Michael,
The car will not arrive in a month or two, since I contracted another hauler
(a very reputable one) to transport it here. I have since resold the vehicle
after finding a better restoral candidate and the buyer lives in Norway. If
the car shows up here again, it's going to be the Twilight Zone's fault, not
A AAAdvantage. At least, this time.
I received a call the day after my initial post from a flustered gal in
their accounting dept. She faxed me a receipt for my refund and lo and
behold, the credit has finally appeared on my account.
Here's the best advice I can give anyone contemplating the transport of a
car: Don't do business with any auto hauler that demands ANY cash up front.
Whether it's a deposit or the whole amount. I've used two different haulers
now -- both very small companies that were happy to accept payment upon
delivery of the vehicle. One delivered within my state in 24 hours of
receiving my call. Impressed, I asked THEM for recommendations when I
needed to transport my current car from Chicago to San Diego. I went with a
small outfit in Wisconsin that delivered the car within 4 days of pickup
(over the New Years holiday, no less).
Cheers,
Jeff in San Diego
www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
> A month or two from now, the car will arrive, and you will be billed. I
> had the same thing happen with a company called All-States, located in
> California. There are a lot of slimy firms in the car-hauling business,
> and those two are among the worst. All-States is actually
> worse--AAAdvantage responds, even if falsely, while All-States, once
> they have your money, do not. After my experience last year with
> All-States, I will not deal with a car-hauler until I've checked with
> their local Better Business Bureau for complaints.
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
>
> Michael D. Porter
> Roswell, NM
> mailto: mporter@zianet.com
>
> `70 GT6+ (being refurbished, slowly)
> `71 GT6 Mk. III (organ donor)
> `72 GT6 Mk. III (daily driver)
> `64 TR4 (awaiting intensive care)
>
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