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Posted by: RD Evans Aug 3 2003, 08:44 PM

Anyone have experience shipping a 914 from California to Texas? What's a ball park price? Shipping seems to make more sense than driving 1700 miles in a car you've just purchased.

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Aug 3 2003, 08:47 PM

Ball park for an enclosed carrier is .75 per mile. Cost $1700 for non-runner from Tennessee to Oregon and $1650 from Pennsylvania to Oregon. Both were carried by Intercity. They are one of the best and one of the most costly.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 3 2003, 09:16 PM

drive it! more fun that way!

Posted by: Qarl Aug 3 2003, 09:20 PM

$650 AZ to FL in open carrier.

Karl

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Aug 3 2003, 09:24 PM

QUOTE(acox914 @ Aug 3 2003, 07:16 PM)

drive it! more fun that way!

Yes Yes! Road trip!!

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Aug 3 2003, 09:30 PM

Drive it!!

Ask James Adams! He did the drive last week!

Jeff

Posted by: Rockaria Aug 3 2003, 09:31 PM

Shipped: $350 from LA to El Paso Texas in an open carrier. It was picked up on Tuesday at the guys house and droped off Thursday at my house. Can beat that...

After a few weeks of owning it I was glad I did not drive it. Too many things were done wrong by the PO and I was new to 914 mechanics. The big problem was the Heater flaps were wired SHUT! Yes Shut! and it had regular fuel hose instead of high presure FI Hose on some of the lines.

Posted by: redshift Aug 4 2003, 05:32 AM

$1500.00 LA to Chas. SC, took forever.

M

Posted by: James Adams Aug 4 2003, 07:50 AM

Drive it! I just got back and it was a BLAST!

I drove from San Francisco to Flagstaff the first day - an easy drive. The second day I was going to stop in Amarillo but it was going so well that I continued to Fort Worth (my destination). Got here at 2 AM.

Even though it was at least 104 outside in some areas, it was not bad in the car with the windows down.

I have a few bugs to get off the front bumper, but it's much better than some of the damage I have heard of from shipping companies (no personal experience).

If the car was sitting a long time or is a really unknown, you might be better off shipping as there are a lot of things to go wrong after all these years.

Posted by: tod914 Aug 4 2003, 08:09 AM

Cost me $950.00 from Ark to NJ by intercity (enclosed).

$1050.00 from Los Ang. to NJ by Dependable. Dont use them!!!

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Aug 4 2003, 09:16 AM

QUOTE(James Adams @ Aug 4 2003, 05:50 AM)

Drive it! I just got back and it was a BLAST!

I drove from San Francisco to Flagstaff the first day - an easy drive. The second day I was going to stop in Amarillo but it was going so well that I continued to Fort Worth (my destination). Got here at 2 AM.

Even though it was at least 104 outside in some areas, it was not bad in the car with the windows down.

I have a few bugs to get off the front bumper, but it's much better than some of the damage I have heard of from shipping companies (no personal experience).

If the car was sitting a long time or is a really unknown, you might be better off shipping as there are a lot of things to go wrong after all these years.

Sounds like my drive in November. SF to Ash Fork AZ first day. Then from there to Amarillo TX on day 2. Amarillo to Nashville on day 3. Home by 5 pm day 4 (SE Michigan). A great trip. I'd do it again in a minute!

Posted by: seanery Aug 4 2003, 09:55 AM

Curvie,

why did you go so far south?

Posted by: GWN7 Aug 4 2003, 09:56 AM

If it's roadworthy, drive it. Best way to enjoy the car and get it home. Take pictures on the way. Cut a stick to act as a "dead man" throttle, gives your right leg a rest on long streaches.

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Aug 4 2003, 10:17 AM

QUOTE(seanery @ Aug 4 2003, 07:55 AM)

Curvie,

why did you go so far south?

It was November, and I wanted to avoid any snow, extreme elevation, etc. Plus I would rather drive 4 days top off than 3 days top on.

Posted by: seanery Aug 4 2003, 10:18 AM

gotcha!

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Aug 4 2003, 10:18 AM

QUOTE(GWN7 @ Aug 4 2003, 07:56 AM)