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the Cost of Shipping a Car

Price 
Location 
Distance 
Submitted by  
Description
$ 215
Apr 2007
Huntington, WV
162
Shipping new car from West Virginia to Ohio  more... close row
$ 900
May 2008
California
2000
Compact car shipped from California to Chicago  more... close row
$ 1800
Nov 2006
Fort Lauderdale
3243
Car transported from Florida to Oregon  more... close row
$ 550
Feb 2008
San Diego to Chicago
2000
Car shipping from San Diego to Chicago  more... close row
$ 600
Jul 2006
Kings Park, NY
1200
Transporting a car from New York to Florida   more... close row
$ 977
May 2008
New York, NY
3000
Shipping BMW coast to coast  more... close row
$ 850
Mar 2006
Braintree Ma
1200
Moving car from Massachusetts to Florida  more... close row
$ 950
Jan 2006
South Ga
2000
Transporting a car from Arizona to Georgia  more... close row
$ 69
Sep 2007
Moody, AL
50
Dodge shipped about 50 miles  more... close row

Description of service

It cost $69.00 to have a 1999 Dodge Intrepid shipped about 50 miles. It usually cost $60.00, but due to the price of gas, there was a 15% fuel surcharge ($9.00).


Review of Service

I buy cars from automobile auctions sometimes. When I go, I usually hire a someone to drive the car for me, rather than having it shipped. A driver charges less and I can get the car a lot faster. But, this particular car seemed to have have some mechanical problems, so I decided that it would be safer to have it shipped. The problem with shipping cars from auctions is that the shipping company usually waits until they get a full load, so it takes a few days or even a week until the car arrives. The arrival time in this incident was 3 days, which wasn't too bad. If I had driven the car, it probably would have stopped on the highway. So, the shipping costs and waiting period were worth it.


Tips

If you need to have a car shipped, check with a few different companies to get information about delivery times and shipping costs. Make sure to choose a reputable company. Also, expect to pay more in you are in need of speedy service.


$ 850
Jan 2006
plymouth,ma
1250
Difficult transporation of car  more... close row
$ 97
Jul 2008
Atlanta, GA
250
Shipping a car from Georgia to Alabama  more... close row
$ 700
Oct 2008
Boston,MA
2800
Shipping a car from Boston to California  more... close row
$ 1300
Jun 2008
Burlington VT
1100
Heavily modified car shipped to Vermont for extra  more... close row