BluKoo
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Anyone had any experience with or got any recommendations for a good, careful car transportation company?
The car will be going from Surrey to Stonehaven.
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Toby
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I know a good company in Sheffield and as you generally pay both ways the round trip mileage would be the same. Though i would be tempted to use someone local to the delivery address, the closer they are the happier i would be about rectifying any issues should they arrise. Also maybe useful to network with these guys should Polished Bliss ever need them, they must have plenty of garage queens transported up to them.
[Edited on 21-03-2014 by Toby]
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pow
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I've used an Aylesbury one-man-band and he was brilliant, nice bloke, attention to detail etc.
[Edited on 21-03-2014 by pow]
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whitter45
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serious question - can you not just drive it
appreciate its a highly expensive car but surely driving it back will be part of the expereince
especially when it can be fully worked on by your brother to maintain condition
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
serious question - can you not just drive it
appreciate its a highly expensive car but surely driving it back will be part of the expereince
especially when it can be fully worked on by your brother to maintain condition
The car has just been detailed and is mint. It's about a 550 mile drive along motorways. Not exactly the most exciting of drives. Plus there's the possibility of stone chips and getting caught speeding. You just know the temptation would be there - haha
It's also the lowest mileage example I've seen yet so the more we can do to keep the miles down the better.
Plus, if we fly down to do the deal then fly back up, the car can meet us there in a few extra hours and we haven't had to sit in bucket seats and harnesses for 5-6 hours.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
I know a good company in Sheffield and as you generally pay both ways the round trip mileage would be the same. Though i would be tempted to use someone local to the delivery address, the closer they are the happier i would be about rectifying any issues should they arrise. Also maybe useful to network with these guys should Polished Bliss ever need them, they must have plenty of garage queens transported up to them.
If you let me know the name of the company I'll add that to the list of ones to look into. Thanks.
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Toby
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https://plus.google.com/115953319134980178450/about?gl=uk&hl=en
Use them for work purposes around Yorkshire delivering vehicles.
[Edited on 21-03-2014 by Toby]
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alan-g-w
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'Then we haven't had to sit in buckets and harnesses for 5-6hrs'
In a GT3 RS. You've led a charmed life son
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Ian
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Should it not go on a fully covered one if its prestige? See them like a 7.5t recovery but with full curtains.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
'Then we haven't had to sit in buckets and harnesses for 5-6hrs'
In a GT3 RS. You've led a charmed life son
 I know that's a total first world problem isn't is
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Originally posted by Ian
Should it not go on a fully covered one if its prestige? See them like a 7.5t recovery but with full curtains.
Yeah, it'll be an enclosed trailer.
That Twigg Bros Recovery doesn't exactly look like what I'm after.
[Edited on 21-03-2014 by BluKoo]
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Toby
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They do your general transportation but I'm confident that they also use a bodied vehicle to transport vehicles that are covered as a colleague used the a few years back to move am prestige vehicle, assuming that's what your after and not on the back of a recovery truck.
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Toby
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Ok just asked him, Im talking bollocks, it was these he used for a Ferrari into Europe and not Twigg.
http://www.anchorvehiclelogistics.com/index.html
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
Ok just asked him, Im talking bollocks, it was these he used for a Ferrari into Europe and not Twigg.
http://www.anchorvehiclelogistics.com/index.html
Cheers Toby. Just applied for a quote from them however they don't appear to do UK to UK transport. They seem to deal with transporting overseas etc. They were able to pass my details to a company who have just given me a call
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DannyB
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Originally posted by BluKoo
Plus there's the possibility of stone chips and getting caught speeding.
the more we can do to keep the miles down the better.
sit in bucket seats and harnesses for 5-6 hours.
It's a sad day for driving when you buy an amazing car and don't want to drive it. I can understand the need to get it delivered and I'm not being a cunt here but why spend all that money on a car such as that to hide it away in a garage most of it's life and just look how shiny the paint is?
Sounds like a fucking fun roadtrip to me. The best part about picking a new car up is the fun you have there/on the way back.
