Diesel RVs: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Remember when auto transporter companies were reliable and trust

The car has too many vacuum leaks to feel good about someone else bringing it to Texas. I am going to try and get this broker to stand by his bid. chip. Houston
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, john public <brad_macaboy1234@...> wrote:
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> Is it possible to find someone who is reliable that will drive it? Or would that cost too much?
> It would seem to me that there a probably a lot of young professionals that would like to see the country on a roadtrip one way then fly back home. Maybe the liability insurance would be high.
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> --- On Mon, 7/4/11, manjit <mj0a0a@...> wrote:
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> > From: manjit <mj0a0a@...>
> > Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Remember when auto transporter companies were reliable and trust
> > To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Monday, July 4, 2011, 10:51 AM
> > I transported a 300sd from DC to SF
> > last year for 900. I did some research and am not surprised
> > on the extra mileage. A lot of them are just brokers with a
> > website where they charge you, nickle diming everything,
> > giving you 'premium' services like putting your car in front
> > etc. The actual work is done by a lot of indy's. The bigger
> > cos like the german sounding one are no better, dumping your
> > car at 'depots' for pickups by another truck, loading and
> > unloading multiple times.
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> > My car made it safe, just because the indy guy who picked
> > it up was very cool.
> >
> > 1984 300sd 260+ miles
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> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com,
> > JD <jdblackwell2@> wrote:
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> > > I paid $1100 to get a 190D from Raleigh, NC to
> > > Seattle. Not too unreasonable given the price of
> > > diesel but when it got here there were 52 more
> > > miles on it than when it was loaded on the truck
> > > plus all four tires were flat spotted. AA Auto
> > > transport brokered the deal and Rollover Transport
> > > was the carrier.
> > >
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