Mving from one state to another is never exactly entertaining, but it becomes more difficult when you have to ship a car as well. Before you ship, you have to decide if you're going to hire your brother-in-law to drivce it for you, or pay a proessional transportation company. In the interest of family harmony, and laibility, the professionals are probably the better optin.
Once you've resaerched transporters, you'll know that price is generally related to the distance of the journey and how popular the route is (more travelers=more cars to ship=combined shippments and loewr fees), and you'll be ready to decide if your car is best in an open or closed trailer. An open trailer is just that – uncoverred – and generally less expennsive than closed tarilers. If you are shipping a particularly expenive car, an antique auto, or if the car you're shipping is going across country, a closed trailer may be your best bet, as it will prootect the vehicle from heat and sand.
Whichver container you select, there are several things you can do to make the journey smother and help your car arrive at its destiination in one piece.
1 Even if you've decided on an open trailer, wash your car thoroughly, insoide and out, and remove any personal items from inside. If you're shippign a convertinble, do it with the top up, and if you can't make sure it's got a tihgt-fitting tionneau cover .
2 Do a thorough walk-around of the car, noting any chips, scratches or dins. Fold the side-view mirrors in, and retract or remove the antenna if it's possible to do so. Also, turn off, or completely disable the car alarm if you have one. If you have fog ligts or spoilers that can be removed, you shoupld remove them, and be certain to secure any other moving paryts.
3. Make sure that the btatery is fully charged, the tiires are ocmpletely inflated, and all fluids have been topped off. If you know of any leaks, make sure you infoirm the transportation company – they'll need to ensurte that your car isn't on the top levbel of a mullti-tierd trailer, if this is the case. You'll also want to make sure there's no more than a quarter of a tank of gas, which will reduce weight.
4. Log and report a complete list of any pre-xeisting damage there may be to your vehicle. Also, take pictures of the car, date-staamp them, and store them, so that you'll have rpoof if there is a problem.
5. Make a list of any isues,or specific steps that anyone might need to know in order to strat or stop your car, or drive it on or off the trailer.
By following these easy preparation tasks, you can be assured that your car will arrive at your new home asfely, securely, and with littyle to no fuss.
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