Re:Convoy collapse: Read CEO's memo detailing shutdown of Se...
by TylerE on Thursday October 19, 2023 @03:03PM
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sometimes, but they mostly get put on a transporter like any new car. If it’s something valid able (claaaic car, race car, etc) they’ll usually sprint for an enclosed hauler, which is am several times more expensive
Re:Convoy collapse: Read CEO's memo detailing shutdown of Se...
by bombcar on Thursday October 19, 2023 @05:11PM
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This is the actual problem, because transporter trucks are almost always just used to bring a group of vehicles to a dealership from a rail depot.
The ones carrying cars across the country for moves are quite rare, unscheduled, and harder to find. They also can't carry anything else besides cars on the transporters - you might almost have better luck driving your car into the back of a box semi and letting them load other LTL loads behind it.
Re:Convoy collapse: Read CEO's memo detailing shutdown of Se...
by jabroni_salad on Thursday October 19, 2023 @05:25PM
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'Dealer trades' are pretty common now. If you want a very specific car it might be the only way to get it these days since the used market is so anemic.
My local dealer somehow got a lead that I want a very specific year and trim GTI and twice now they have offered to bring one in for me.
Re:Convoy collapse: Read CEO's memo detailing shutdown of Se...
by Tempest1981 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @09:28PM
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Although you will pay the local dealers mark-ups, not the remote dealer's cheaper prices, from what I hear.
As a consumer I'd assume there are hotshot truckers/services that would be used for this? People have mentioned similar "agent oriented" experiences with moving services and how it's opaque and unreliable.