Transporting vehicles (long distance)

[Bob Wills]

Any recommendations for transporting a Honda Civic from California to Texas? From what I have dug up online, it appears to be about $800-$1000 to have it shipped door to door by a company that specializes in auto transport. If I bundle the auto with a van line move, I am also led to believe that this will cost quite a bit more than $1000.

Do those numbers sound about right? Rather than just driving it myself -- any other ideas?

 

[kmac30]

gotta be cheaper than that. i had a tahoe shipped from dallas to nyc in may of 06 and it was 750. not sure who the company was though. where are you getting quotes from?

 

[tbone421998]

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[Bob Wills]

Is it typically more expensive to have a van line move your car with all of your other stuff? I hear they charge by weight, so a car is obviously going to jack up the total weight of the move.

I have received quotes from companies through moving.com and other online lead generators.

 

[Craigcito]

I shipped a car from Florida to Texas in April '06 for $790. The vehicle rode on a "wedge" trailer that was not enclosed. The trailer could fit three cars and was being pulled by an ordinary F-350 or something similar.

To ship fully enclosed I was told is more expensive.