I called to price out what it would cost to ship our stuff (including a car) to Puerto Rico and this is what I received. I think for these prices we’ll just sell most everything and buy the stuff there. Another blog site written by a couple who already moved there, The Kruse Chronicles, told me that a car is about $2,000 more there than here because of shipping, but that sounds like a deal compared to paying almost $3,000 just to ship an old car! They also said they sent most of the their stuff via US mail and sold everything else on Craigslist and garage sales. We’ll see.
As a reminder, the price quote to ship your 1998 Honda Civic on Open carrier from Greeley, CO to Lares, PR is $2,570.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call us at 1 888-345-0033, or email sales@Auto-Transport-Today.com.
This is for all the other “stuff” (furniture, clothes, all my shoes :-o)
Transportation Charge 1,918 lbs.
Fuel Surcharge
Orig. Service Charge 1,918 lbs.
Dest. Service Charge 1,918 lbs.
Miles
Charges
Charge per Light/Bulky 160.42
Binding Estimate Fee 523.26
DOC FEE: Preparation of export
documents.
75.00
CCVL: Door to door service. 3,300.00
Plus all this fine print makes me wonder if that is truly the final price:
This estimate includes labor, loading, unloading, protective wrapping of
furniture and basic valuation. Carrier reserves the right, at shipper’s expense
and shippper’s agreement, to re-pack any item not correctly packed by
shipper. Packing material and labor may or may not be included and will be
charged per items ordered and listed on the packing materials price list. On
interstate moves an 18 wheeler may be used to deliver the property. If the
origin/destination does not have access for an 18 wheeler the shipper may be
required to pay for shuttle service. This estimate is rate based on the weight
estimated. The total amount of this binding estimate must be paid in full prior
to unloading. Additional charges will incur for services performed not
specified in the estimate. I understand that I may be notified of final charges
prior to delivery and while in transit. All charges are based on tariff rates.
The first date indicated as available for delivery is the first date of the delivery
window. Pickup and delivery dates are estimates and not guaranteed. Tariff
is available for viewing upon reasonable request. Shipper and/or agent has
full authority to order services and enter into this agreement.
If I had a car that was only a few years old and I already took the hit on the depreciation I would consider shipping it.
We had no problems shipping our boxes with the post office. We did call ahead to let them know what was comming. We also dropped our stuff off at the post office just before they opened up so they could process it durrning the day. They we went back to pay them at the end of the day. It worked out well. Just dont pack 40 pounds into the flat rate boxes without reinforcing them!
I had fun selling all our stuff on Craigs list. I would take pictures of each item and every few days list a new item. For most items I met the people at work. I would have them call me when they were driving into the parkinglot. This meant I didnt have to wait for anyone and it wasnt a problem if they didnt show (wich happens all the time).
When are you moving? What will you do for work? We havent looked hard yet but we havent found jobs or health car yet.
I cant find your email address on your blog. Send me an email if you want at jeffkruse2000 at yahoo.com
Jeff
When I went to insure all our JUNK I got to thinking about how much money it took to accumulate the mass amount of JUNK we have in our home. It would cost way more than the amount quoted for shipping to replace everything. As the insurance agent pointed out it took years to accumlate much of our things, and what cost $5 when we bought it may cost $10 to replace. Think about the cost of just necessities (no Britton, video games are not necessities as much as you would like them to be!!! He he).
The fun part of moving (and extreme in your case) is getting rid of all the JUNK in your home. Garage sales, craigslist, salvation army, goodwill, ebay, friends, family, freecycle, etc..
That is so true. And most of what we have -especially clothes, shoes, books, are now just junk. What we spent $5 then, now costs $10, but at a garage sale used is only 50 cents. I wonder if there are many garage sales in PR. That might be a good way to re-accumulate junk that we leave behind here. Hmm… I do a lot of hmming nowadays.