Car Shipping suggestions, advice...

[gadjet]

This might not be the right forum but I think I may have found my first 911. Problem is that it's in California and I'm in central Ohio. I need a good hauler and some advice. I would like to fly out and pick it up, don't know if that is feasible'

[megerian]

Many people (myself included) have done this. You fly out to see the car in person, arrange for pre-purchase inspection (PPI), and if all is well, arrange for shipping to your home. If you state where the car is located, many people here on this forum will recommend a good shop for a PPI.

You'll pay more for an enclosed trailer vs open. I used open - its a question of your budget. Good luck and post updates.

[Tremelune]

If you're gonna fly out, might as well drive it back...Takes a few days, but would be fun (weather permitting). A lot of the shops in California will give the car a better inspection than you would be able to for a couple hundred bucks. Cheaper than a plane ticket.

Shipping will be about $1000.

[Cooper911SC]

I Would just drive it home. :-)

I just shipped 2 cars enclosed from CA to CO for $1095 each on Intercity.

I also use and reccomend GO2 Transport

Cooper

[Noah930]

If you go the shipping route, I would not recommend DAS. They were not-so-dependable for me. However, I used Intercity once with excellent service. In the virtually totally unregulated world of automotive shipping, you get what you pay for.

[Storage Man]

Intercity all the way.

[Plays with cars]

+1 for Intercity. I shipped my new to me 911S from California to Ohio with no problems. Intercity was a class act. Premium price, but you get what you paid for.

Depending on condition of your new car, enclosed it definitely a nicer way to go. Particularly in the winter. On an open trailer you will pay less, but the car gets covered in all of the road spray the whole way out.

There is also a hybrid option I've used for transporting other cars. The shipper will pick up your car on an open trailer to haul it to their local depot, then load on an enclosed trailer for the cross country trip. Finally it will be hauled from the receiving depot on an open trailer to your final destination. This is less expensive, but takes longer because of the queue times at the depots, and exposes your car to more handling.

[javadog]

Intercity, Fedex/Passport are good.

Horseless Carriage is bad. Brokers that will put the car on the lowest bidder's truck are bad.

Probably looking at $1,200-1,500 to get it to Ohio.

JR

[megerian]

While its very tempting to drive it home, in my case, I decided to have mine shipped. After all, I was buying a car that I had no experience with, and its not exactly the type of car that you want to tow to any old shop in the middle of nowhere - should something happen. So I just felt the peace of mind of getting it home safe and sound, was worth the extra money.