Exporting a car

[gforbess at attglobal.net (Gordon Forbess)]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:01:45 -0400, "Jim Ruffi"
<sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I respectfully disagree.  There is a chance that items can be taken out of a
>car or that a car can be damaged,  but you get insurance and these people
>are responsible for the condition of the car.  If all incoming cars were
>damaged or had stuff stolen from them, do you think the dock workers would
>still have their jobs?
>
>I shipped dozens of cars (to Amsterdam and Rotterdam) and never had a
>problem.  I have even loaded them with parts and american clothing and
>nothing went missing.  I'm not promising that it'll never happen; I'm just
>sharing my experience.  It might depend heavily on the ports used.  I
>shipped out of Newark, NJ.

The two guys I know both ship from Long Beach.  Late model used
Mercedes to Stockholm and repaired salvage title Camrys and Hondas to
El Salvador.  Since it's always multiple cars in both cases, maybe a
container makes economic sense for them.

My bad RO/RO experience was between Bremerhaven and Newark.  I'd
stripped out the stereo (on good advice of others) and lost only the
jack, tool kit and an empty gas can, so no big deal.  They did leave
me the spare.

>A 40 foot container is pretty expensive....you'd better have some stuff to
>put in there or maybe the car alone is worth it.  Last one I shipped, I
>packed with motorcycles and Porsche 356.  They had fun tying all the various
>items down, I'm sure, but it made it ok.

I think you can also get a 20 ft. container.  If it was me shipping a
Lotus, you can bet it would be in a locked box.  
Gordon
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