Transporting the truck from Darwin to Adelaide
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 14:16
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AdlelaideGeorge
Hi each
Anybody had any experience of having their 4WD taken to
Adelaide (or anywhere else for that matter) from
Darwin?
I'm trying to get some idea as to the cost of such transport.
Happy days
George
Reply By: Member -Signman - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 14:36
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 14:36
I've seen a lot of loaded Finnemores car carriers up to
Darwin- and coming south empty...might be worth a follow-up???
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Reply By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 14:42
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 14:42
Try the train. I am sure they do vehicles as cargo.
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: kev.h - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:14
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:14
I went through this reciently cheapest from
Adelaide to
Darwin was train by heaps
Kev
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:37
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:37
Kev, Do you have to be a passenger on the train or can you just freight a vehicle ?
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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:43
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:43
From the Ghan web site
Please Do Not Ring Regarding Car Transportation Only: Call Patricks or Toll Trucking Companies if you are not traveling on the train personally. We do not assist with cars unless you are travelling Gold Kangaroo Service. Then it is $199 per car with a minimum of two persons traveling. The Ghan is not a freight train, ring a freight forwarder regarding movement of goods between
Adelaide &
Darwin.
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Follow Up By: kev.h - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 21:37
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 21:37
Can frieght through a fowarding co. (Toll etc) if you are not a passenger- but vehicle only (cannot have anything else in the car )
sorry i was'nt clear before.
Kev
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Reply By: John R (SA) - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:56
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:56
The little bit of research I've done with the likes of Toll & Finemores indicates that the vehicle must be empty (ie no
camping gear - you can't load the vehicle up with gear at all), so it then becomes a matter of freighting all your gear seperately.
However if you can come up with something other than this, I'd be keen to hear. Am hoping to do a
kimberley trip and truck the ute home, with
camping on board.
Good luck! John
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Reply By: PhilD - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 23:28
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 23:28
Try www.movingcars.com.au. Troopie
Darwin to
Adelaide recently cost $491 and came with Patricks on the train.
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Reply By: Ross H (QLD) - Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 00:13
Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 00:13
George
Shouldn't have much trouble getting a back load to
Adelaide as most people cant get out the place quick enough.
Come close I need to whisper...........
Just be careful as there are alot very shadey charaters living down that part of OZ all full of misinformation ready to pounce on the unsuspecting traveller....So you have been warned. LOL
Sorry cant help with your post. :)
Ross
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Follow Up By: AdlelaideGeorge - Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 08:00
Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 08:00
Hi folks -thanks for the replies. I did do some research and the train would cost about over a $1000 dollars (from memory) with the 2 Kangaroo class tickets - also found out about the car having to be in 'as sold' condition i.e only the spare and jack etc no
camping equipment aboard for the train and for all the trucking companies I researched. The cost
Darwin-
Adelaide in 'bare' condition does appear to be about $500 but you'd have to add the cost of packing/shipping all the
camping gear that would be in the vehicle separaretly of course.
Interestingly the cost to get a car from
Adelaide to
Darwin is a about double the cost of
Darwin to
Adelaide..........funny how the diesel, wages, food etc etc is double north to south over south to north isn't it..............
Oh -thanks
Ross - I'll be careful!
Happy days
George
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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 16:41
Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 16:41
George,
It cost double cause they are driving uphill all the way from
Adelaide to
Darwin and downhill for the reverse LOL
Kev
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Reply By: al - Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 16:33
Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 16:33
hi george
for airfare and $100 a day i will deliver it to your door
al
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Follow Up By: Pete and Lez - Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 20:39
Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 20:39
At $150.00 a day for fuel, it is going to cost YOU more than the $100.00 a day you are asking for!!!
Obviously fuel is on top of $100.00 a day
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Reply By: al - Friday, Sep 21, 2007 at 10:01
Friday, Sep 21, 2007 at 10:01
obviously
al
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Reply By: Member - Graham K (NSW) - Friday, Sep 21, 2007 at 17:51
Friday, Sep 21, 2007 at 17:51
I have just been through the exercise and you can't take a troopy on the Ghan as it is too high. There is a maximum of 2 metres for any vehicle ..no tinnies or surfboards on the roof either.
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