Man that is expensive. What is wrong with is? What would it have cost to have it fixed on the stop and then driven? Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Wed, 12 May 1999, Bezark, Matt E. wrote: > Well, I've successfully had a Westfalia transported from Michigan to > Colorado. I asked for referrals from the list, and this is the only one I > received: > > Buddy at Anthony's Transport in Burlingame ,Ca. 1-800-606-2006,ask > for Buddy > > Their quote was for $825 from SouthHaven, MI to Boulder, CO and for $775 for > a non-running Westy from Flagstaff, AZ to Boulder, CO. > > I ended up using AAA-Auto Transport out of New York 888.821.0673. My > contact there was Ross. Their price was $750 from Michigan to Boulder and > $700 for the non-running one from Flagstaff. I had them ship the Michigan > van to Colorado. The van arrived on schedule and in fine shape. The bill > of lading was actually from another company, Bob's Auto. It turns out that > most of the shippers I contacted were actually brokers and didn't do the > shipping themselves. > > So, for the Flagstaff to Boulder transport, I called Bob's Auto, Englewood, > CO - 800.287.2593 or 303.789.2593 (the guys who actually shipped the other > van from Michigan) directly, for a quote. $400. I was pretty surprised > that the brokers added so much to the price. Needless to say, I scheduled > the transport with Bob's for $400. They're set to do it next week. > > Matt. > |
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