[TR] roadster shipping

[Brad Kahler]

Interesting. 

My biggest worry about using an open carrier is the fact that the doors 
on the roadster are suicide doors.  I'm afraid of a big bump or 
something knocking the doors open and the wind then trying to tear them 
off. 

I know what winds can do.  I was hauling a Herald for Andy Mace and had 
the boot lid try to tear itself off because of a horrific cross wind on 
I-90 west of Cleveland (sorry Andy!).  Ever since then I've been leary 
of what damage the winds can do to our cars.

Brad


60TR3A wrote:
> When I shipped my TR3A from Minneapolis to Phoenix most shippers would 
> only take it on a covered van because of the top & side curtains.  
>
> John
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> On  13 May, 2008, at 8:00 PM, Brad Kahler wrote:
>
>> We're starting to plan the shipment of our new 2000 Roadster from Santa
>> Barbara to Little Rock.  It looks like it will be easy to find someone
>> to ship the car the challenge is going to be finding someone that is
>> DEPENDABLE to ship the car.  I've heard lots of horror stories about how
>> cars were treated in shipment and I don't want to have something like
>> that happen to us.
>>
>> We're getting quotes from around $900 to $1200 on an open carrier and
>> from $1500 and up for an enclosed carrier.  For obvious reasons my
>> preference is an enclosed trailer but its kinda hard to justify the
>> additional cost.
>>
>> Have any of you recently (last 6 months) shipped a car and if so who did
>> you use and were you happy with the results?
>>
>> The probable shipping date is mid to late June.  We'd kinda like to have
>> it in Little Rock so we can take it to the VTR convention this year,
>> that is assuming all the other logistics work out.
>>
>> Looking for any and all leads here!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brad
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