Shipping my Volvo 1800E - Advice?

"John Dyste" (johndyste) 01/19/2015 at 13:00 • Filed to: oppositelock

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Hey Oppo, My wife and I just moved to Colorado Springs from Minneapolis. We accepted on offer on our Minneapolis house yesterday which means I need either find a place to store my Volvo 1800E in Minneapolis or have it shipped to Colorado Springs. I'm not quite finished getting it sorted so driving it out here is out of the question for now.

Does anyone have recommendations on shipping companies?

Here are a few pictures of the car for your time. We had an early snow a few years ago and I didn't get the 1800 in the garage. Good thing the Swede's like snow.

DasWauto > John Dyste 01/18/2015 at 16:40

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I see you followed me and wanted to share this post to Oppo so I've added you as an author on there. You can edit this post to publish it on Oppo now, just remember to update the time that the post is published.

John Dyste > DasWauto 01/19/2015 at 12:35

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Many Thanks!

TheHondaBro > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:03

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This is a gorgeous car! And very well built too.

MonkeePuzzle > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:12

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I have no input on shipping.

but very nice looking volvo! and welcome to Colorado fellow COpponaut

Alfalfa > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:14

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That thing looks amazing! I live on the other side of the Rockies, in Salt Lake. So if you ever want to take the 1800E over the mountains, our Volvos may have to meet.

jariten1781 > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:15

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Are you shipping anything else out there? My last cross country move I was able to get one of my cars included in the same shippment as the rest of my household goods (literally they put the car in and used a platform above it to stack the rest of my stuff) for some trivial amount over what it would have cost without it. I used Allied but I remember Mayflower offered this service as well.

$kaycog > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:18

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Welcome to Colorado!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:18

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Welcome To Colorado! You're gonna love it here. I have no idea on what shipping company to recommend but you better time it right. The only way into colo springs is through monument and the weather can get pretty intense going through there.

E92M3 > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:20

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I wish I could help. I couldn't find anyone to ship our cars to Fort Collins, CO. a few years ago from Atlanta. That was 3 cars and I even offered to pick them up in Denver. I ended up towing one behind a UHaul and driving the other 2 at a later time.

DailyTurismo > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:31

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I've used uship as a broker (middle man) to ship a few cars and have always been happy in the end. Nice 1800, you'll see that I'm a big fan of the 1800 on my site here .

-Vince

desertdog5051 > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:41

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I shipped an MGB from NM to Jersey. $3000 3-4 years ago They knocked off $500 if I delivered it to a truck stop. I used a brokerage I found on the net. Got quotes from 4-5 shippers. If you have flexibility, they will lower the price if you work around their schedule. Being on I-40 was a plus because a lot of cars move from California to points east.

Nothing > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 13:48

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Welcome to CO! My buddy buys cars and has them shipped. Depending upon running condition (and distance) he's paid anywhere from $800 (nonrunner from CA) to $1200 (for a nonrunning car shipped from South Carolina).

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 14:18

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I know that my local car museum uses Uship to move the cars and merchandise (gas pumps, car parts, etx). They kinda act like a middle man and let others bid on your load. They've used them for years without issue. Maybe just publish it there and see what happens.

Autophile412 - what's the world got in store? > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 14:43

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I have used these guys before. Shipped an EVO XIII from Pittsburgh to Colorado Springs for less than $1000.

http://mcgannandchester.com/jcms/

I also had my Wagon shipped from California for less than $1000 to my front door.

John Dyste > John Dyste 01/19/2015 at 19:16

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Thanks to all for the comments and welcoming me to Colorado. Loving it so far.

I need to do a little write up on my 1800. It has a mildly tuned engine with a low compression head (B20F) and is running MegaSquirt with Spark, plan has always been to add a turbo. Also has a T-5 WC transmission swapped in for the stock Volvo unit.

I posted to U-Ship, getting some bids already. Cheers!