She may well be better off having you sell her car so she can buy one in California, versus paying for shipping.  Corpsmen need cars, no matter where they are stationed.

Where the heck is she billeted that she is 18 miles from Balboa?

Has she checked to see if there is a duty bus or shuttle?  Has she asked around her billets if anyone else works at Balboa?

There are buses and streetcars.  Of course, that can be a pain but it is reality.  When my sailor was in middle school, we lived in Germany.  Each day, he walked a mile to the train station, took the train to town, transferred to u-bahn, then to a bus, and finally walked a few blocks to school.  I think it is possible for your sailor to do the same.

That said, some areas, including right outside the base where my son lived while in C school at Balboa are dangerous and I would not want my son or a daughter walking around anytime except daylight alone.  

My son's first duty station after A school was right back at home so getting his car back was not a problem.  His ex-wife (they didn't know each other then), stopped by her home and picked up her car and drove it to her duty station.  Several years later, they both drove from Virginia to San Diego to attend their C schools. 

Could she take a quick leave to come home and pick up her car?  

I have no experience with shipping cars except from overseas back to the States and vise versa and that was always at government expense. Google is your friend, though. 

Good luck on resolving this problem.     

 

If you do go the car purchase route, check with Fleet and Family Support for a car buying workshop - Naval Station Norfolk has one.  http://navyformoms.com/group/norfolksailorsfamilyfriends/forum/topi...

FFS may also be able to help you and or your daughter get the info she needs for shipping as well.