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Well I'm looking at buying a project Zed (2+2 260Z), it is in Towoomba QLD (about 2 hrs from Brizzy)...

How should I go about getting it here, obviously it would need to be put on a trailer and transported over here..

Who should I call, anyone here brought any cars over from QLD, just not too sure where to start..

kthnxbye! :P:thumbsup::)

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TNT had my commodore trucked around OZ with them, totaly reliable, AND, they wash your car for you :thumbsup: there not that expensive either, Perth to Adelaide $300, Adelaide to QLD $700 and QLD to Perth $1000 - Coming home is always the most expensive! lol I dunno why either haha

They said that they don't do private... Only business stuff....

Maybe I should put it under the farm maybe... Hmmmm

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However, I got a quote from autotrans..

$1,400 from Toowoomba.

$1,220 from Brissy..

Edited by Marco-R34GTT

the cheapest i know of is JAYDE transport, (i'm in charge of a warehouse) next would be Toll.

but cheaper still is to ring a few east-west trucking companys and see if they got any trucks going with only half a load or no load, there usualy very happy to do things like this becuase it offsets there fuel cost when there not carting any thing esp if ur not in a hurry

regards

chris

They said that they don't do private... Only business stuff....

Maybe I should put it under the farm maybe... Hmmmm

what they mean is you need an ACC#

approach a local company with an account, get them to put it on there account and give them $100 or a carton on top of the freight fee.

regards

chris

the cheapest i know of is JAYDE transport, (i'm in charge of a warehouse) next would be Toll.

but cheaper still is to ring a few east-west trucking companys and see if they got any trucks going with only half a load or no load, there usualy very happy to do things like this becuase it offsets there fuel cost when there not carting any thing esp if ur not in a hurry

regards

chris

I dealt with JAYDE frequently at my old work, recommend them!

IIRC I got an engine brought over from Sydney with them, only cost me ~$120

ps. insurance is a must, esp. if you deal with TNT

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Hi mate i might have a idea try putting in a container and bring it over by sea i have asked a guy i know to help out he is just getting a quote for you will keep you up dated

Regards Ivan

just hope it doesn't get put on

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i used civa tnt,,,,cost 2 grand from brizzy to perth bt that was in a container,,they offer cheaper transport tho...i got the dude i bought it from to drop the car at civa tnt brizzy.....he sent me a pic msg of the car at tnt and i then transfer the cash risky bt it was all good in the end...

Plenty of topics on this question here...

I used Autotrans to bring my R from Brisbane. Cost $1400 I think from memory, or would have been $1800 if it was from North Qld :S However the seller of my car cbf taking it to Brisbane, and in the end took the $400 loss out of his pocket.

I also used Autotrans to take my Pulsar to Sydney and back, and that cost me $1100, so $1400 from Brisbane imo was a fair deal.

I dealt with JAYDE frequently at my old work, recommend them!

IIRC I got an engine brought over from Sydney with them, only cost me ~$120

ps. insurance is a must, esp. if you deal with TNT

any particular reason about insurance with TNT?

any particular reason about insurance with TNT?

They seem to employ retards at there depot(s), at my old work we frequently had deliveries from a supplier (portable fridges etc) located in Malaga (to Kewdale), often orders came damaged, split consignments(that stayed missing), sometimes they would end up in Adelaide or Alice Springs because it got mixed with other loads and we wouldn't see the rest of the order for weeks... it was funny considering TNT's depot was 2km from my old work.

Hi mate i might have a idea try putting in a container and bring it over by sea i have asked a guy i know to help out he is just getting a quote for you will keep you up dated

Regards Ivan

Yip very cheap to contaniner by sea but the dock fees are over the top mate sorry no good

There is a delay with all companies by rail at the moment as there was a derailment so everything has been delayed by up to 2 weeks.

lol, how many is that for the year? I remember one that affected work a few weeks ago...

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