the east coast and would like to have my Charger with me, I have not heard of any horror stories involving auto transporters and would like some feedback on this, (auto transport/train freight... etc) Transport would be from San Francisco-Raliegh, N. Carolina, Thanks everyone  :cheers:    Robert
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: moparstuart on June 27, 2013, 10:01:59 AM
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,102450.0.html


   Oregon to Louisiana
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: Homerr on June 27, 2013, 10:17:13 AM
moparts has a transport services section in their forums.
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: 69charger2002 on June 27, 2013, 10:31:43 AM
I shipped that yellow one from Oregon to Baton rouge LA for $1450. that was enclosed fully insured. Open car carrier would have been around $1000, but with a car like that i didn't want it getting road grime all over it. WOrth the extra $450. Just depends how nice your car is.. BTW almost all carriers carry full coverage from the time it's picked up til you sign off on it at delivery.
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: mopartybob on June 27, 2013, 11:14:39 AM
THANKS guyz, anyone do train freight???
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: Daytona R/T SE on June 27, 2013, 12:13:41 PM
Quote from: 69charger2002 on June 27, 2013, 10:31:43 AM
I shipped that yellow one from Oregon to Baton rouge LA for $1450. that was enclosed fully insured. Open car carrier would have been around $1000, but with a car like that i didn't want it getting road grime all over it. WOrth the extra $450. Just depends how nice your car is.. BTW almost all carriers carry full coverage from the time it's picked up til you sign off on it at delivery.

Contact info on the shipping company?
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: AKcharger on June 27, 2013, 12:49:29 PM
I shipped my '70 from AK to VA on 2004 and my '72 from VA to AK in 2007. Good experience, no issues was about $2000 each way
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: areibel on June 27, 2013, 01:05:52 PM
Quote from: mopartybob on June 27, 2013, 11:14:39 AM
THANKS guyz, anyone do train freight???
I don't know how feasible that would be- most of the car carriers are pretty much point to point, you'd have to load and unload where they tell you to?  And insurance might be a bear. There are other reasons,  google "rail dust", it's the reason new cars come with those funky white cover sheets on the flat surfaces.  You'd have to do the prep for that too.
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: mopartybob on June 27, 2013, 01:29:38 PM
Quote from: areibel on June 27, 2013, 01:05:52 PM
Quote from: mopartybob on June 27, 2013, 11:14:39 AM
THANKS guyz, anyone do train freight???
I don't know how feasible that would be- most of the car carriers are pretty much point to point, you'd have to load and unload where they tell you to?  And insurance might be a bear. There are other reasons,  google "rail dust", it's the reason new cars come with those funky white cover sheets on the flat surfaces.  You'd have to do the prep for that too.
yea,  10-4 on that ... fooey, my car is nice,but not THAT nice..... lol... :cheers: maybe I'll just start another thread..."Coast-Coast in my 72 Rallye"...  :icon_smile_big:
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: bakerhillpins on June 27, 2013, 02:13:50 PM
Quote from: mopartybob on June 27, 2013, 01:29:38 PM
yea,  10-4 on that ... fooey, my car is nice,but not THAT nice..... lol... :cheers: maybe I'll just start another thread..."Coast-Coast in my 72 Rallye"...  :icon_smile_big:

That right there is one of the big items on my bucket list. When I retire I hope to be able to make a long cruse in my Charger. It would be a grand adventure worthy of my time.  :yesnod:

I think you should seriously consider that as a viable route, most definitely now that you will be retired.  :Twocents:
Title: Re: Transporting/shipping your car
Post by: mopartybob on June 27, 2013, 03:35:33 PM
Quote from: bakerhillpins on June 27, 2013, 02:13:50 PM
Quote from: mopartybob on June 27, 2013, 01:29:38 PM
yea,  10-4 on that ... fooey, my car is nice,but not THAT nice..... lol... :cheers: maybe I'll just start another thread..."Coast-Coast in my 72 Rallye"...  :icon_smile_big:

That right there is one of the big items on my bucket list. When I retire I hope to be able to make a long cruse in my Charger. It would be a grand adventure worthy of my time.  :yesnod:

I think you should seriously consider that as a viable route, most definitely now that you will be retired.  :Twocents:
WWWeeeee Doggies!!! That would be a GRAND adventure.... The car has less than 1000miles on a total resto,so i'm not doubting it's reliability, HHHmmmm if I could just make it past New Mexico, I'd be OK... lol...  Thanks... now you got me thinking...  :cheers: