Shipping a vehicle across two states

[vikingxj]

I might be looking at purchasing a car from Montana and having it shipped to my house in Washington via Semi-Truck.

Does anybody know of a service that is recommended for this?

What are the approximate costs for this? Are there any alternative methods? Would it be cheaper to drive there, rent a u-haul trailer and drive back?

Anyone ever done that before?:dunno:

Thanks for your help!

 

[Waterhammer]

The times I've looked into shipping a vehicle it got too pricey for me. Could be different for the distance you're talking about tho, I was going from New York to CO IIRC. Usually places require the vehicle to be drivable so they can drive it on a trailer. Shipping a non-drivable car gets really expensive. Rollable does not equal drivable I found out. So yeah, uhaul may be cheaper. I got quotes from what I found online. Hope that helps a little...

 

[cf_collins]

Compare the price of renting a Uhaul one way and the mileage lost on fuel to take one with you. Uhauls one way rental fees can be quite high.

This is from Uhaul's website. If somebody doesn't meet these conditions, Uhaul will not rent its equipment to them.
Your towing vehicle:

• Must be equipped with a hard top if it is an SUV. U-Haul does not allow any type of sport-utility vehicle not equipped with a hard top to tow U-Haul equipment.
• Must weigh at least 3,500 lbs. (curb weight), and must equal or exceed 80% of the combined weight of the trailer (2,000 lbs.) and the vehicle being towed (up to 4,000 lbs.).
• Must have Class 3 tow hitch (5,000 lbs. minimum weight-carrying rating)
• Must have 1-7/8", 2" or 2-1/8" hitch ball (5,000 lbs. minimum)
• Must not exceed maximum allowable hitch ball height 25"
• Must have external mirrors on both sides
• Must have fully operational lighting
• Auto transport lighting must be operational at all times, day and night, loaded or unloaded
• Maximum recommended speed is 45 MPH

The vehicle being towed:

• Must not weigh in excess of 4,000 lbs.
• Must have a maximum outside-to-outside tire width of 79.25"
  Note: outside tire width over 75" must use late-model U-Haul Auto Transport (identifiable by silver galvanized color).
• Must have a maximum wheelbase (distance from front axle to rear axle, usually posted on the driver's side door jamb) of 133 inches.
• Low-hanging equipment on the vehicle being towed such as spoilers, air dams, ground effects, etc., may be damaged by contact with the Auto Transport during loading and unloading. Make sure there is enough clearance for these items.

I hope this will help.

 

[JoesXJ]

Another life ago I was a buyer for a very large corporate (vehicle) leasing company (AT&T, Limited Group, Square D, Bacardi, etc.....oooh, now that was a fun account, yum!). Anyway, we had all cars transported by AMERIFLEET. They where a very dependable company and reasonably priced.

 

[johnnyc]

Two states? Idaho is really narrow.

How many hours away is it? When I bought my MJ in Vegas, I jumped on a bus to go look at it. If it didn't work out, I was prepared to take a bus back home. But it did work out and I drove the MJ home.

And another SoCal member took a plane to Phoenix to get his new MJ.

 

[vikingxj]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the advice and responses.

Basically, its a CJ2 (I think), flat fender 1948. So its small, and easy to push. Only problem with it is that its tranny is not working and the engine might need to be replaced. I've been told that there's minimal rust, but right now its under snow...

Basically, I want something I can work on this summer and have as a fun run-around rig. And also restore it to its original stock specs.