smit2100 Posted 24May Report Share Posted 24May Has anyone shipped a car recently via sea freight from Melb to Perth and advise on there experience details. I have a relatively low front clearance (125mm) and understood it's all care and no responsibility with respect to any undercarriage / front/ rear splitter damage and is even excluded from any additional insurance purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troubleshooter Posted 24May Report Share Posted 24May I used Ceva Perth to Melb depot to depot years back and was quick, trouble free and low cost comparatively Yeatesy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmurugti Posted 25May Report Share Posted 25May 21 hours ago, smit2100 said: Has anyone shipped a car recently via sea freight from Melb to Perth and advise on there experience details. I have a relatively low front clearance (125mm) and understood it's all care and no responsibility with respect to any undercarriage / front/ rear splitter damage and is even excluded from any additional insurance purchased. Hey mate, I am curious how much is this costing you? I am looking to move a car from NSW to Perth. I was recommended this. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7539157992867128/?ref=marketplace_profile&referral_code=undefined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smit2100 Posted 25May Author Report Share Posted 25May 6 hours ago, drmurugti said: Hey mate, I am curious how much is this costing you? I am looking to move a car from NSW to Perth. I was recommended this. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7539157992867128/?ref=marketplace_profile&referral_code=undefined I have a bunch of quotes and they range from circa $2000 to $6000, Price primarily impacted by level of insurance and extent of enclosure and urgency and heaps of exclusions on the low quotes. Nearly all added insurance excludes basically any damage that you cant see from a distance and any undercarriage damage , splitters etc if you have low clearance. I shipped cars a few times from east to west and west to east (ship, road/rail and road, noticeble to me front end damaged each time / other issues, CEVA is a lucky dip, eg small possibility of ship, the more likely being road/rail or road (have a premium category once car value is above certain amount and thats enclosed )and you can't request a preference. Rail was a shocker , EG No rattles, squeaks prior and huge squeeks and rattles and noticeable movement on door cards combo of heat and some big rail shunts me thinks. Ideally I want roll on roll of on a ship but with low clearance all quotes so far say its too low on the front and splitter would be trashed. I am waiting on one last quote maybe via ship and will make a decision next week and let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakroo Posted 25May Report Share Posted 25May Fly over and drive it back if it's a roadworthy vehicle. It'll be like a mini vacation 😁 Yeatesy and JWM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smit2100 Posted 26May Author Report Share Posted 26May Have done Palm beach Sydney to Perth with the family averaging 1000km a day. If I was retired, would absolutely do it with a mate . Time poor and getting smashed at work so not enough time to sort out rego', insurance a trip etc but would of been right time to do it and perfect car to do it in as well. eg just before full major service to done eg change out all fluids, filters tyres, rims, full detail etc. Plus would of been an ideal trip to get to know the car and test the limits of the tacho in all 6 gears given that funds been transferred having never sat in the model, driven one, or seen the car in the flesh. Apparently not that many delivered with Oz vins and arguably a better engine note than any gt3 at the top of their respective rev ranges. ( red starts at 8500ish and the speedo has more 3series numbers on the speedo than my 996 turbo apparently) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakroo Posted 26May Report Share Posted 26May I understand that if you keep the throttle pinned and engine is bouncing off the rev limiter, you don't need to use the clutch to change gears, so that'll save an extra expense. Buy me the plane tickets (I'm in Sydney) and fuel etc I'll do it for you. I'll even keep it at no higher than 4th gear to keep the speed down 😁. Joz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smit2100 Posted 26May Author Report Share Posted 26May Ha ha. PS The main reason I brought the car was for the gearbox so you can use a clutch to change gear. On the topic of a Nullarbor road trip, was a bit floored by a fellow who was show casing his fine unique set of wheels at a Joondalup motor event in Perth a few weeks ago with a few fellow members from a Perth car club. Bit surprised when he said he just returned a few days prior and had to do a bit of polishing after doing a road trip and put on his odometer a lazy 9000km's in 21 days . Transported the car to the east coast. Drove up the east coast ( far north Qld) then crossed back across the nullabor. The irony was that next to his car on show was a mint 5l yellow gated gallardo with about 20000km on it. His was a bit newer than the 5l with a few more cubic inches and about another 300hp on tap care of a supercharger , but no clutch. I have no doubt he was bouncing off his rev limiter on the trip at some junctures and had a few scuff mark's from his trip. The owner was closer to eighty than seventy and a car nut ( wouldn't pick it) and said he would not be embarrassed if he was to line his car up against any of the other lambo's on display in any shootout. Note the display included a more angular and newer and shinier example of the mark from the coverted Lee Collection. 2 hours ago, jakroo said: I understand that if you keep the throttle pinned and engine is bouncing off the rev limiter, you don't need to use the clutch to change gears, so that'll save an extra expense. Buy me the plane tickets (I'm in Sydney) and fuel etc I'll do it for you. I'll even keep it at no higher than 4th gear to keep the speed down 😁. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakroo Posted 27May Report Share Posted 27May Nice to hear that some of the exotic cars are being driven, and used for road trips like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmurugti Posted 28May Report Share Posted 28May On 26/05/2024 at 16:21, smit2100 said: Ha ha. PS The main reason I brought the car was for the gearbox so you can use a clutch to change gear. On the topic of a Nullarbor road trip, was a bit floored by a fellow who was show casing his fine unique set of wheels at a Joondalup motor event in Perth a few weeks ago with a few fellow members from a Perth car club. Bit surprised when he said he just returned a few days prior and had to do a bit of polishing after doing a road trip and put on his odometer a lazy 9000km's in 21 days . Transported the car to the east coast. Drove up the east coast ( far north Qld) then crossed back across the nullabor. The irony was that next to his car on show was a mint 5l yellow gated gallardo with about 20000km on it. His was a bit newer than the 5l with a few more cubic inches and about another 300hp on tap care of a supercharger , but no clutch. I have no doubt he was bouncing off his rev limiter on the trip at some junctures and had a few scuff mark's from his trip. The owner was closer to eighty than seventy and a car nut ( wouldn't pick it) and said he would not be embarrassed if he was to line his car up against any of the other lambo's on display in any shootout. Note the display included a more angular and newer and shinier example of the mark from the coverted Lee Collection. was this the huracan with supercharger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smit2100 Posted 31May Author Report Share Posted 31May On 28/05/2024 at 11:18, drmurugti said: was this the huracan with supercharger? Nah, I'm on a beer budget and been fishing off the bottom for a very very long time with no nibbles let alone bites. I switched / upped the bait against a slightly more powerful fish but same species. Nowhere near the hp of a blown huracan and plenty of power beyond the limits of driving skills and what I brought it for. That said, I'm a tweaker so will get a bit more area under the curve in due coarse but there a few more things ahead on the list to sort out On 25/05/2024 at 14:43, drmurugti said: Hey mate, I am curious how much is this costing you? I am looking to move a car from NSW to Perth. I was recommended this. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7539157992867128/?ref=marketplace_profile&referral_code=undefined PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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