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mdmccallum
May 10th, 2004, 11:05 AM
Moving to Durango Colorado and need to ship 2 vehicles. One is my '97 D90 SW and I want to make sure its done well. Do any of you guys have any experience with shipping. I was told that the shippers may quote door to door price but then call you stating that they can't get to your area and you need to come pickup your vehicle in some other location. Any advice out there. I have checked insurance, deposits, etc. with a couple of companies. They are all insured to this point. :(
Glenn_Guinto
May 10th, 2004, 11:13 AM
DAS (Dependable Auto Shippers)

They're not exactly the cheapest but I believe they're the best out there. They own their own fleet of trucks so no "pointing fingers" at sub-contractors if they make a mistake.
JohnC
May 10th, 2004, 11:50 AM
Mike, I had a problem with Aries Auto Transport. They told me they couldn't drive on my block and left the LR two blocks away somewhat close to the curb and with four flat tires. They had to remove the air from the tires to fit it on the truck. They never called the PO in advance to let them know when they would pick up. They called me an hour before they were about to deliver.

F'ing Idiots they are!!!

Good luck,

John
howellm70
May 10th, 2004, 03:25 PM
Definitely go with DAS - I used them to ship my D-90 across the country and they were great.
ronward
May 10th, 2004, 03:54 PM
Intercity Lines is supposed to be the best in the business. However they did not get my business when I shipped my ST from Boston to my house because in 4 weeks they never could get around to picking the thing up. And they were charging me $1100 for the trip.

I ended up going with Gold Rush transport out of desperation and they were fine. Took 3 days from Boston to middle Georgia and the driver could not have been nicer. If you need contact info for Gold Rush let me know.
mdmccallum
May 11th, 2004, 11:08 AM
Thanks for the info. Have any of you heard of Auto Driveaway?
OCD90
May 11th, 2004, 04:58 PM
I have to counter you all on DAS. Dependable Auto Shippers delivered my car two weeks late.

The advertised this great "web tracking" option which made me aware that they didn't load my car onto the truck until several days after it was to arrive in California...I called repeatedly, and they offered no apoligies, remorse or discounts.

It did, however, arrive in one piece.

I would not recommend them.