[alfa] Re: shipping a 93 Veloce

[DickBevins@xxxxxxx]

I recently shipped my Mercedes from Chicago to Massachusetts. It cost $585 on 
an open carrier. It took a week and went smoothly. I got talking to the 
company owner when I picked up the car and found out that the haulers are mostly 
independent drivers. The guys who advertise in the yellow pages are brokers. The 
drivers charge them a fixed per-mile fee and they charge the customer 
whatever they can get to stay in business. The care that is taken with a vehicle 
depends upon the individual driver. Good brokers deal with reputable drivers. I 
suggest that you call a high-end used car dealer and find out who they use. I 
used Auto Driveaway in Waltham MA, which offers national service and cost a 
hundred dollars less than the next bidder. They also washed my car just before I 
picked it up. Their number is 781-642-7378.
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> I want to ship a 1993 Spider Veloce from Texas to Florida. It has a black 
> canvas top. The prices I am getting for enclosed carrier shipping are very 
> high - for instance $545 open carrier, $995 for enclosed carrier, a $450 
> difference.
> 
> Would anyone care to comment on the risks of open carrier transport - 
> especially anyone with actual car shipping experience.
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