Interstate vehicle freight
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cwolf
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g'day mick i worked for allieds a few years ago and they don't touch the cars themselves they'll use a car cartage contractor.
it was auto trans when i was there. in the 7 years that i worked for them i never heard of any problems with the car transport side of things.
as far as the removals side of things go being a big company they are on average better than the smaller operators but there's no guarantees.
i'd suggest making sure you have insurance just in case.
oh and welcome to the better half of aus ! :lol:
craig
Thanks Craig,
Thats a little more reassuring.
Almost everyone I know who has shipped a car has horror stories - clutch being completely burned out, panel damage, leaking fluids/hoses/oils - all fine before they stuck it on the carrier.
Im not sure about you guys but I'd feel like my car has been violated.
My clutch is brand new, wondering if it comes back worn if allied will replace it.......
Mick
Perhaps take timestamped snapshots of the speedo, both before and after? Atleast you could tell if the vehicle was driven an excessive amount to move it both on and off the trucks.....
Yeh will do, and will also take photos of every panel on the car and inside.
jase
Ye Olde Member
Worthwhile.
When I sold my Evo to a guy in WA, he got a fair few paint chips in the side of the car from. Unfortunately though, I didn't really have any simple, clear shots of the car's panels, so he had basically no proof that it happened on the truck. Try and park the car in a place where you don't get too many reflections, and take some nice simple photos of the panels.
cwolf
Active Member
maybe even take a video walk around and inform them that you have photos and video
to give them an incentive to be carefull.
Talk to the office staff at allieds and get the run down on what the insurance covers.
And yeah record the k's thats a good idea.
to give them an incentive to be carefull.
Talk to the office staff at allieds and get the run down on what the insurance covers.
And yeah record the k's thats a good idea.
Also, before they ship the car, the should be filling out a form, recording all existing damage/dents/chips/scratches etc on the vehicle, and require your signature. This is what "usually" happens with mine.
I feel your pain, with one of the companies that shipped mine a few years ago, I went to pick it up at the other end, to find it was some guys house. Not impressed. Luckily there was no damage.
I feel your pain, with one of the companies that shipped mine a few years ago, I went to pick it up at the other end, to find it was some guys house. Not impressed. Luckily there was no damage.
Hmmmmm pretty sure I'd pick it up myself from his house, be all cool about it and then pay him and his house a visit later that night/week.
Was it a private company? Did they explain why it was at his house?
Would a sat tracker be a good option?
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