Shipping your M2?

OSA_BMW · 03-08-2018, 10:34 PM

Anyone have any experince shipping or towing their M2?

Reputable companies?

uhaul trailer?

Yes I would prefer to drive it but it has been sold! Trying to figure out the best way to transport it without extra miles or damage.

babym2 · 03-08-2018, 10:52 PM

theres only 1 good company- Reliable Carriers, prices are good too, and they only do enclosed

champignon · 03-08-2018, 11:49 PM

Can the dealer help you on this, assuming you are buying from a dealer? My 135i Coupe, which I recently traded in on my soon-to-arrive M2, was bought used from a car dealer in Kentucky. The sales manager had a relationship with a car transporter who charged only $1000 to ship the car cross country, but this was only because they used this company regularly; everyone else wanted almost 2X that, and may or may not have brought it to my town as opposed to meeting me at the interstate almost 80 miles away.

When the car arrived, two dudes who looked like extras from the old movie "Deliverance" dropped the car off at my house, which is in a rural area. The car arrived fine, and it was open transport.

It generally costs a lot more to ship cars from East to West, rather than from West to East. If your seller has a relationship with a shipper, I would look into that option.

babym2 · 03-09-2018, 12:55 PM

never do open transport, not worth the risk, i used to ship my cars open and they always arrived with damage

enclosed only way to go

doug_999 · 03-10-2018, 07:33 AM

http://www.intercitylines.com/

While out of Boston, they can ship anywhere - but if you are in Colorado, there might be more of a delay. Jay Leno swears by them

yo_eddy · 03-10-2018, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doug_999

http://www.intercitylines.com/

While out of Boston, they can ship anywhere - but if you are in Colorado, there might be more of a delay. Jay Leno swears by them

Yep. These guys were great. Likely not the cheapest, but I had zero issues and the car arrived in perfect shape

Fear-Mongrel · 03-10-2018, 12:22 PM

These guys are right, you often get what you pay for with high-dollar transport services. I've shipped everything from pinball machines to motorcycles to Porsches to a FEMA trailer after Hurricane Katrina - going with the lowest bidder often ends up in stress and regret. Pay the extra for a shipper who cares about what they do.

Aronis · 03-10-2018, 01:30 PM

You definitely want Car Fanatics to ship a Fanatic's Car.

Mike

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OSA_BMW Enlisted Member 8 Rep 39 Posts Drives: BMW M2 in waiting Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Shipping your M2? Anyone have any experince shipping or towing their M2? Reputable companies? uhaul trailer? Yes I would prefer to drive it but it has been sold! Trying to figure out the best way to transport it without extra miles or damage.
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babym2 Private First Class 61 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 18 M2 6MT Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	theres only 1 good company- Reliable Carriers, prices are good too, and they only do enclosed
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champignon Disrupter 1566 Rep 2,484 Posts Drives: 1M;Z3M Cp;135is Vert, 996TT Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Idaho iTrader: (0)	Can the dealer help you on this, assuming you are buying from a dealer? My 135i Coupe, which I recently traded in on my soon-to-arrive M2, was bought used from a car dealer in Kentucky. The sales manager had a relationship with a car transporter who charged only $1000 to ship the car cross country, but this was only because they used this company regularly; everyone else wanted almost 2X that, and may or may not have brought it to my town as opposed to meeting me at the interstate almost 80 miles away. When the car arrived, two dudes who looked like extras from the old movie "Deliverance" dropped the car off at my house, which is in a rural area. The car arrived fine, and it was open transport. It generally costs a lot more to ship cars from East to West, rather than from West to East. If your seller has a relationship with a shipper, I would look into that option. __________________ Disappointing People for Two Centuries; 3 Pedal Fanatic
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babym2 Private First Class 61 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 18 M2 6MT Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	never do open transport, not worth the risk, i used to ship my cars open and they always arrived with damage enclosed only way to go
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doug_999 Brigadier General 2542 Rep 3,968 Posts Drives: 2011 1M/2021 992/2023 X3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	Intercity Lines is awesome http://www.intercitylines.com/ While out of Boston, they can ship anywhere - but if you are in Colorado, there might be more of a delay. Jay Leno swears by them __________________ 2011 1M, Black loaded sans sat radio 2021 911 C4S Gentian Blue, manual 2023 X3 M40i - loaded sans Park Assist
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Fear-Mongrel Lieutenant 1184 Rep 571 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 LCI 6MT LBB Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Chandler, AZ iTrader: (0)	These guys are right, you often get what you pay for with high-dollar transport services. I've shipped everything from pinball machines to motorcycles to Porsches to a FEMA trailer after Hurricane Katrina - going with the lowest bidder often ends up in stress and regret. Pay the extra for a shipper who cares about what they do.
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Aronis Brigadier General 2269 Rep 3,293 Posts Drives: 2018 M5 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Binghamton, NY iTrader: (0)	You definitely want Car Fanatics to ship a Fanatic's Car. Mike __________________ 2018 M5 and 2019 Porsche Boxster GTS Prior. '94 325is, '97 M3 Lux, '16 M2
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