Getting a car shipped

[fustercluck]

Won a Jaguar XK8 on ebay (not for me, for my Pappy) and flying out there will be tricky, might be easier to have it shipped but i can't get an estimate anywhere without signing up and giving all my information (phone, address etc.). Is there a good site out there that will give me a free estimate of how much it would cost to get this car shipped to me? Will probably end up just flying over there and picking up the car in person anyways, but it'd be nice to get an idea of how much it would cost.

 

[waggy]

depends. im sure media mail is cheap. but they sometimes open the package.

 

[dullard]

Cars are often $800-$1000 shipped. It could be more or less depending on weight and distance. I don't know if they'll charge more for a Jaguar though.

 

[Trikat]

Make sure you do a bit of research as I heard some companies love to make little dents.
Insurance might also be a good idea.

 

[Baked]

I'm sure it'll be cheaper if you hire somebody to drive it over to you. Pay for their lodging and meals.

 

[DeeKnow]

you want it driven from where to where?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Baked
I'm sure it'll be cheaper if you hire somebody to drive it over to you. Pay for their lodging and meals.

yeap thats what we used to do (used to own a small used car lot).


having a company go down and truck it up was around $2-3k depending on where it was. It was always cheaper to have someone fly down and drive the car back.