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Shipping a M5...Enclosed or Open Trailer?
My M5 should arrive to my dealer in the Midwest sometime in March...at which time I'll need to get it shipped to me in Texas. I'd started to do a little research on transport carriers and also reached out to my dealer. In talking to my CA, they have a few carriers they utilize frequently, but they are all open transport trailers. I was planning on shipping the car enclosed, but my CA seems to think that open with their preferred carriers is fine.
I had heard a few horror stories about cars picking up damage on the front end from road debris while in transport on open trailers. But I also know BMW ships their cars on open trailers...so maybe it's okay. Anyone have any thoughts? Is road debris unlikely while shipping on an open transport? The price difference between open and enclosed is about $600...so price isn't an issue.
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Is Montway a broker/agent...or are they shipping using their own trucks/drivers?
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I've always had mine shipped open, with no issues. On the contrary, when I was shopping for a new X5M, one of the ones I found (heavily discounted) was one that had been damaged during transit to the dealer in a closed trailer.
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Never heard of Reliant, but just googled them and they are headquartered in the DFW area about 15 miles from my home. I'll have to reach out to them and get a quote...thanks for the heads up! Any special requests I should make beyond enclosed trailer with no sorting stops?
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So I just ask them about the truck assigned to pick up my car and how full it is already?
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Yes, you can ask them if they have trucks ready full in area or if it will be empty. They just shipped 2 cars for me last week and were great. |
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Closed if the price difference is nominal for you
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Enclosed, look at the shit weather out there... cars kicking up rocks and crap.
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Just checked with Reliable and they don't service the route I need (Nebraska to Dallas, Texas). I'll check with Passport, but seems JP Logistics is only on the West Coast.
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02-05-2019, 10:16 AM | #16 |
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That was my thought as well. Since BMW uses open trailers to get the cars to dealerships, I wonder how many arrive with damage from transport from the VPC.
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That's what I did from my dealer in Illinois back to Austin. It was a blast, and I got my 1200 mile break in done immediately. Cheers, B B |
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I plan to wrap the car with PPF and don't want to damage the paint on a long drive home. Plus I'd rather spend my time on other things. A drive across the Midwest doesn't sound all that appealing (no offense to Kansas and Oklahoma residents)!!
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BMW would have dropped the car off to a local dealer even if purchased from an out of state dealer I do it all the time - get courtesy delivery where I live on ordered cars from out of state dealer Edit: If it's not on a boat yet they can have the car shipped from BMW to your local dealer still. You may have to pay for the PDI but lots cheaper and less pita then shipping from midwest
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