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Toby
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For me personally I agree with that to an extent, a car should be driven. Though i dont judge those that do prefer to keep them inside a garage to enjoy as people have different priorities regardless of what the object is. The same question could be asked to those who enjoy art? Why spend £m's on something to look at, it doesnt do anything, just sits there, but its what it is to the individual.
However, driving a car all way from south London to Aberdeen (if my geography is right) isnt a drive i would be doing regardless of car and when you can pay someone to take the hassle away why not?
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DannyB
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
Why spend £m's on something to look at, it doesnt do anything, just sits there, but its what it is to the individual.
You can't compare the two though as art doesn't really have another use other than on the wall to be looked at.
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Originally posted by Toby
However, driving a car all way from south London to Aberdeen (if my geography is right) isnt a drive i would be doing regardless of car and when you can pay someone to take the hassle away why not?
As I say the roadtrip for me is the best part, I'd quite happily do that in any car. Like I say though I'm not trying to be a cunt, I'm not judging his choice. Merely giving an opinion.
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Toby
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I beg to differ not every piece of art only has one use and art is subjective, its what it is to an individual as is a vehicle or any other object for that matter. However, my priorities would lie with driving this over every single road i could, thats not the same for a lot of people.
Im not suggesting you are being a cunt, nor am i intending to do the same. Giving my opinion just like yourself.
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BluKoo
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The car will get a good outing when it gets home, and the rest of the summer. The roads around here are much better than a monotonous motorway journey.
He also needs to find a company to do an agreed valuation policy on it before he drives it up the road.
Apparently there aren't many who will do that on a 4 year old car.
At least if it's transported it's covered by their insurance which would be an agreed value before it's loaded.
[Edited on 21-03-2014 by BluKoo]
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Ian
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8h30m if you don't need fuel, which at 537 you will a few times.
Add on 20m for each of those
9h10m if you have no other breaks.
Add on the time to do the deal.
Work around flight times so you can't even leave when you want to.
M25, M40, M6, A74(M), M74, M73, M80, doesn't start getting interesting until the A9 and even that isn't a fantastic road for drive a fast car.
All that in a racing car with daft seats.
I'm not scared of missions but I'd think twice about taking that on.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
8h30m if you don't need fuel, which at 537 you will a few times.
Add on 20m for each of those
9h10m if you have no other breaks.
Add on the time to do the deal.
Work around flight times so you can't even leave when you want to.
M25, M40, M6, A74(M), M74, M73, M80, doesn't start getting interesting until the A9 and even that isn't a fantastic road for drive a fast car.
All that in a racing car with daft seats.
I'm not scared of missions but I'd think twice about taking that on.
A man with his head screwed on 
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taylorboosh
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Has he seen it yet? Its a lot of money to take someones word
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taylorboosh
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Why don't you ask jed to trailer it up?
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Has he seen it yet? Its a lot of money to take someones word
Rob Tomlin from Supercar Detailing is going to inspect the car. He is a friend of my brothers and he inspected his 996 GT3 Clubsport prior to purchase. He's a very trusted and reliable source.
The car was previously detailed by Paul Dalton at Miracle Detail and the owner is going to get Paul to give it a quick once over before Rob inspects it. I expect it to be nothing but perfect.
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
8h30m if you don't need fuel, which at 537 you will a few times.
Add on 20m for each of those
9h10m if you have no other breaks.
Add on the time to do the deal.
Work around flight times so you can't even leave when you want to.
M25, M40, M6, A74(M), M74, M73, M80, doesn't start getting interesting until the A9 and even that isn't a fantastic road for drive a fast car.
All that in a racing car with daft seats.
I'm not scared of missions but I'd think twice about taking that on.
really I have drove many round trips over 500miles in a day
Also travel the night before if time is an issue
Each to their own but I would be driving - although I will never be in a position to spend 100k on a car so maybe thats why i think this way
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taylorboosh
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Fair play... Also what an epic inheritance you and your brother will recieve
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