Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 10:48:05 -0800
Reply-To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: automobile shipping horror stories?
In-Reply-To: <BE211D49.7A53%camper@tactical-bus.info>
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They ship the vehicles in enclosed locked auto
transport railcars.
The vehicles can't be seen form outside the railcar.
This looks good to me- the vehicle stays put the
whole trip and no one can get in it, and it is
protected from snow rocks etc.
The prices look good too.
Robert
1982 Westfalia
--- jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> wrote:
> On 1/28/05 11:44 PM, "Robert Keezer"
> <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > Try these guys- they ship by rail also.
> >
> >
> > http://www.autolog.net/
> >
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> >
> >> has anyone here who had a vanagon (or other
> vehicle)
> >> shipped cross country
> >> had any horrible experiences? i have talked to
> a
> >> few listers..and they have
> >> experienced situations where the transport
> company
> >> took months to pick the
> >> vehicle up, to situations where the vehicle was
> >> abandoned during transit, to
> >> situations where the vehicle suffered bad
> damage..
> >> has anyone else had a shipping horror story when
> >> they were dealing with auto
> >> transport companies? which companies to avoid?
> >>
> >> from what im gleaning, everyone seems to be
> getting
> >> around $1k to ship coast
> >> to coast. these shipping outfits contract out
> with
> >> independant truckers with
> >> their own rigs..and they tell me the rates are
> high
> >> because of the bad
> >> weather..and they can't find truckers who want to
> >> drive in the northern states this
> >> time of year..and they cannot give a definative
> >> answer when the vehicle will be
> >> picked up..and what bothers me the most is
> wondering
> >> how many times my vehicle
> >> is going to have to be loaded/unloaded (ie,
> damaged)
> >> to shuffle other cars
> >> around, before it reached its destination.. has
> >> anyone else been thru this
> >> mess?
> >>
> >> thanks..
> >>
> >> chris
> >>
> Looks like the company that shipped a vehicle I
> picked up in denver for a
> guy. I picked it up at a rail road shipping yard.
> If you use that kind of
> service make sure you call and find out the rules of
> pick up and where they
> are, and how to get to them. In my case I could see
> the yard, could see the
> vehicle, but couldn¹t find a road in for a while.
> They also only had a 4
> hour window each day to do that kind of pickup.
> Found out why when I was in
> there. They were gearing up for major loading
> operation as I pulled out. A
> girl I used to work with at that time was from
> england. She was surprised
> on the stuff in that van and wasn¹t stolen. I guess
> in england the rail
> cars are rolling theft targets in some areas.
> ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
> jimt
> Planned insanity is best.
> Remember that sanity is optional.
> http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info)
> http://www.westydriver.com
>
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