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Castlemaine Vic
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November 2002
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freighting car from perth to melb
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Tue, 14 September 2004 10:31
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hey all,
i wanna buy a car in perth, but dont wanna drive it back, how do ppl frieght cars from state to state?
what company do you recommend?
any rough pricing it will cost?
thanks
geoff
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Location:
Sydney / NSW
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Tue, 14 September 2004 10:35
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my nephew just shipped a car from Sydney to Brisbane depot to depot for $330 including gst. i did the shopping around for him straight out of the yellow pages.
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Tue, 14 September 2004 10:42
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cost me $770 from Perth to Brisbane inc insurance for up to $5000
should be a couple hundred cheaper to only Melbourne(as my car came through Melb on the way)
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Tue, 14 September 2004 10:53
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excellent, thanks for the quick reply's.
Did the cars arrive fine? like no extra dents or anything? 
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Tue, 14 September 2004 10:55
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unfortunately not
got a few extra dints that wasnt really worth the time claiming
cracked windscreen which they paid for with no trouble at all
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Location:
Sydney / NSW
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March 2004
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Tue, 14 September 2004 11:02
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ahaha one has trouble, one doesnt 
care to PM the names of your frieghters?  or just post it up 
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Location:
Sydney / NSW
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Tue, 14 September 2004 11:05
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the freight company we used was call "SMB car carriers". they only ship from Sydney / Melbourne / Brisbane. hence the initials in their business name. you could give them a go but im not sure they do Perth. doesnt hurt to ask.
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Wed, 15 September 2004 07:48
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i used TNT
they were really good(and fast) apart from the two little dints that my car aquired(i only found them by looking very closely at each panel ) and the cracked windshield...still not sure how that happend, there was probably a crack below the seal that worked its way along the windscreen during transport
hooray free windscreen
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Wed, 15 September 2004 09:02
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| Cyber-punk wrote on Wed, 15 September 2004 17:48 |
the cracked windshield...still not sure how that happend,
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What happens is they chain the cars down from the tow points front and back tight onto the bump stops to save space on the trailer, so tight infact a few car makers have demanded cars tied down via wheels only as brand new cars where geting BENT and doors not closing properly!!
I'd drive it and enjoy the trip!
Allan
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Thu, 16 September 2004 10:40
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drive it? hmm long drive back tho allan...and its prolly cheaper to freight it over.
I called TNT, and they have a special on atm, $430 from perth depot to melb depot.
prolly cost me that in fuel, and id have to take a few days off work...
and most of all, dont wanna brake down in the middle of no where!
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Location:
Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Thu, 16 September 2004 10:50
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| Allan wrote on Wed, 15 September 2004 19:02 |
| Cyber-punk wrote on Wed, 15 September 2004 17:48 |
the cracked windshield...still not sure how that happend,
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What happens is they chain the cars down from the tow points front and back tight onto the bump stops to save space on the trailer, so tight infact a few car makers have demanded cars tied down via wheels only as brand new cars where geting BENT and doors not closing properly!!
I'd drive it and enjoy the trip!
Allan
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yeh exactly, thats why you'll see a lot of cars that are being transported just locally are strapped down just over the wheels and maybe 1 chain at the front, those chains can get a lot of pressure in them once they are ratcheted into place. i reckon strapping over the tyres is better, the suspension might make the body bounce a bit on a rough road, but as Allan said at least then shit isnt pushed out of alignment. 
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Location:
Land of Oz
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June 2004
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Thu, 16 September 2004 11:20
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Hi,
Don't leave it in gear while it's being transported. The backward/forward motion isn't good for it.
seeyuzz
river
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth, Western Australia
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Sat, 18 September 2004 06:34
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| twincam_ke20 wrote on Thu, 16 September 2004 18:40 |
drive it? hmm long drive back tho allan...and its prolly cheaper to freight it over.
I called TNT, and they have a special on atm, $430 from perth depot to melb depot.
prolly cost me that in fuel, and id have to take a few days off work...
and most of all, dont wanna brake down in the middle of no where!
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That is a fucken bargain!!! Can you confirm thats only for a drivable car?
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Location:
Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: freighting car from perth to melb
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Sat, 18 September 2004 12:40
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Just drove a car from perth to sydney.
Took 2 days and about $500 worth of fuel.
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