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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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Car shipping company advice?

I am buying a 997TT and need to ship it from TX to AZ.

Do you guys have any recommendations for shipping companies that you have used before?

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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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intercity is a sponsor for the forum and from what i've read on here they provide top notch service.

i personally use dasautoshippers and i still can't find a lower transporter and never had one issue with them. shipped at least 5 cars with them already and hopefully one more shortly!
 
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I hate to propose the obvious but fly in and drive home same day really pretty easy to do.
 
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Drive it back to AZ!

Otherwise, I've used Pride Auto Transport 3 times in the last year. Never a problem. They're a local company too (based in Tempe), so you can also support the local economy
 
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I used a company called GrandTourismo Motorsports when I transported from Wisconsin to Dallas (Ruf Autocenter.) They did a very good job, and offered transport in either a single carrier or multi-carrier transport. (Single carrier obviously a little bit more in cost.)
 
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I hate to propose the obvious but fly in and drive home same day really pretty easy to do.
yup... or go rent a decent enclosed trailer and pick it up yourself. i flew to KY to take delivery of my Corvette back in October 2007 and drove it back... Felt awesome when i hit a few 150 mph's +(after the first 500 miles of course) on the way back, woke me up and kept me going... drove strait all the way to Austin. oh yeh... and I was driving very safely and responsibly so no one here throws rocks...
 
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+1 drive it. flew from LA last year to dallas and drove it back. stopped on and off but did it in one shot.
 
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Intercity is top notch but very pricey...
For me...that's who I would go with...but I'm sure there are a ton of solid transport companies out there...
 
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intercity does a great job

but i like the idea of flying and driving back
 
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I have used several, and Gran Turismo is the best (direct, not city-to-city).
 
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We use intercity and intercity only
 
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Fly and drive. A few weeks ago I bought a Bentley GTC in Naples FL. and drove it back to Pittsburgh area. A couple of years ago I bought a new Turbo in Sarasota FL. and drove it back also.
 
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Problem is that there are too many things that are out of your control on the road.
 
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Originally Posted by GMP - Matthew
Problem is that there are too many things that are out of your control on the road.
Why but it if you are not going to enjoy it. Like putting plastic on the furniture to save if for the next owner.
 


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