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anyone with a car shipping connection?

Old Feb 23, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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i bought a low milesage 94 civic si in Iowa but am having trouble finding someone to pick it up fairly quickly.... i guess due to IOWA being in the middle of freaking no where.

I need it shipped to harrisburg, PA.... HELP...

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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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Not a connection really, but when I moved my car recently, I read some reviews on transportreviews.com and picked a broker with good reviews and everything worked out ok.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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Fly out there or drive out with a friend.

Last weekend I drove from Madison to Philadelphia just to pick up a friends car. We did it in 29 hours with plenty of sleep.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by clawhammer,Feb 23 2008, 10:56 PM
Fly out there or drive out with a friend.

Last weekend I drove from Madison to Philadelphia just to pick up a friends car. We did it in 29 hours with plenty of sleep.
I guess at the worst I could rent a rental car to get out and then drive the car back.... blaaa.... we'll see.... that would be better than driving out with a friend and having both of us drive back.... flying would be smarter... .i hate flying...
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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Too bad I don't hitchhike anymore, I've got the next week off, could have bopped on over to Iowa and then drove to you for expenses.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by THEOLDMAN,Feb 24 2008, 07:42 AM
Too bad I don't hitchhike anymore, I've got the next week off, could have bopped on over to Iowa and then drove to you for expenses.
Better pack some heat if you're gonna do that, Oldman...it's a crazy world
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 08:42 AM
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i have never heard of any problems with dependable auto shippers....but the only thing you could deal with is what you already mentioned about the time to get the car picked up and delivered since it's in bumf@ck.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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I used FedEx Passport to ship my S2000 from Miami to LA a couple of years ago.

http://passport.fedex.com/
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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I've shipped a few cars to and from Hawaii, with no real issue. However, the big problem you can encounter with mainland shippers is if you live off of the beaten path. I know several people who have had to wait for months for the car to make it to them, in rural Wisconsin and the like. Seems like if there isn't enough cars to make the trip worth their while, they don't. The car just sits there until seveal other cars going to the same basic region come in, then they make one trip.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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im not trying to bash the thread but does anyone know how to ship my car from america to the phillipines? and what kind of paper work i need?
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