Originally Posted by
cmoney
PFA seems to be god for these sort of random things. Need to transport two cars across country from Oregon to New York. I want both cars to be in enclosed containers. Anyone done anything like this before? Any recommendations? Getting quotes for around 1500 per car but that seems high.
tytyty
Haven't done it in a long time, but make sure the company you are getting is reputable.
I had a car moved about 2000 miles about 15 years ago, and the company damaged it. It wasn't an expensive car, but the body damage cost about $700 to fix.
When I called the company, they tried to pass the buck to the third-party company they had hired to actually deliver it (even though they didn't tell me they were hiring a third party when I booked it). I called the third party company, and they LOL'd at me, denying everything. The third party company also had no insurance. However, the original company DID have insurance, and after some arguing, they backed down and sent me a check for the $700. It was clearly damaged from the move, because I carefully inspected it before letting them take it.
I don't remember what I paid, but it was also 15 years ago, so that wouldn't really be relevant to today anyway.
What I'm trying to say is that you should ask:
1) Do they have insurance, and who insures them?
2) Will they be performing the move, or will they be hiring a third-party company to do it? If it's a third-party, who will take responsibility if damage occurs?