logistics of car transport

[ozbox]

i thought i would post this up for the people that may be thinking of transporting a car interstate...

i have had a fair bit to do with freighting running and non running cars so these are the pitfalls and the fun you will have after you purchased the car..this is also why people buy cars on ebay and then pull out of the deal..

good running cars..no problems...go to this site and get a quote. www.movingcars.com.au
i got quoted $797.38 gst inclusive door to door macclesfield sa to newcastle nsw..

non running or suspect running cars...always a problem.

i have sent plenty of non running cars to vic and qld and its usually around $450 to capital city and loading is no issue if you have a forklift or they have a car on board to tow the non runner up with..

this van i just purchased is a beauty in logistical terms as it is a rough runner and is tricky to start...i figure i would classify it as a non runner because if i took the good runner option it has to be loaded at macclesfield and then taken to port adelaide and unloaded and then reloaded to go to victoria and then unloaded and then reloaded to go to sydney and then unloaded and reloaded to go to newcastle....each time it is unloaded it has to be moved around a yard....if it wont start it gets shoved in a corner and you get a generally nasty phone call and it costs you heaps more to get it..

there is always a way around things and i have used a guy in newcastle before to transport various parts to adelaide direct but its not a car carrier...
so as long as you dont mind your car/project being lifted onto a flatbed or into a taughtliner then there is no problem..
tilt tray macclesfield to wingfield is $165 and truck to newcastle is $880 but its a direct run..one time on and one time off the main transporter..

and a couple of hours on and off over a couple of days making different phone calls to transporters and seller to make it all happen smoothly..

[Blocker]

Good tips!

I had a running car brought from Geelong to Adelaide for $350, was easy because it was running and door to door service.

More recently I wanted Jason's HX van from Port Lincoln to Adelaide (1300 km round trip). Because the car didn't run I found it very difficult to get a transporter. Ended up cheaper to hire the car trailer and pick it up myself.

On a side note ozbox - I live right in the middle of Maccelsfield and Wingfield. So next time you need something down this way, drop me a line. :shifty:

[ozbox]

jason told me you were closer to the van than him ...i was going to give you a call but after speaking with the seller i found him to be very honest so i just ran with my gut feeling on the engine number and date code....

[Blocker]

jason told me you were closer to the van than him ...i was going to give you a call but after speaking with the seller i found him to be very honest so i just ran with my gut feeling on the engine number and date code....

If it all falls through, you know I can visit him for you

[ozbox]

If it all falls through, you know I can visit him for you

ill be flyin over if it turned to crap...but its good to know i can have back up and someone to share the cell with....:errf:

[agr071]

.but its good to know i can have back up and someone to share the cell with....:errf:

I'd still ring you on Saturday's. :D

[wbute]

I got my ute home from Melbourne to Dubbo with a local Dubbo freight company. It was a forklift on and off job. They were good.
They also sent a motorbike I sold to Adelaide a while ago. They reckon ebay is great. They cary cars/utes/bikes all over the place that never happened before ebay.
The only trouble was when I went to pick it up from Dubbo in my truck. Long story short the end off a broken capillary tube murphy temp gauge can get stuck in a thermostat. Close to a cooked 14 litre cummins. Nearly added a cool $8000 to my $500 Sandman