Does anybody have any known-good options for shipping a car cross-country? Speed doesn't matter, I just want somebody insured who can get it here reliably at a decent price. There seems to be a pretty huge difference in pricing out there and I gather that not all options are very reputable.

 

i would go with intercity or horseless carriage.

 

What's your price range? Intercity is good but $$$ and enclosed. I shipped a Miata cheap from LA back to Dallas via DAS auto shippers. Dropped off at their LA hub and picked up at their Dallas hub in Mesquite. I think it was around $350 total, not enclosed.

 

I used Worldwide years ago. They are a division of Bekins. Huge company. Reliable and insured.

 

Yeah, uncovered is fine. I'm actually shipping a Miata to Dallas too.

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

I put an enquiry online through a website that sends it to a bunch of brokers. I ended up using Carmoza, I got a car shipped from Seattle to Michigan for $870 enclosed.

I had quotes anywhere from $600-$1500 and I ended up picking one in the middle. Carmoza did a great job for me, took about 4 days after they picked the car up.

 

What website was that?

 

Oh yeah if you don't go enclosed, they'll try and charge you a surcharge to put the Miata on the top so stuff won't drip on it along the way. I told them I was replacing the top anyway so they put it on bottom and nothing happened, just extra $ for them.

 

I don't remember there were a bunch of sites that came up when I searched for "car transport"

I filled in the info and got about 10 emails back from various brokers. Carmoza and Cosmos Auto Transport were the best offers, they were both insured etc. The brokers are the cheapest option, they simply contact truckers in the area that are willing to make the run, or have space on their truck for your vehicle. This was door to door service as well, I didn't have to do anything.

 

i have used DAS and had not issues with them and it was pretty cheap.