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To: Mark Cook <mecook@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Enclosed Auto Transport?
From: Terry Sopher via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2025 18:46:53 -0500
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"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Reliable is good but expensive - concur!</div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Passport is good but expensive.</div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Horseless Carriage - Sux! &nbsp;D=
amaged car. &nbsp;Driver and my photos verified damage - 8 months, 10 emails=
 &amp; calls, finally went to CEO &amp; was treated poorly &amp; paid half o=
f damage. &nbsp;Do not use!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Plycar - Reasonable price, quick service.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Best, Terry</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Feb 7, 2025, at 17:45, Mark Cook via =
Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote t=
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oNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quo=
t;;color:#1F497D">Scott,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D=
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">I have used fo=
ur different carriers and not sure I actually have a favorite, but sharing m=
y experience.&nbsp; Reliable was recommended to me by several that have used=
 them in BMW circles.&nbsp; They are likely one of the best, but I found the=
m expensive and slow =E2=80=93 all depends on if they can transport a full l=
oad.&nbsp; Of course, it is all relative to the value of the car.&nbsp; Belo=
w are my experiences with all four carriers I have used, from/to locations a=
s well.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nb=
sp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;=
Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">DC Auto Transport LLC =E2=
=80=93 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">May 2024 from B=
uckley, WA to Apex, NC.&nbsp; <b>DC owns their trucks.</b>&nbsp; Car arrived=
 safely, they were great to deal with, communication great as well, quick an=
d very reasonable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"marg=
in-left:.25in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-ser=
if&quot;;color:#1F497D">DC Auto Transport LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Cal=
ibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">3025 142nd Ave E <o:p></o:p=
></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><span style=3D=
"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Suite=
 #102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.25in=
"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;colo=
r:#1F497D">Sumner, WA 98390<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" styl=
e=3D"margin-left:.25in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot=
;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><a href=3D"https://www.dcautos.org/contact-=
us/">https://www.dcautos.org/contact-us/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Cal=
ibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">(206) 339-1199<o:p></o:p></=
span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><span style=3D"f=
ont-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Vladisl=
av Samburski <a href=3D"mailto:dcauto.wa@gmail.com";>dcauto.wa@gmail.com</a><=
o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F4=
97D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-=
family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">MONTWAY AUT=
O TRANSPORT&nbsp; &nbsp;- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span=
 style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F49=
7D">Nov 2023 from Spokane, WA to Apex, NC. <b>Montway is a broker.</b> &nbsp=
;Car arrived safely, communication not so great, relatively quick and more r=
easonabl cost wise than Reliable<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
 style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&=
quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Montway Auto Transport<o:p></o:p></span=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-f=
amily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">425 N Martin=
gale Rd, Suite 550<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"marg=
in-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-seri=
f&quot;;color:#1F497D">Schaumburg, IL 60173<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Cali=
bri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">(833) 974-1216<o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"fon=
t-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><a href=3D=
"https://www.montway.com/";>https://www.montway.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p=
></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><b><span style=
=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Mo=
ntway <u>does not own</u> their trucks, but is basically a broker / contract=
or.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-l=
eft:.5in"><b><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif=
&quot;;color:#1F497D">They shipped using</span></b><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"> <b>OK Auto Carr=
ier, Inc, which I understand is</b> <b>now =E2=80=9Cpermanently closed=E2=80=
=9D</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri=
&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Reliable Auto Transport =E2=80=93=
 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&qu=
ot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Oct 2023 from Pontiac=
, MI to Apex, NC. <b>Reliable owns their trucks.</b> &nbsp;Car arrived safel=
y, communication ok, relatively quick, but was primarily because this pick u=
p was near their headquarters in Detroit and I had the car I purchased deliv=
ered to their terminal there.&nbsp; I was planning to use Reliable again for=
 the second car above, but they used up their entire six week guarantee peri=
od, so I shifted to Montway, who picked up the next day.&nbsp; Reliable owns=
 their trucks, so may be a little slower as they try to haul only a complete=
 load.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Reliable has five major terminals in Canton, MI; Lo=
s Angeles, CA; Chandler, AZ; Fairfield, NJ and Orlando, FL&nbsp; They are mo=
re expensive, but their trucks are in great shape and once on the road, very=
 communicative.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"f=
ont-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
; Reliable Carriers HQ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"=
margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-=
serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">41555 Koppernick Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;=
Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Canton, MI 48187<o:p></o=
:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D=
"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><a hr=
ef=3D"https://www.reliablecarriers.com/";>https://www.reliablecarriers.com/</=
a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><s=
pan style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1=
F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon=
t-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Chips Tra=
nsport Service<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Jun 2023=
 =E2=80=93 from Middletown, RI to Apex, NC.&nbsp; <b>Chips owns their trucks=
.</b>&nbsp; Car arrived safely, communication was great, less expensive than=
 Reliable in cost.&nbsp; Chips will haul both open and closed carriers.&nbsp=
; They may use small enclosed for one-off transports.<o:p></o:p></span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:=
&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Chips Transport <o=
:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D=
">2 Summer St <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-l=
eft:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&qu=
ot;;color:#1F497D">Foxboro, MA 02035 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&qu=
ot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><a href=3D"https://www.chipstransp=
ort.com/">https://www.chipstransport.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Cali=
bri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">(800)427-CHIP(2447)<o:p></o:=
p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D=
"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>=
&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&qu=
ot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">I had one =E2=80=9Cpi=
ck up=E2=80=9D experience with a car I sold.&nbsp; The buyer used Montway to=
 deliver it to Los Angeles, CA.&nbsp; Montway in this case brokered it to LS=
 Express.&nbsp; In this case, the drivers were in a hurry, not real talkativ=
e etc.&nbsp; But, the car arrived in LA in great condition and on time.<o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Cal=
ibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot=
;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Anyhow, hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&qu=
ot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&qu=
ot;;color:#1F497D">Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D=
"margin-left:.25in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;san=
s-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;co=
lor:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mar=
gin-left:.25in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-se=
rif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" s=
tyle=3D"margin-left:.25in"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&q=
uot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style=3D"border:no=
ne;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&q=
uot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font=
-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-ligat=
ures:none"> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Barr=
, Scott via Fot<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 7, 2025 3:53 PM<br><b>To:</=
b> FOT@autox.team.net FOT@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Fot] Enclosed A=
uto Transport?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>=
&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anybody have a favorite enclosed auto=
 transport?&nbsp; I need to pick up a car in Missouri and bring it back here=
 to Wisconsin.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">Scott (B.)<o:p></o:p></p></div><span>____________________=
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