ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET AN AUTOTRANSPORTER?

[SMOKEDYA]

prob. in mid to late july i might be getting laid off? nature of the buisness never fails! so if this happens then me and the kids and old lady are thinking bout moveing back east or to the south again so i was wanting to know if any of you have or know where i can get the stang transported there in an inclosed trailer? most likely it'll be columbus oh.no one on here know's my past or present life and this is a way to start all over with what i've got and had. since i've been out here it's been nothing but hell day by day and this is something mywife and i've decussed several times in the past and hopefully this one isnt to get my hopes up! i figure that we'll need atleast $5,000 to get there thats including a deposit for a place to live the trip itself and almost a week's worth of driving since i'll be towing the stang on a trailer. so just courious if any of you have some hook up's on this or do this for a buisness. any help would be great, if not then i guess i'll have 6 more years of hell! peace



john

 

[lamrith]

Your gonna be looking prbably $1500+ for any reputable reliable transport. I had a car brought up from Pheonix in a open rig and it was $1000+

 

[WaterPog]

**** larry, you could almost have BOUGHT an open trailer for that...I payed under $1500 for mine.

 

[TerryY]

Just for kicks try FedeX. They bought a car transport system and do show cars as well as normal door to door car deliveries.

http://autotrans.fedex.com/ It does online quotes.

 

[lamrith]

I know that Eric, but then add the fuel costs and time off work for round trip to that $1500 and was lots cheaper to have someone else do the hauling....

 

[89MustangGX]

If you can do the towing yourself (and towing across country isn't necessarily easy, especially if you've never done it before) then buy a trailer. Even if you spend $2000 on it, you have something when you're done you can either keep it or sell it and you still make out better than paying someone else.

Keep in mind you need a decent tow rig, a brake controller, etc. It's not like going out and getting one of those POS UHauls. Do it right if you're going to do it. I can answer questions if you'd like, my trailer has been great -- I've put thousands and thousands of miles on it (across the country as well) and never had a problem. Mine was around $2000 IIRC.

 

[WaterPog]

If you can do the towing yourself (and towing across country isn't necessarily easy, especially if you've never done it before) then buy a trailer. Even if you spend $2000 on it, you have something when you're done you can either keep it or sell it and you still make out better than paying someone else.

Keep in mind you need a decent tow rig, a brake controller, etc. It's not like going out and getting one of those POS UHauls. Do it right if you're going to do it. I can answer questions if you'd like, my trailer has been great -- I've put thousands and thousands of miles on it (across the country as well) and never had a problem. Mine was around $2000 IIRC.

Actually the U-haul auto trailers (not a tow dolley) are really good, just very heavy. They have surge breaks and a really good tiedown system for the car. I've used them on several occasions, including a trip from San Diego to Portland and one from here to Seattle and back. If you're renting a truck to move your stuff then it's a very good way to go, but if you're having a moving company do it then they can take care of the car as well in most cases. When we moved TO San Diego we had Allied do the moving (company payed for relocation), they put my '71 convertable in the truck with the rest of the furniture and boxes.

 

[89MustangGX]

Actually the U-haul auto trailers (not a tow dolley) are really good, just very heavy. They have surge breaks and a really good tiedown system for the car. I've used them on several occasions, including a trip from San Diego to Portland and one from here to Seattle and back. If you're renting a truck to move your stuff then it's a very good way to go, but if you're having a moving company do it then they can take care of the car as well in most cases. When we moved TO San Diego we had Allied do the moving (company payed for relocation), they put my '71 convertable in the truck with the rest of the furniture and boxes.

You're probably right, I even saw one the other day that looked like it might have been aluminum.

In my experience however -- I rented one when I was in a real bind, not so good. It was VERY heavy (I think it said it was 2600 lbs empty!), the surge brakes didn't work (can tell by backing up without pulling the lever on the brake setup up!), and I had to rewire the brake lights to work before I took it anyplace (they were wired backwards, so it was fine in the day, but at night no brake lights!). The tie-down system was pretty good, I'll say that.

So I guess if you're going to rent one, check it out first. Oh, and factor in the $50/day when you're thinking about it -- it gets expensive quick.