Welcome to N.M. Shane [and Rags]. Hope you'll make Southwest
Motorsport [swms.org] your new home club. We are having our last
event of the season October 12th-14th. Redcoats on the Rio Grande
will feature a All British race on Saturday. Come on out and say Hi
and bring Rags if it's ready.
Again, welcome to New Mexico - The Land of Entrapment. I'll look
forward to meeting you some time soon.
Greg Hilyer
TR4 #314
Albuquerque NM
On Sep 24, 2007, at 10:01 AM, Shane Ingate wrote:
> Amici,
>
> For those of us that have to transport cars long-distances, I
> thought I
> would relate my experiences in shipping Rags from Maryland to New
> Mexico.
>
> I do not have a trailer or a tow rig, so had to use a company to
> ship cars.
> I insisted on a enclosed trailer (having been burnt previously when I
> shipped my Pantera on an open transport across the Rockies in
> Winter and a
> snow storm, and the transporter left the drivers window down). I
> requested
> several quotes and decided to go with Fedex Custom Critical (yeah,
> Fedex
> ships cars!). There were penalties for having a non-running car,
> so the
> cost came to about $2K.
>
> But this was not door-to-door. The rig is 85' long and could not
> negotiate
> the narrow streets near the DC-MD border where I lived, so I had to
> flatbed
> the car to meet the truck. At the other end, the rig would get
> stuck in the
> canyon I am in, so I am renting a storage unit and Rags is living
> there for
> the time being.
>
> As stated, the rig was huge. Dennis, the driver, was a petrol-head
> and
> loves cars. The trailer with all its hydraulics and bluetooth enabled
> ramps/jacks etc alone cost $160K. Very impressive. Got the car
> loaded. 6
> days later, it arrives absolutely unmarked and spotless. Even
> though I
> drained the fluids from Rags, it of course had to leave its mark in
> the rig,
> but all the car spaces in the rig had oil collection places so no
> harm done.
>
> All in all, a great experience. I would highly recommend Fedex Custom
> Critical should you ever need to ship your pride and joy.
>
> Shane Ingate in New Mexico
>
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