If your looking in Nelson may be you could get it delivered to Picton to go on the Ferry and get a cheap flight to Wellington and drive home . Must be something special if you have to shop on the Mainland . Bought an Auckland car a month ago and picked it up from Picton . Didn't have the time to do the fly drive home thing and i am at least 3.5hrs drive from a cheap flight for a start . Good luck .
supernova2,
Jul 15, 11:26am
Might I suggest you DON'T use anybody associated with Auto Movements. I've had a vehicle sitting here for nearly a month awaiting pickup. They finally got it at 9.00pm on Friday. The guy who was waiting for the car was just about beside himself but he was the one who organised the freighting.
paintballjunkie,
Jul 15, 12:31pm
Wow $1800 to tow a car from Queenstown to Auckland. Is it just me or does that seem kinda high?
sw20,
Jul 15, 12:55pm
They don't want the job.
elect70,
Jul 15, 1:36pm
Give Jason @ Auto Despatch a call theve done several auck to welly for me good service relable no damage . Ithink they deliver cars from the boat boat in auck tothe SI & could be interested in backload l .
ian86,
Jul 15, 1:48pm
I purchased a car from Nelson, 3 years ago now and had it shipped to Auckland using the " Car Distribution Group ", can't remember the cost now, but was the cheapest option at the time. It was from depot to depot, they picked the car up from the Honda Nelson plant ( at that time they were moving cars from there regularly, that may have changed now? ), and I picked the car up from Pikes Point in Onehunga and it was a good experience with no issues. It was the middle of winter and at the time the cost was less than flying down, driving it back when weighing up the ferry cost, time, and petrol being a V8 plus the weather and chance of the desert road being closed ?
supernova2,
Jul 15, 3:09pm
1600km plus a ferry. Ferry is $170 So lets see: Fuel for 1600km - $400 probably more RUC for 1600km - $108 Ferry $170 Labour 25 hrs @$16.50 - $412 So thats $1090 and I bet the driver gets more than $16.50,and you haven't put anything in for wear and tear on the truck, motel for the night etc. Dare I say what about a profit for the business as well or do you think they might do it all for cost?
pumpedfaty,
Nov 23, 1:59pm
Had a Escort van brought up from Oamaru S.I to Thames N.I - door to door,2 yrs ago. I was happy, went pretty fast, No damage. Get a quote - Brent 0800 150 800 He will get back if busy. Have had another quote for nxt pick up from Brent, and will give him the job. saves me goin long way - bloody stress, if like this with weather, yeh dont need it.
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