Wondering best way to purchase sight unseen rolling shell

[PerthR33GTST]

So I live in WA and the car I have put a deposit on is in NT. I have 2 questions. 1. What is the best way to pay them without them running off with the money (Not saying they will but you never know with a stranger) and 2. What is the cheapest freight from NT(Darwin) to WA (Perth). Any insight would be appreciated. 

[Duncan]

I don't really have any suggestion about the first, but since you said it is a rolling shell and therefore not running it will be eye watering to get it from Darwin to Perth; I guess you will need someone you trust to load it into a container and strap if down properly, then ship from there to Perth. Most likely that will involve trucks and both ends and rail in between (if you guys have had your rail reconnected to the rest of Oz by then)

[Duncan]

Sorry, I should add, cheapest and quickest way by far would be to go there with a trailer and pick it up

[PerthR33GTST]

Ok thanks I will look into it. I think I will try and get a car shipping company to move it. I have about 1k to spend on shipping it and I cant go out there so I hope I can find something. BTW the car is a S1 R33 GTST

[BK]

On 21/03/2022 at 9:10 AM, Cade.The.JDM.Enthusiast said:

Ok thanks I will look into it. I think I will try and get a car shipping company to move it. I have about 1k to spend on shipping it and I cant go out there so I hope I can find something. BTW the car is a S1 R33 GTST

Ha ! You got no hope at that price. Darwin to Perth is nearly 5000km going the main transport way and the car is a non runner, which makes it more expensive to freight.

When we got our white 32 GTR as a non runner back in 2019 from Sydney to Alice Springs it was over $2k, and that was depot to depot which is the cheaper than door pickup. Average for non runner was in excess of $3k from the likes of Ceva etc. Darwin to Perth is going to kill you if you only budgeted $1k.

The only carrier that wouldn't be well over $5k for a non runner that does that route will be SMB transport, which you can book through Moving cars.

Log onto moving cars and get a quote for a non runner Darwin to Perth - I'll be surprised if it comes in at under $4k.

 

[PerthR33GTST]

Well I will have to find a way then. My cheapest quote so far is 1.6k so might do that

[BK]

I find that hard to believe for a non runner and the route they will take, as the car carriers route will definitely be Darwin, Alice, Port Augusta then west to Perth.

If you really can do it for under $2k for a non runner as you say, I'd be jumping on it.

[Duncan]

Agreed...I'd expect way more than that....make sure they know it's a pusher or there might be a surprise bill involved.

[PerthR33GTST]

Yeah Ok Thanks for the input guys