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5 Ways Having a Car Shipped to You is Cheaper than Picking it up in Person

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There are plenty of scenarios when you might consider having your car shipped. Perhaps your job has transferred you to a new state and you need to move more than one vehicle. Maybe your child is away at college and needs a car. Or it might be that you found a fantastic deal on your dream car 1,500 miles away. Whatever the reason, you might find yourself in a position where you are deciding between shipping a car or picking it up in person. Although having a car shipped isn’t exactly a cheap option, it can, in fact, prove to be much cheaper than driving the car yourself or picking it up in person. Aside from the hassle of giving your time to drive a long distance, there are other expenses to consider. Here are a few reasons why shipping a car is actually cheaper in many cases than picking it up in person. 

Airfare is Expensive

If you have purchased a vehicle that is a long distance away, you will inevitably be faced with the decision of how to get it home. You might be considering booking a flight to go out and pick your vehicle up in person. However, this could end up being more costly (not to mention more time consuming) than simply having the car shipped to you. Airfare is expensive, and even more so if you plan on traveling with a companion. In many cases, you will find that it is actually cheaper to have the car shipped to you than it would be for you to book airfare. 

Travel Expenses Can Add Up

It might sound like a great idea to hop in the car and drive across the country to pick up your new car but if you stop and think about it for a minute, you will soon realize that all of those travel expenses add up. Between gas, lodging, food, oil changes, tolls, and other miscellaneous expenses you could easily spend more than $1500 out of pocket to drive across the country. It’s not worth your time and hassle, especially when you can have the car shipped for a cheaper price. 

You Don’t Have to Miss Work

If you plan on driving a long distance to pick up a vehicle you will certainly be having to take time off work to make the trip. If you stop and think about how much it costs you to take a few days off work, you might find that it is actually cheaper to go to work and simply pay to have your car shipped to you. 

Potential Car Repairs

Let’s face it, the less long-distance driving you do, the better off your call will be. When you drive your car across the country, you will have to consider more than just gas prices. You will need to change the oil, have the tires rotated and aligned, and you risk potential damage to your vehicle. You are also going to wear out the car’s tires more quickly and new tires are a costly replacement. Having your car shipped is better for the vehicle and reduces car repair costs in the long run. 

Time is Valuable

If you are considering driving across the country to pick up a vehicle, you should consider the amount of time it will take you to make the trip. Your time is valuable and is something that you cannot put a price tag on. Having your car shipped might cost you a fee, but the convenience of this service means you can spend less time traveling and more time focusing on what is really important in your life. 

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The hardest thing for people researching car moving companies to understand is that the prices they are getting are not hard and fast gaurantees, but rather ESTIMATES of what one company thinks it will take to get a vehicle moved promptly versus another company's opinion of what it will take. Don't be fooled, there are not carriers committed to take your vehicle at these quoted prices, the company you choose will still have to get to work getting a carrier to commit to move it at the price they quote you.

Your total price breaks down into two parts, the broker's fee (or 'deposit' as everyone calls it) and the carriers fee (your COD amount) Make no mistake about this, EVERYONE YOU ARE GETTING SALES CALLS FROM IS GOING TO BROKER YOUR MOVE. In this industry, there are brokers who try to fool you into thinking that they are the actual carriers and there are an equal amount of carriers who sell themselves on the fact that they have a truck or two but are not being honest about the fact that they broker out 90% of the orders they book. Here is a quick easy way to tell, if a company takes an up front fee, whether they call it a deposit or any other name, they are a broker. Carriers do not take any payment until the vehicle is delivered.

In our opinion, you are crazy to do so. Have you ever been paid up front for the work that you perform for your employer? Why would you pay a fee up front when there are reliable and trustworthy companies like ours that won't ask for it until we provide you with your carriers details?

The average transit time from pick up to delivery on any vehicle going coast to coast will be between one and two weeks. From there you can figure your transit time based on how far your vehicle is traveling, i.e. from either coast to the Midwest might average 3-7 days.

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