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Just venting here since I'm still stark raving mad. I figured I'd post my experience as a public service to my fellow enthusiasts in the event you need to ship your car at some point.
I recently relocated from DC to San Francisco. I had a fairly generous relocation budget but shopped around for the best value to ship my 550 cross country. I finally settled on Dependable Auto Shippers (http://www.dasautoshippers.com/).
The booking process was fairly straightforward. I told them the make/model/year, requested enclosed transport, pick up/delivery, and let them know the car had been lowered. Total cost was around $2,000 for these services, which also included "expedited" transit time.
Strike 1. A local transport company arrives to pick up my vehicle on a standard flatbed for transit to the terminal. I warned the driver ahead of time that my car was lowered. He said it would be fine. Sure enough, my front bumper scrapes on the way up. As he drives forward, my Dinan exhaust tips also scrape. The sound of metal on concrete/asphalt is like nails on chalkboard to me.
I asked him if he could put down 2x4's or another solution to decrease the angle when he unloads the car. He said no. I said fine, that I'd claim any damage. At that point he turned into a jerk, threw my copy of the receipt at me, and sped off. He took the turn out of my neighborhood at speed and I thought my car or both the car and truck were going to tip over.
Strike 2. My car is delivered, on time. All seems well. I open my glovebox to stick some paperwork in and what do I find? A box of condoms. They're not mine. And nobody has ever been in there except me. I'm grossed out by this to no extent.
Strike 3. I was driving to a furniture store earlier and went to go listen to my iPod that I keep connected in the center armrest. No iPod. Someone stole it. I know it was in there because I purposely disconnected it before the car was picked up to ensure it didn't drain the battery during transport. In hindsight I should've locked the compartment but I guess I wasn't thinking.
Strike 4. Parking my car and opening my door, I noticed a significant scratch in my hexagon trim towards the rear of the door. Again, not from me.
I'll be having a little chat with DAS on Monday. They say they're not responsible for items in the car but I fully intend on making them responsible.
Just FYI.
I recently relocated from DC to San Francisco. I had a fairly generous relocation budget but shopped around for the best value to ship my 550 cross country. I finally settled on Dependable Auto Shippers (http://www.dasautoshippers.com/).
The booking process was fairly straightforward. I told them the make/model/year, requested enclosed transport, pick up/delivery, and let them know the car had been lowered. Total cost was around $2,000 for these services, which also included "expedited" transit time.
Strike 1. A local transport company arrives to pick up my vehicle on a standard flatbed for transit to the terminal. I warned the driver ahead of time that my car was lowered. He said it would be fine. Sure enough, my front bumper scrapes on the way up. As he drives forward, my Dinan exhaust tips also scrape. The sound of metal on concrete/asphalt is like nails on chalkboard to me.
I asked him if he could put down 2x4's or another solution to decrease the angle when he unloads the car. He said no. I said fine, that I'd claim any damage. At that point he turned into a jerk, threw my copy of the receipt at me, and sped off. He took the turn out of my neighborhood at speed and I thought my car or both the car and truck were going to tip over.
Strike 2. My car is delivered, on time. All seems well. I open my glovebox to stick some paperwork in and what do I find? A box of condoms. They're not mine. And nobody has ever been in there except me. I'm grossed out by this to no extent.
Strike 3. I was driving to a furniture store earlier and went to go listen to my iPod that I keep connected in the center armrest. No iPod. Someone stole it. I know it was in there because I purposely disconnected it before the car was picked up to ensure it didn't drain the battery during transport. In hindsight I should've locked the compartment but I guess I wasn't thinking.
Strike 4. Parking my car and opening my door, I noticed a significant scratch in my hexagon trim towards the rear of the door. Again, not from me.
I'll be having a little chat with DAS on Monday. They say they're not responsible for items in the car but I fully intend on making them responsible.
Just FYI.
as well. Good luck with your claim. :angel2:
