What's the easiest way to ship a mini from Baltimore to Sioux Falls SD?| Grassroots Motorsports forum |

BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
6/25/13 3:31 p.m.

Didn't Javelin mention "uship + patience" a while back?

EvanB GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
6/25/13 3:35 p.m.

Doesn't the UPS Store offer packing services? You could just drive it in the front door and have them take care of it.

oldeskewltoy Dork
6/25/13 4:00 p.m.

ask him how much he is willing to spend.... then you'll have a better idea of what direction to look.

a few years ago I shipped my car from Pa to Or inside a "Horseless Carriage" company truck.. cost was close to $1500

Winston HalfDork
6/25/13 4:35 p.m.

uShip + patience is really the way to go. At some point, somebody will have an empty spot on a trailer and will ship it for cheap.

oldopelguy Dork
6/25/13 5:39 p.m.

He could borrow my trailer in Sioux Falls and drive out and back in a rented SUV. Most have hitch receivers on them.

Depending on how big a hurry he's in I might be able to do the driving too.

codrus GRM+ Memberand Reader
6/25/13 5:55 p.m.

Buy a plane ticket and bring it as your carry-on?

shadetree30 Reader
6/25/13 6:02 p.m.

Datsun1500 wrote: A fellow GRMer is buying a classic mini here in Baltimore and needs it shipped to Sioux Falls SD. Any ideas? I told him it can be stored at my place for as long as needed, so he can get a better shipping deal instead of needing a deadline

You mean a Mini as opposed to MINI, right?

mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/25/13 6:10 p.m.

an original mini would probably fit into the back of a Uhaul

RealMiniDriver SuperDork
6/25/13 11:27 p.m.

In reply to mad_machine: I've seen a coupe college kids do that. IIRC, they didn't even tie it down. Instead, they cut an e36m3-load of lumber and made a puzzle of boards on the floor, with cradles for the wheels to sit in.

Ian F PowerDork
6/26/13 4:50 a.m.

A classic will fit on a std car carrier, which was how mine was shipped from CA to PA. I paid about $850 including the broker fee. Might be a bit more going to SD mainly because its a less common destination than CA and PA.

Yeah, the car arrived a bit dirty, but I was getting quotes of over $2000 for enclosed transport and that just seemed excessive for a $10k car.

bastomatic SuperDork
6/26/13 5:10 a.m.

I used uShip for my Volvo, and got a better deal by waiting for the cheapest carrier to bid, and then contacting them directly. They gave me about a $100 price break as they did not have to pay a brokerage fee.

My Volvo just barely made it on a standard car carrier - the track was much more narrow than a modern car's. I would think a Mini might have a similar problem. And it really needs to be able to drive on and off easily.