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When it comes to moving vehicles, over long distances, many people fail to
calculate the real cost. It isn’t just the cost of gas, which in some cases
is a large enough amount in itself, theirs other costs that need to be factored
in.

The costs of meals, hotels, unforeseen expanses, and the mileage on the
car itself. Then of course, there’s the cost of time away from work. Suddenly
that coast to coast trip, to take your son the other car, has quadrupled in
cost; and what you calculated to be a $500 gas expense really cost you thousands.

Having a vehicle shipped, by a qualified automobile shipper, is often less
expensive that moving it yourself. To further look at this issue let’s look
at the cost of taking the automobile yourself.

The Costs of Driving Coast to Coast

For comparisons purpose let’s assume that you wanted to move a vehicle from
Portland, Oregon, to New York city. The distance between the two places is about
2820 miles. What will it really cost you to take time off work and drive your
automobile across the country?

Cost of Gas: If your car gets 20mpg, at today’s rate of $3.50
per gallon, it will cost you $493.50 in gas.

Accommodation Costs: If you could maintain a speed of 60mph
coast to coast, it would take you 47 hours of driving time to get across the
country. Unless you have 3 or 4 drivers, you will likely need to stop for the
night at least twice each way. Even if you manage to find $50 per night motels,
it will still add $200 to the cost of your trip.

Meals: Since most of us can’t go 4 or 5 days without eating,
food must be factored into the equation as well. If we add four days of restaurant
meals, at an average of $8 each. That’s an additional $96 in expenses.

Unforeseen Expenses: Here’s where the costs can really go
crazy. Is the vehicle an older vehicle? If it is then mileage won’t affect it’s
value much, but are you sure it can take a 3000 mile trip without an issue?
What will the costs of a breakdown be in the middle of the country? Your 1000
miles away from home, so if the repair takes a few days, then you can add more
travel expenses and the costs of repairs.

On the other end of the scale is a newer automobile. Likely you can trust the
vehicle to make it across the country, but then you have to factor in mileage.
3000 miles on a car takes about $750 out of the value of a vehicle.

Time Away from Work: It will likely take you 3 days to get
from Portland to New York. If you would normally make $200 per day, that’s $600
for the trip their alone.

Now that we have an idea of what the trip will cost. Add all of the figures
up and then double them (you have to get back). A simple trip suddenly costs
thousands, instead of the original $493.50 in gas. With a simple phone call
to an automobile shipper, you can likely have your vehicle moved for 1/3 of
the price!