Shipping a car (options?)

[SDG 3336]

I purchased a car on line and need to ship it from the east coast to Arizona.  According to google there are a million options in all different price ranges.  What should I be looking for or are there any specific company recommendations?  

I'm in no hurry to get the car so I have flexibility on timing.  

[TwiceHorn 32079]

Is driving it an option? If it's new, I'd kind of hesitate to do a long highway drive without varying speed/rpm a lot.

I believe @Anastasis related a good experience with a car hauler on the Classic Car thread.

[Anastasis 23718]

Sent you a PM.

If you are interested in getting a bunch of quotes, set up a RFP on uship and you will get a ton of bids.

 

[SDG 3336]

Thanks USHIP is one of the options that popped up on google.  There seems to be an infinite number of options, but that seems like a good place to start.     

 

There's 0 change I want to drive it from Charlotte NC to Scottsdale during COVID closures...

[XYZ 2154]

I used uship recently and was not happy with the outcome. Basically uship is a broker that connects you to shippers, or at least that’s what they claim to be. So I chose a shipper based on the bids, but it turns out that they weren’t actually a shipper but another middle man which in turn hooked me up with a Russian guy. I’m glad I still have my kidneys. I’m putting uship in the same category as eBay: used to be good but now it’s a den of thieves.

[Anastasis 23718]

Uship is just a site that facilities people bidding your job. Most of the people responding are brokers. I did not want to use a broker because all they do is dump you off on someone else, but I connected with somebody on uship and talked with them to confirm that they were an owner not a broker. 

[Johnny Chimpo 489]

I shipped my car from Houston to Denver a couple years back now. Ended up costing 600. I found a bunch of options online, but actually all these online guys are just brokers. The hauler that takes your car is always third parties. 
 

Just do your research and try to get a decent price. I didn’t have any issues.  Good luck. 

[RDCanecutter 26885]

I hate to tell OP this, but Arizona has no coastline.

[Bevo&Pevo 5518]

I had a car shipped from Tampa to Texas via open transport.  It was dirty as ass when it arrived.  If you want it clean when it gets there go with a closed transport.

[NeverMarryAStripper 22297]

5 hours ago, RDCanecutter said:

I hate to tell OP this, but Arizona has no coastline.

Then how come I own some beachfront property there?

[RPM 26628]

Uship is a broker. But the drivers have ratings just like Uber. Choose wisely. 

[RDCanecutter 26885]

11 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Then how come I own some beachfront property there?

They tricked you. That's in Kansas.