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How to get car transported.
So I found out that the Navy won't move our vehicle. What is the best way to get my car from TN to WA? How did some of you or your loved ones do it?
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Permalink Reply by Susan mom to Niko on
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Call your local car dealership and inquire what car transport service they use! You may have to ask for the fleet sales office at the dealership... not the same fleet as the navy... tehehe... they should be able to give you an idea how much it will cost to have it shipped from your area.
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Permalink Reply by Keisha on
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We had our cars shipped twice. from ga to cali. Then from cali to wa. Make sure you choose the right shipper tho especially if u need ur car by a certain date. I believe they paid for his vehicle but but not mine. He got refunded for his truck.
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Permalink Reply by brandon'sgirl on
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Thank you both!
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when my son's car needed to be warehoued for deployment I flew my daughter to spend the day with him :) and she drove his car home. at least it isnt in the rot lot in CA for 8 months. Pluse he will have to get it :)
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Permalink Reply by jbr0001-USS Harry Truman-VAQ 130 on
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@Keisha..My son will be going to WA and I will need to ship his truck there. So my son will be refunded the shipping cost.
That would be great..Thanks Susan I will check the dealership
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Your son will have a briefing and they will go over all his paperwork regarding his move... how to get a reimbursement in costs, what they will pay for, what paperwork is needed... be sure he takes it seriously and saves every receipt and files promptly...
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Thanks for the tip! I will relay that message to him!! It would be nice if they paid for his truck to be shipped:)
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Permalink Reply by Arwen on
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I may be wrong, but I think they only ship things from the old duty station to the new one - they won't pay for stuff sailors want to bring from elsewhere. He would have had to have the vehicle registered on base, and shipping would start there, I think.
When my husband transferred from Groton, CT, to San Diego, he drove his VW Rabbit the whole way instead of flying.
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Permalink Reply by missin'mybrowneyedboy on
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Hi brandon's girl and all interested: ) I just saw a suggestion posted on the N4M's Nuke site that came highly recommended for shipping a vehicle. They needed a truck shipped from CA to SC and it was practically door to door service. They picked up the truck at the house and then made arrangements to deliver it when it wouldn't interfer w his schooling. The mom said they were very friendly and dependable(however, it did arrive in SC 2 days later than originally quoted) Sorry, I don't know how to cut and paste (or whatever needs to be done to post a link) but here is the web site: www.dasautoshippers.com. Oh, does it automatically pop up? I am such a doofus: ) They did not mention shipping costs or anything to do w reimbursement so no help there. Hope this is a reliable source. (not the Navy mom! Just dasautoshippers!)
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Permalink Reply by jaime30024 SHIP 02 DIV 930 on
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It will be a great drive. My daughter is driving from WA to MD of coursei am a basket case. Be sure to check weather if you are coming through Dakotas and Montana.
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