To ship my car interstate or to sell and buy a new one ?

Hi All,

I am relocating from Melb to Perth soon and would have to ship my beloved Honda Civic VTi over from here to Perth.

I am considering few options:

1) Ship it there - how much ? Anyone can recommend a good vehicle transporter ?
2) Sell my baby away and buy another when I up there.
3) Drive up there ?!! myself ??

Are used car prices higher up in WA /Perth than Vic/Melbourne ?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
Dogtooth

just drive it there, shipping would probably be around the 1.5k mark

im not sure what car you have but lets say its got a 65L tank. From Melbourne to Perth is about 3400kms. lets say you get 700kms from a tank so that means you have to refuel 5 times

5x65L @ $1.60/L = $520

probably allow another $500 for hotel and food etc

you still saved $500 and driving it would be fun aswell almost like a short holiday :P

well heres a bit of a comparison
i moved from newcastle to the sunshine coast.
to get it shipped from depot to depot it was gonna cost me $400
to get it shipped from door to door it was gonna cost $700
to drive it it only costed me 1 and a half tanks.

hi Grifty,

Thanks for the information. However, I am not sure if it will be safe for me to drive throughout the sparsely populated area with a car load of my own stuffs. Obviously, I won't be driving an empty car...might as well save abit on courier and drive some of my own stuffs in the car up to Perth. The car will be parked at Motel/ Inns overnight and I am concern about the safety of both my belongings and my car.

Do you reckon it'll be safe to drive still ?

Integragsi96,
May I know which company you use to ship your car ? If it is $400, I would not hesitate to use this service instead of driving over myself. However, from Newcastle to Sunshine coast is probably not much of a distance compared to Melbourne - Perth.

CHeers
Dogtooth

btw 50L tank - and yeah I'd road trip it if i were you. :)

Make a memory of it

depot to depot will be cheaper but i think its gonna cost like 1k

i know someone who got a car shipped door to door from adelaide to sydney for $800

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Originally Posted by dogtooth

hi Grifty,

Thanks for the information. However, I am not sure if it will be safe for me to drive throughout the sparsely populated area with a car load of my own stuffs. Obviously, I won't be driving an empty car...might as well save abit on courier and drive some of my own stuffs in the car up to Perth. The car will be parked at Motel/ Inns overnight and I am concern about the safety of both my belongings and my car.

Do you reckon it'll be safe to drive still ?

Integragsi96,
May I know which company you use to ship your car ? If it is $400, I would not hesitate to use this service instead of driving over myself. However, from Newcastle to Sunshine coast is probably not much of a distance compared to Melbourne - Perth.

CHeers
Dogtooth

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Mate, I stay in Ceduna SA every few months, make sure you stay in a motel with a lockup carpark, the drive will be an experience.Allow $150/night for Accom and food. Some remote motels can be expensive.

for $500 i will drive your car there :)

just get a car dealer to do it, i think should be able to do it under 1000, sell n buy will waste you more $ only on stamp duty

Driving alone wouldn't be fun. if you have mates with you in the car then it will be awesome.

I am still researching to see if there are any freight companies that can do it for a couple of hundred dollars.

Cheers
dogtooth

**** that just get the trucks to take it, thats why they are there

I had my car trucked from darwin to sunshine coast. Cost 1k and took 5 days. I used a company that used to be called tnt, cant remember who they called now. Would not recomend them tho.