J J

I plan on landing in Toronto around the end of May, and am deciding
whether to ship my car up from Florida or just drive it.

Transport companies typically want around $1000-$1200 (USD) to ship it
from my city directly to Toronto. Another option is to have it
shipped to Buffalo for about $500, buy a one-way ticket to Buffalo for
$100 and drive it the rest of the way.

All of my paperwork is in order, and the car is admissible into Canada
per the RIV. Obviously, it's cheaper to ship it to Buffalo, provided
that they arrive on time and I don't have to stay in a hotel while
waiting for my car to show up. On the other hand, the convenience of
shipping it directly to Toronto is worth the extra money.

Can anyone share their experience on this?

Thanks in advance.

WebCrawler

I don't live too far from Florida, and I will be driving my own car all the
way when landing.
If I were you, I would drive it myself all the way.

My reasons are that I have a fairly new car and wouldn't trust any moving
company with it.
I know I will be piling up a lot of mileage on it, but I prefer that to
having a moving company ship it.
Moving companies are notorious for either causing some type of damage to the
car, or not delivering it on time, and worse things like not sticking to
their estimate and demanding more money before delivering it to you.

One of our neighbours had a car shipped from California to Rhode Island and
the mover demanded more money and wouldn't deliver the car unless paid the
extra rip-off money.

If you do decide to have it shipped, check out moving.org
This is an association of certified movers and any moving company belonging
to this association adheres to certain standards and codes of conduct.
There is also a streamlined dispute resolution system in place.

You can request a "binding estimate" from them before you decide to hire any
particular mover.

Hope this helps.

"J J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > I plan on landing in Toronto around the end of May, and am deciding
    > whether to ship my car up from Florida or just drive it.
    > Transport companies typically want around $1000-$1200 (USD) to ship it
    > from my city directly to Toronto. Another option is to have it
    > shipped to Buffalo for about $500, buy a one-way ticket to Buffalo for
    > $100 and drive it the rest of the way.
    > All of my paperwork is in order, and the car is admissible into Canada
    > per the RIV. Obviously, it's cheaper to ship it to Buffalo, provided
    > that they arrive on time and I don't have to stay in a hotel while
    > waiting for my car to show up. On the other hand, the convenience of
    > shipping it directly to Toronto is worth the extra money.
    > Can anyone share their experience on this?
    > Thanks in advance.

sysclp

I moved from Montgomery, AL, to Toronto and I drove my car up. I was more interested in saving money than time plus I also had a U-Haul truck full of stuff so I just drove along with it (my then fiance drove the truck for me). It only too about 2 1/2 days to get there, mostly slowed down by the max speed of the truck and there was no problem with exporting/importing at the border.

To me, 2 days of driving is well worth the $1000 I would save by not shipping it plus as Webcrawler said you avoid any possiblity of delay, damage, or price gouging by the shipper.

Bryan Kellar

Hi there -- another possible option:

    > "J J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > I plan on landing in Toronto around the end of May, and am deciding
    > > whether to ship my car up from Florida or just drive it.
    > >
    > > Transport companies typically want around $1000-$1200 (USD) to ship it
    > > from my city directly to Toronto. Another option is to have it
    > > shipped to Buffalo for about $500, buy a one-way ticket to Buffalo for
    > > $100 and drive it the rest of the way.

There exists (or at least used to exist) an Amtrak train service that will
transport both you and your car from Florida to a suburb of Washington DC.
If te price is right, it would cut a little driving off your trip.

Bryan

CanadaGuy

It would be best to just drive your own car. These companies usually mess up your car and steal things from it. I can tell from my own experience, they totally mess up my car, the mileage on it was different, as if someone was driving it and i couldnt believe it was my car; tires too were replaced with some used ones...

Tamilan

http://www.fbi.gov/page2/march04/moving031604.htm



"WebCrawler" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]> ...
    > I don't live too far from Florida, and I will be driving my own car all the
    > way when landing.
    > If I were you, I would drive it myself all the way.
    >
    > My reasons are that I have a fairly new car and wouldn't trust any moving
    > company with it.
    > I know I will be piling up a lot of mileage on it, but I prefer that to
    > having a moving company ship it.
    > Moving companies are notorious for either causing some type of damage to the
    > car, or not delivering it on time, and worse things like not sticking to
    > their estimate and demanding more money before delivering it to you.
    >
    > One of our neighbours had a car shipped from California to Rhode Island and
    > the mover demanded more money and wouldn't deliver the car unless paid the
    > extra rip-off money.
    >
    > If you do decide to have it shipped, check out moving.org
    > This is an association of certified movers and any moving company belonging
    > to this association adheres to certain standards and codes of conduct.
    > There is also a streamlined dispute resolution system in place.
    >
    > You can request a "binding estimate" from them before you decide to hire any
    > particular mover.
    >
    > Hope this helps.
    >
    > "J J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > I plan on landing in Toronto around the end of May, and am deciding
    > > whether to ship my car up from Florida or just drive it.
    > >
    > > Transport companies typically want around $1000-$1200 (USD) to ship it
    > > from my city directly to Toronto. Another option is to have it
    > > shipped to Buffalo for about $500, buy a one-way ticket to Buffalo for
    > > $100 and drive it the rest of the way.
    > >
    > > All of my paperwork is in order, and the car is admissible into Canada
    > > per the RIV. Obviously, it's cheaper to ship it to Buffalo, provided
    > > that they arrive on time and I don't have to stay in a hotel while
    > > waiting for my car to show up. On the other hand, the convenience of
    > > shipping it directly to Toronto is worth the extra money.
    > >
    > > Can anyone share their experience on this?
    > >
    > > Thanks in advance.

Pat

[email protected] (J J) wrote in news:9838c2df.0403181039.796ef910
@posting.google.com:

    > I plan on landing in Toronto around the end of May, and am deciding
    > whether to ship my car up from Florida or just drive it.
    >
    > Transport companies typically want around $1000-$1200 (USD) to ship it
    > from my city directly to Toronto.
    > {snip}
    > Can anyone share their experience on this?
    >
    > Thanks in advance.
    >

Anyone who hires a company to transport their car really needs to avoid
MovingMyCar.com. Plug them into a search engine and read the many, many
complaints against them. Good luck.