Atlanta, Georgia? I'm sure some of you have had cars shipped before and know the pitfalls to avoid, how much it costs, etc. Any suggestions for getting a thorough PPI in New Jersey would be very much appreciated as well. I think I'm getting close to my first Porsche .

 

Fly in and make your own final personal inspection prior to purchase and drive it back if you buy.

That's what I did. 890 mile return trip with nary a hiccup and you will really learn where the car is at.

Good luck....

 

One way plane ticket for the new owner.

 

LOL

 

My seller was going to pay for my way to fly back if the car did not live up to his description or I was just not satisfied. Now that is confidence in yourself and your product!! The car also had an outstanding PPI.

 

Perhaps it's lame of me, but I really don't want to put those miles on the car. If I've got a solid PPI, I think I can live without driving it. I've driven a 3.2 before.

 

The most cost effective method is the one that does no harm to the car.

Really, don't cheap out here on a no name service. If you are worried about putting miles on the car, you'd have a stroke if the shipping company dinged it. Use a specialty car shipper. I have used http://www.intercitylines.com to ship two Porsches for me a 1967 912 from CA to CT and an 83SC from CT to CO. Not the cheapest but I had not worries at all.

 

Where in NJ is it??

 

I say drive it. I mean if the car has 10,000 miles on it I could MAYBE see it if you were a collector but my God man I hope you are buying it to drive. I vote for go get it and have a blast. You should be able to do that drive in a day. !

 

+1. I did the same thing. I fully understand not wanting to put the miles on, but I decided it would give me a good chance to get to know the car specifically and would be a good bonding experience with it. It was my second time doing something like that, hopping on the highway immediately after taking possession. Both were great trips.

(Understanding you want to ship it, looks like you got advice to that end above, so good luck and Happy Turkey Day!)

 

I drove mine and loved it. Why would I buy a car and not want to drive it, it didn't make sense to me.

 

I have to agree. Fly there and drive back. There's nothing better than that road trip home in your new 911.

And, you really want to inspect it and test it before you get it all the way back to Atlanta. If there is a problem, much better to resolve it at the dealer.

 

+1 on driving it. I did the same thing this summer, flew to Columbus, OH from Ottawa and had a great time getting the car home. Gave me a chance to get a feel for the car - it is my first 911.

If you can spare the time, you should really consider it as an option.

Good Luck!

 

My suggestion would be to get another Porsche, one that you really want to put those miles on...


Cheers
Sven

 

Yikes. I think I'm sensing a common theme here. It just seems silly to me to put 900 miles on the car if I can get the seller to split the shipping cost with me. It's not that I don't want to drive the car. Oh well, I don't think I'll ever win this argument. We'll see what happens, and I'll report back.