Transporting 4wd to Cairns

It will take a week to get up and back though, as you say, at least 3 days each way.

Josh

LOL Yes Bill 3+3=6 near enough to a week!

Well don't you think going to Cairns for a test drive is a bit extreme ? And if you start ringing them 51 car transport companies you'll know exactly which one to use !

Vox

Is that $360 a general guestimation or do you know from past events. Because driving a tank like his would cost about that much just in gas and then you got wear and tear. It would be worth sending your car up like that and hitchhiking up, I've hike Sydney - Townsville before.

Buzzard

I just had a VL commodore sent from syd to adelaide and it cost $270... so it was a guess......_____________________________________________

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Vox, do you have the name and/or number of the company you used ? Do you know if they work nation wide?
Thanks,
Josh

yep... tnt somewhere north of sydney from what i can recall to adelaide in wingfield......_____________________________________________

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Josh, I have used Auto Trans Express to move a 4WD from Alice to Canberra ($760), and a Porsche Boxster from Canberra to Perth ($1100). I am going to ship the truck from Broome to Canberra next Easter (quote $1300). I have found this mob very reliable and professional. I would guess about $700 for Sydney to Cairns. So it comes down to how much you value your time, and is the drive both ways a waste of time? Personally, I find the drive there quite exhilarating, but the drive home at the end of the trip is a pain, especially if you are retracing your steps and have to front at work on the Monday after a 3000 km drive over Sat and Sun.Bob

Josh it usually cost me $1200 to send a 4x4 to Cairns from Melbourne , I always use Finmores and am very happy with there service . Sounds like a great trip happy planning .

Yeah Bob I was thinking at least $700 plus even more for that kind of haul, considering man hours, fuel, wear, tear, tax's and the more cars you haul the greater the cost, then god only know what other chargers apply. And Eric is telling us Melbourne to Cairns $1200 and Sydney to Cairns is 89% of the distance, which would equal $1068, so between $700 and $1000 would be a good guestimation.
Yeah Josh it is a prick of a drive, especially if you're in a rush, because the further north you go the hot it gets which makes the journey seem even longer and more miserable then it really is. Maybe you could post at link textand find some backpackers to share cost and the driving might make the journey a little more bearable.

recently rang autotrans about same thing for same reason & they said unless it is unloaded they stopped doing it as bogus insurance claims for damaged gear in transit was hiking their insurance costs to high.Regards Bob
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When are you going up there ? If it marries in with my plans I'll drive it back from Darwin for you ? I'm 44 with a gold license have driven for a living. I'll do it for $450 + fuel, which would be around $900. That would be near $500 cheaper than a transport companies prise ! auspiciousdna@yahoo.com

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Thanks for the offer, but we will drive back ourselves.

Cheers,