<p>i'm planning on shipping my car this fall from new york to california. has anyone done this in the past? i'm looking for some direction as to what company i should use to ship it. if anyone has any experience with a reliable company (or knows of any to absolutely stay away from), that input would be sooo appreciated.</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>all I can tell you is, it’s gonna be expensive as heck (assuming you’re using a van line/moving company)–at least $800-2000.</p>
<p>My dad is a furniture mover; he does this all the time.</p>
<p>In my second-hand experience stay away from any company in the business of shipping cars. They’re all terrible. It can take months to get your car and occasionally they get damaged. Unfortunately at this point it’ll cost you around $500 in gas alone to drive it. What about selling your car and getting a beater in Cali? It may be the easiest, if not cheapest, solution.</p>
<p>Why don’t you just drive it yourself? It would make for a fun experience.</p>
<p>Are you planning to send it back to NY each summer?</p>
<p>Roadtrip.
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<p>I Googled “ship a car cross country” and was given several links where you could get multiple quotes.</p>
<p>When my son was moved cross country, his company shipped his car from Maryland to Seattle. Because they paid for it, I don’t know how much it cost. His had no damage to his car. I’m sure it’s not the cheapest company around, because it was the same company that the Washington Wizards use when they ship the player’s cars when they are moved. Sorry, can’t find the receipt for the name.</p>
<p>It took two weeks for my son to get his car in Seattle.</p>
<p>if I were you I would sell my NY (probably has rust underneath the car from street salt anyways) and buy another in cali</p>
<p>i actually just bought the car about a week ago. the logic behind buying it here rather than in california is that i need to stay on my parents’ insurance and i wouldn’t be able to do that if i didn’t buy the car here. i factored the cost of shipping the car into the price i was willing to pay for it (and managed to bring down the price $2000 beyond my original negotiations) so the cost isn’t a huge concern. i just really want to make sure i’m giving my car to someone who is actually at least decently honest. i’ve been researching this for weeks but it just sends me back in circles.</p>
<p>as for road tripping it out there, i’d love to, but i already bought my plane ticket in june to go back to school, as did my mom who is helping me move so i think the money we’d lose there + the cost of gas + the cost of hotels is more than we’d spend to ship it anyway.</p>
<p>for the record though, this is a one time move. i’m planning on living without it at home from now on. and once i graduate… i’ll figure it out from there.</p>
<p>@ itla_uno</p>
<p>Make sure you look up the rules regarding car emissions in California. They are usually more stringent than the rest of the country.</p>
<p>you could try calling a university or two out there. They probably don’t deal with this kind of thing too often, but someone might have, and it doesn’t take much to make a quick call.</p>
<p>Well, so much for my previous idea.</p>
<p>You could also check out the BBB to see which ones have a lot of complaints.</p>
<p>You should also know that it can take quite some time to have it sent. I don’t know why, but it took my brother’s ex-wife almost a month to get her car shipped from the east coast to here.</p>
<p>Okay, check out Fedex Passport Auto Transport (866-865-6172), Dependable Auto Shippers (800-827-6998), Express Auto Transport (800-209-5042) , and United Road (866-608-6277 ). There are usually 2 options. The first one is where the car being transported isn’t covered or anything. The second option is where they do actually cover the car but this option is more expensive.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>idk i just think u should sell ur car and buy one of similar value in california</p>
<p>i think he just bought a new car. check those companies out, theyre legit.</p>
<p>“I don’t know why, but it took my brother’s ex-wife almost a month to get her car shipped from the east coast to here.”</p>
<p>What they do is wait until they have enough cars to justify running a shipment from whatever location to whatever location. If there’s hardly anywhere going from where you’re coming from to where you’re going it could take a very, very long time. NY to CA should be a pretty busy segment when you think about it though.</p>
<p>tenisghs,</p>
<p>The emissions standards in California only apply to cars sold there. Because the OP bought the car out of state, the standards don’t apply. Otherwise taking road trips to California via the interstate would be quite a hassle. What would they do to check car emissions, set up car boarder checks?</p>
<p>i shipped my car from NY-> OK. then OK-> CA. Unfortunately I have no idea what company it was, my mother shipped it. It did cost however around 800-1000 both times… If i had a friend, I would’ve probably just gone on a long ass road trip</p>
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… AND that’s not true.
They check it if you register the car in california. Your car need to pass smog testing and car emission standards if you choose to register. However since you are a college student, you do not have to register the car nor change your license (since you are not considered a state citizen)</p>
<p>I will tell you LA DMV’s hell though, I dunno where you’ll be in cali but good luck. Lines take forever, people are rude etc etc</p>
<p>all dmv’s are helll around a big city/suburb.</p>