An update:
For those who are blessed with roads suitable enough to allow an 80-foot semi truck right to your front door, you have a world of options. In that case, I am sure that Intercity Lines OR Rich’s Classic Transport, both of whom have excellent reputations, would serve you well. No doubt there are other transportation companies which would do a superior job of transporting a vehicle. For those who do NOT have wide roads, the choices are the same however the level of service is vastly different.
Both companies received the same clear description of roads to our home. Basically, my situation is one where a full size semi cannot be parked on the street in front of the house, let alone in the driveway. The closest a semi could park and unload is a couple hundred yards from the garage – that’s ¼ mile uphill to the garage. Again, both IL and RCT received the same description.
Intercity, one of the two companies I chose to work with, would commit only to delivering the car to the city I live in, not a door to door delivery as I had been told initially. To finish the move, I would need to supply a truck and trailer –both of which I do not have but can make arrangements for- to haul the car the rest of the way. This certainly explained the difference in quote.
RCT, on the other hand, not only wasn’t put off in the slightest with the situation, Rich’s response was “…not a problem.” Right off, Rich described two possible solutions which he’s used in the past. Right then, I was sold. As for cost, we discussed that as well. Rich sharpened his pencil a bit and came back with a lower number than my original guesstimate which he provided to me while he was on the road to make a delivery.
One more thing. All of us are able to pick up the tone in someone’s voice – happy, sad, busy, quiet, excited, etc. When I spoke with the IL rep, it was business. With RCT, it was clear to me he was genuinely excited about and in love with cars. For some, that could play a part in their decision.
More soon,
T.
