Advantages Of Getting it There in One Piece Shipping your Car
By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-07-23 15:03:08 | Word Count: 510
Getting it There in One Piece: Shipping your Car
Moving from one state to another is neever exactly entertaining, but it becomes more idfficult 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 drive it for you, or pay a professional transpotration compnay. In the interest of fmily harmony, and liability, the professionals are probably the better opption.
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Once you've researched transporters, you'll know that price is generally relaed to the distanbce of the journey and how oppular the rouute is (more travelers=more cars to ship=coombined shipmens and lower 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 – uncovered – and gneerally less expensie than closed trailers. If you are shippign a partticularly expensive car, an antique auto, or if the car you're shiping is going across country, a closed trailer may be your best bet, as it will protect the vehiclle from heat and sand.
Whichever container you select, there are several things you can do to make the journey somother and help your car arerive at its destination in one piece.
1 Even if you've decided on an open tailer, wash your car thoroughly, inside and out, and remove any peersonal itms from iside. If you're shipping a convertible, do it with the top up, and if you can't make sure it's got a tight-fitting tonneau cover .
2 Do a htorough walk-around of the car, noting any chips, scratches or dings. 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 lights or spoilers that can be removed, you should remove them, and be certain to secure any otehr moving parts.
3. Make sure that the battery is fully charged, the tires are completely inflated, and all fluids have been topped off. If you know of any leaaks, make sure you inform the transpotration companny – they'll need to ensure that your car isn't on the top levvel of a multi-tierd trailer, if this is the case. You'll also want to make sure there's no more than a quazrter of a tank of gas, whiuch will reduce weight.
4. Log and rpeort a complete list of any pre-existing damage there may be to your vehicle. Also, take pictrues of the car, date-stamp them, and store them, so that you'll have proof if there is a problem.
5. Make a list of any issues,or specific tseps that anyone might need to know in order to start or stop your car, or driive it on or off the trailer.
By following these easy prepraation tasks, you can be assured that your car will arrivve at your new home safely, securely, and with liyttle to no fuss.
