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Jeep Wrangler JK
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JK questions on potential purchase
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<blockquote data-quote="FJQue" data-source="post: 449548" data-attributes="member: 23777"><p>If you cannot view it or have someone look at it, make sure you buy from an owner. After a couple of days of talking, you can usually tell a lot about who they are and how they cared for the vehicle. You can use uShip or Shiply to get an idea of shipping costs. What I did about 2 months ago when i bought a Land Cruiser out of California was, used uShip to get me the name of a shipping broker such as: <a href="https://superdispatch.com/" target="_blank">https://superdispatch.com/</a> All you really need is one broker, negotiate your price with them once you get an idea of what the uShip and Shiply costs are. For me, I did not want to spend more that $1,000. I think uShip and Shiply started out around $2,200 with their quotes, by the time it was all done I was getting $8-900 quotes. I ended up settling a little early for a broker for $1,000 but they will fight for your business, trust me. All you really need is one broker though, they will post your pick up point and drop-off point on a National board that all the truckers can see with the amount you'll pay. It may not make sense for one driver, but the next driver may be passing through your area and has 1 empty spot on his trailer, boom, that's when you get hooked up. Also, i did this during the height of the fuel costs rising so it was a little worse than it is now, good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FJQue, post: 449548, member: 23777"] If you cannot view it or have someone look at it, make sure you buy from an owner. After a couple of days of talking, you can usually tell a lot about who they are and how they cared for the vehicle. You can use uShip or Shiply to get an idea of shipping costs. What I did about 2 months ago when i bought a Land Cruiser out of California was, used uShip to get me the name of a shipping broker such as: [URL]https://superdispatch.com/[/URL] All you really need is one broker, negotiate your price with them once you get an idea of what the uShip and Shiply costs are. For me, I did not want to spend more that $1,000. I think uShip and Shiply started out around $2,200 with their quotes, by the time it was all done I was getting $8-900 quotes. I ended up settling a little early for a broker for $1,000 but they will fight for your business, trust me. All you really need is one broker though, they will post your pick up point and drop-off point on a National board that all the truckers can see with the amount you'll pay. It may not make sense for one driver, but the next driver may be passing through your area and has 1 empty spot on his trailer, boom, that's when you get hooked up. Also, i did this during the height of the fuel costs rising so it was a little worse than it is now, good luck! [/QUOTE]
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