Well, this morning I dropped my FC off at the shipping company. My car will now be taken on a train ride across the country to Vancouver. It was weird and uneasy handing my keys to them and saying "Great, I'll see it in Vancouver"!

So for the next couple weeks I'll be Rx-less. I already feel empty inside.

 

LOL! Been there, done that!

Your car will be covered in rail dust when you see it next! Be prepared for a lot of cleaning in the first few days!

 

Yeah, that's what I hear! I got my car appraised a couple weeks ago and asked the guy what to expect, and he said "It'll be dirty. Very dirty." So I put on a nice thick coat of wax and the dirt should come off with out a problem. The company who is shipping it has a good reputation, but I'll be glad to see it safe and sound in BC!

 

If you don't mind me asking how much is it costing to ship it?

 

I have no idea - I'm not paying!

But from what I hear, shipping a car cross country via train costs about $800. For about $1500, you can have a closed truck come to your house, pick up your car, put a cover on it and ship it across country. that's how they do exotics and collector cars.

 

$1500 to get it trucked across the country?!?! That's a deal!!!

I wouldn't be able to deal with rail dust!! That's crazy!!
I like my paint job thanks!

Lates,

 

I was about to ask you about coast. I might be moving to FL soon and will need to ship my FD. Thanks for the info.

 

Force13b pm me i might have a contact for ya to ship your car. If u're interested.

 

you coulda paid me $800 and I woulda drove it there (including gas, probably close to that much gas these days!)

 

The company who is shipping it ?
you didn't just go to CN directly?
I have shipped with CN before and they are really good to deal with,
and have the lowest prices i could find.
matt

 

The problem is that I am not paying for the shipping, so I didn't get to choose. If it was up to me, I would have sent it by truck - but that wasn't a choice, unless I came up with the $1500 my self. And Terrh, you'd have to get in line - I had already had a couple offers like that! lol.

The company who is shipping it is called Hansen's. Once I found out it was them, I did a bunch of research, and everyone had good things to say. Clients, moving companies, the appraiser etc. So that made me happy to hear. When they picked the car up, they took pictures of it and did a full inspection of the car with me there. If anything happens, they pay for all the damage to be repaired properly. They even have a copy of the appraisal that was done.

The truck company was called Mackee or something like that. If you are shipping cars long distance, it might be worth giving them a call.

 

sad to see the car going so far away, i really liked it!
i hope it gets there fine and everything works out with the emissions testing stuff in BC.

anyways, don't hesitate to ask for a ride to any of the Orleans meets, you can still make it out regardless of having a car or not!

 

Well, thanks for the offer - but I am following the car tomorrow!
So as of this weekend I will be in Vancouver.

 

Well, the everyday car arrived today in perfect order - not even dirty at all. They delivered it right to us without an issue.

Now, the Rx should be here in a week or two. Let's hope that goes as well!

 

Car arrived the other day in perfect shape. Dirty - yes, but no worse than if I had driven it in the rain for a week or two. All in all, it went well. Now I just have to deal with inspections and paying for the insane insurance here!

 

Good to see both you and your baby arrived there alright! It sucks to see someone leave the crew but hopefully you'll be back someday soon!

 

Cool. Glad to hear it...

 

[sarcasm]Really Neo? We never would have guessed[/sarcasm]