Recommendation for car transporter

[Bru]

My sister is moving and needs to ship a car. I'm looking for a transporter/carrier recommendation. We've used Reliable at work but they're expensive and an enclosed carrier isn't needed.

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[blakbearddelite]

She has a car?!?

 

[VenomousDSG]

 

[Bru]

She has a car?!?

Not yet. The company that hired her is paying for shipping, so I'm helping her buy a car here and she's going to ship it, then she's flying to LA.

 

[boostedguy05]

[MENTION=396]Mike K[/MENTION]

havent you shipped a car like that, who did you use?

 

[boostedguy05]

also,
[MENTION=19]Yaj Yak[/MENTION]
[MENTION=1180]blueoval4life[/MENTION]

 

[bimmer4life]

also,

[MENTION=19]Yaj Yak[/MENTION]
[MENTION=1180]blueoval4life[/MENTION]

I have shipped two trucks from West coast. Best price both times was through below brokerage. Never had issue and also fast delivery. That has been my experience.

Donna
Auto Transport Solutions
561-502-6317
[email protected]

 

[Dan00Hawk]

United Road Service is the broker that typically handles our long distance transports. But it varies as to who actually picks up the vehicle(s). Some drivers are obviously better and more careful than others, regardless of the company/broker.

 

[Mike K]

I used U-ship. You put in all your details and different companies bid for the job. I paid $900 for an open truck and it took about 6 days from Arlington Heights to LA.

Why not just buy the car out here? You're a pro. Broker a deal. You can leave it at my place until she gets here if you want.

 

[Bru]

I used U-ship. You put in all your details and different companies bid for the job. I paid $900 for an open truck and it took about 6 days from Arlington Heights to LA.

Why not just buy the car out here? You're a pro. Broker a deal. You can leave it at my place until she gets here if you want.

Honestly, I'm not 100 percent certain buying a car here is the way to go but the company covering costs is big. She'll likely have to pay registration twice too; once here and once in LA. This is her first car ever so I also want her to drive everything and I'd like to drive it too because we're looking at used $12k cars. I might suck it up and go out there for a day and buy a car with her.

 

[EmersonHart13]

[MENTION=396]Mike K[/MENTION] won't let you park a $12k vehicle in his driveway. He lives in the hills and as such he has a reputation to uphold.

 

[Yaj Yak]

i got a quote off uship and then went to the cheapest provider directly.

montway is who i dealt with, my mega-sally-poverty truck beat the title here even.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

company give decent shipping budget? I can haulz

 

[Euro]

My boss basically did the exact same thing for his daughter..bought an SUV here and shipped it to his daughter in LA at the time. Let me ask him and see who he used.

 

[Bru]

I'm curious if we can have it shipped straight from the dealer, no plates and no registration. And she gets it registered in Cali.

 

[Yaj Yak]

im betting that's what will happen.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Honestly, I'm not 100 percent certain buying a car here is the way to go but the company covering costs is big. She'll likely have to pay registration twice too; once here and once in LA. This is her first car ever so I also want her to drive everything and I'd like to drive it too because we're looking at used $12k cars. I might suck it up and go out there for a day and buy a car with her.

Actually, in today's age, most dealers do a larger percent of business with out of state customers, so this shouldn't be an issue. She can just buy the vehicle and tell them that she will handle all the title and registration once she gets to California OR they can actually do it for her with the state of California (she would need an address for this though).

My last two cars have been bought WELL out of Illinois. The Cadillac I bought in Jackson, MS, and the Wife's van, Tulsa, OK. Both I told them I will handle the state and they said "Ok, your total is..."

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I'm curious if we can have it shipped straight from the dealer, no plates and no registration. And she gets it registered in Cali.

Yes. As long as you pay them the agreed upon price for the vehicle, you can do whatever the "f" you want.

 

[Mike K]

I'm curious if we can have it shipped straight from the dealer, no plates and no registration. And she gets it registered in Cali.

Yes, California doesn't care. Just get the title and tell the dealer you're out of state. They don't ask you anything about previous registration/ taxes when you get here.