Don't laugh, it's a serious question. We're within days of going to pick up an Evora at a dealer in another state. It cannot leave the lot under its own power without paying sales tax and registration, never mind that we don't live in that state and would be leaving immediately and we can even bring plates from our own state with us. Them's the rules... it's either in/on a trailer or you pay. If the dealer cannot show a Bill of Lading for a given VIN when the state audits them, they get billed for the tax and registration. The tax rates there are ENORMOUSLY higher than at home and obviously nobody is going to refund us the difference once we register it.
We looked into enclosed vehicle shipping but 1) the big/trustworthy guys don't come to our rather small population center (North Idaho Panhandle), and 2) everybody else who IS willing to come anywhere close is based on brokerages where who is financially responsible is really murky and there are tons of horror stories about damage, "extra miles on the odometers of high end cars", finger pointing when you file a claim, etc. I just have a very difficult time entrusting a literally brand new car to some mystery trucker who happened to be the next guy on the brokerage's list, and who would potentially be loading and unloading it multiple times without me being there to observe.
I'm very close to a guy in the general region whose regular job is affected by the virus thing. He's willing to be the shipper and will provide a Bill of Lading but we'll need to rent a vehicle trailer. I've just come back from a local U-Haul and measured their trailer. Obviously the Evora won't test its load limits but I'm concerned about approach and departure angles, tire straps fitting on its wide-ish tires, etc.
The loading ramps are 13 degrees. 1-2 pieces of 2x10, or a gently sloping neighborhood street, can reduce that if necessary. The front wheel stops are 6 inches high, but those same 2x10's can act as risers to gain a bit more clearance if necessary. We don't have to tow far to get out of the state, and we can drive slowly and take our time.
Anyone done this? It sounds sacreligious, I know, but we're out of options.
We looked into enclosed vehicle shipping but 1) the big/trustworthy guys don't come to our rather small population center (North Idaho Panhandle), and 2) everybody else who IS willing to come anywhere close is based on brokerages where who is financially responsible is really murky and there are tons of horror stories about damage, "extra miles on the odometers of high end cars", finger pointing when you file a claim, etc. I just have a very difficult time entrusting a literally brand new car to some mystery trucker who happened to be the next guy on the brokerage's list, and who would potentially be loading and unloading it multiple times without me being there to observe.
I'm very close to a guy in the general region whose regular job is affected by the virus thing. He's willing to be the shipper and will provide a Bill of Lading but we'll need to rent a vehicle trailer. I've just come back from a local U-Haul and measured their trailer. Obviously the Evora won't test its load limits but I'm concerned about approach and departure angles, tire straps fitting on its wide-ish tires, etc.
The loading ramps are 13 degrees. 1-2 pieces of 2x10, or a gently sloping neighborhood street, can reduce that if necessary. The front wheel stops are 6 inches high, but those same 2x10's can act as risers to gain a bit more clearance if necessary. We don't have to tow far to get out of the state, and we can drive slowly and take our time.
Anyone done this? It sounds sacreligious, I know, but we're out of options.
