Archive for the ‘used car’ Category
By: Christine Harrell
Moving overseas is certainly quite a bit more complicated than moving to another city. Unless you are going to sell your car and buy a new one at your destination, you are going to have to employ a car shipping service. Many people are unsure if it is worthwhile to have their car transported when staying overseas for a while.
Understandably, it seems like a complicated process. However, with the help of a full service auto transport service, the process is fairly simple and stress-free. If you’ve never shipped a car overseas before, this article will provide an overview about your car’s upcoming journey.
Types of Overseas Transports
The first leg of your car’s journey is the trip from your home to the port. If the port is close you can drive it yourself. If it is farther away, you will probably have the auto transport company handle that part of the journey as well.
Once your car arrives at the dock it will be shipped one of three ways: RORO (Roll On Roll Off), in a 20-foot container, or in a 40-foot container.
Roll On Roll Off is commonly used for short trips. For example, it is the most common way that cars are shipped to Hawaii or Puerto Rico. The ship is basically a large car ferry. Your vehicle is driven aboard and parked along with many other vehicles. Upon arrival, it is driven out onto the dock. RORO service is usually cheaper than container shipping. However it is also less safe and your vehicle is more likely to be damaged. This shipping method covers the car itself. There is no provision for shipping any personal belongings. Read the rest of this entry »
By: Christine Harrell
You can get great deals when you buy a car at auction and the online world allows you to bid on auctions all over the world. Sometimes these great deals are suspiciously great deals. How do you avoid getting burned?
Buyer Beware
Though many online auction companies are very honest and reputable, many are not and the consequences can be severe. Buyers should never take the dealer’s word for anything. There are a lot of scams run by professional-looking sellers and even legitimate companies can make mistakes.
Always run a history report on the vehicle’s VIN through a service like AutoCheck or Carfax. Not only does this show obvious things like title checks and accident history, but it can also draw your attention to things that might not ever occur to you. For example, after Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of cars have been salvaged, rebuilt, and sold in out-of-state auctions.
Get a third-party inspection. Use a mechanic you choose not the one the seller might recommend. Don’t believe pictures, you don’t have proof those pictures are even of the car you are bidding on. Some online auction sites like eBay offer their own car inspection services.
Get an Extended Warranty, But Not from the Seller Read the rest of this entry »
By: Robert Bibb
Car shipping has become more and more popular in recent years. It used to be that people with cars would pack them up with their belongings and drive to the place they were going. Now when people move, or even go on vacation, they have many other options to consider. The appeal to choose car shipping as opposed to driving is the less expensive price for gas and the advantage of not putting miles on a car. If you transfer across the country because of work, especially for a short time, driving across the country makes the depreciation value of your car greater because of the extra miles you are putting on it. Another way that makes car shipping is more affordable, is the maintenance you save on a car that has less miles. Vacations are another time that people use car shipping. Unbelievably, it can be cheaper to ship a car for a summer vacation than driving, especially with gas prices fluctuating the way they do.
A car shipping company can cut down on the depreciation of your car. The less miles you put on a car, the more it is worth. Selling a used car or even trading it in for a new car makes the value of the car important. The less mileage and damage a car has, the more it is worth when you go to resell or trade in. Spending a small amount of money on car shipping can make your car much more valuable when you trade it in. Read the rest of this entry »
By: Michael Bliss
First of all, you want to get your vehicle ready for international car shipping. It calls for cleaning of any dirt and removing any personal items, accessories or tools that are valuable to you as well as leaving the fuel to less than a quater in the tank. (I strongly recommend shipping your car completely empty to avoid any issues with the shipping companies).
Once you compared the shipping quotes and selected a company to move your car with, you need to deliver it to the loading warehouse or directly to the ocean port. If you are not too far from a major ocean port or a big city – you may just drop off your car yourself. In other case, you can hire any of the automobile transporters to do the job for you. Make certain you pay for door-to-door delivery and note that the ultimate point is an export ocean terminal or loading warehouse of the overseas shippers. When it comes to export shipping, many of the transporters don’t want to take the cars to the ports owed to congestions, time-consuming waiting lines and new TWIC card requirements . Ask your overseas shipper if they can furnish the delivery as almost all of them have their preferred vehicle transport companies.
Compulsory Documents for International Car Shipping
*** Be sure that you have on hand the original clean title for your vehicle. By “original” I mean that it must be the literal paper title supplied by your state’s DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles). By “clean” I mean that it mustn’t have any unsatisfied liens from the bank, credit union or any other financier. It is a prerequisite issued by the US Customs that all motorized vehicles have to be cleared for export 72 working hours before vessel’s sailing date. Read the rest of this entry »
By: John Morris
When exporting or importing vehicles from other countries, you will need a good shipper who can deliver what is expected of him when you need it. Not all vehicle shippers are equal, you will have to find one that is suited to your needs and understands what you desire of them. Since shipping cars isn’t something common for most people, you might find yourself in uncharted territory when considering how to find a good car shipping company. Your peace of mind when shipping vehicles lies in the hands of your shipper, be they good or bad.
- Why Ship Your Car?
- An auto import company
- A family moving to new home
- Spare car the wear and tear of highway travel
- Move an entire fleet of vehicles
- Too taxing to drive the distance yourself
- Time constraints
- Convenience factor
- What Is Car Shipping? Read the rest of this entry »
Author: josephzelter
Auto transport as the term itself indicates its meaning. It means transporting of automobiles from one place to another through various means more over safely. Certain class of people has the habit of using their age old vehicles and would like to maintain them in the same form as they are. Hence they don’t prefer shifting or either transporting their vehicle. Another certain class of people is familiar with the wear and tear which occurs during vehicle transportation, while shifting they were forced to sell their vehicles in order to avoid such damages. With the advent of auto transport there was a great pause on these age old problems and this concept provided the clients with the solution of safer vehicle transport.
Vehicles are generally huge objects and they need considerable care in handling it as the owner of the vehicle will generally not with stand a minute scratch on his vehicle. Hence generally employers should make sure that he employs such people who can identify the worth of a particular car or any other vehicle to its owner and take the utmost level which is possible by him. The workers employed should be professionals and even if they are not they should be given adequate training so that the company can satisfy its clients by delivering the vehicles unharmed.
There is a high technological growth day by day. Hence auto transporters should make use of the latest technology possible in order to transport the vehicle in the best secured way. Read the rest of this entry »