Whats the Best way to transport a car or bike?

Jaggu · 12th February 2007, 17:13

drive if you can, or else just call up movers and packers, they do pretty good job and yes agarval is one of the better ones

iraghava · 12th February 2007, 17:18

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Originally Posted by lancer_mania

why dont you ship it ?

You mean ship by sea? I might not be a Geography expert but as far as I know Delhi is a land-locked state. There is no sea within 1000's of kms. of it, so how can he ship it?

12th February 2007, 23:17

the ship can enter through some river.come on if u really want something to happen im pretty sure it will.

sreenivass · 12th February 2007, 23:45

Has any one heard the words air shipping and ground shipping ??

danlalan · 13th February 2007, 00:53

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Originally Posted by lancer_mania

the ship can enter through some river.come on if u really want something to happen im pretty sure it will.

....sure so what your saying is you want something like this...

to go to delhi in a river pick up the ZEN....go back to high seas and turn left near goa somewhere to its destination......hmmmmm.....

iraghava · 13th February 2007, 00:55

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Originally Posted by lancer_mania

the ship can enter through some river.come on if u really want something to happen im pretty sure it will.

No it can't. There are NO ports or infrastructure to do that. Only ways to transport a car from Delhi to down south are:

1. Train
2. Truck
3. Air
4. Road

speedzak · 13th February 2007, 04:27

Spoke to some here. It is better to hand over your car to packers and movers. And AGARWAL is considered to be the best.

@lancermania. Don't tell me you were not joking.

Mpower · 13th February 2007, 06:07

Always a good idea to tape on some foam packing on the sides of the car and hood to prevent scratches during loading and unloading.

Another way is to pick up the front wheel of the car (FWD) and pull it on the rear wheels. Very popular in the states. Can be towed by a resonably torquey SUV like a Scorpio.

iraghava · 13th February 2007, 12:02

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Originally Posted by Mpower

Another way is to pick up the front wheel of the car (FWD) and pull it on the rear wheels. Very popular in the states. Can be towed by a resonably torquey SUV like a Scorpio.

Well that's possible in the US due to the smoother roads MP but will be a problem here as you'll surely sustain underbody damage on our roads. Also not to mention overtaking manouvers will be dangerous too due to our lack of driver training (with respect to other users on the road that is).

speedzak · 13th February 2007, 13:17

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Originally Posted by Mpower

Always a good idea to tape on some foam packing on the sides of the car and hood to prevent scratches during loading and unloading.

Agarwal packers do it themselves or please make sure you get it done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mpower

Another way is to pick up the front wheel of the car (FWD) and pull it on the rear wheels. Very popular in the states. Can be towed by a resonably torquey SUV like a Scorpio.

Not a good idea here! Or the car wont have a boot by the time it reaches the destination.

13th February 2007, 15:06

ofcourse i was.i first meant ship by air but then thought ill have a little fun with iraghava

rchimni · 13th February 2007, 15:14

[quote=lancer_mania;372656]what about the A 320.

The A-320 only has bulk capacity which means only loose cargo like cartons or baggage can go into the belly , what shipping a car by air requires pallet capacity which the A-320 does not have .( A pallet is like a flat aluminium plate on which you can load cargo on )

Incidently I am in the process of transporting my car by road , should be in Pune by Sunday the 18th , will share my experience once I receive the car which I am hoping will be without scars !

Rtech · 7th March 2007, 11:09

how was the experience in transporting rchimni?? Which company did you use, how much did they charge, and how was their service?

tsk1979 · 7th March 2007, 11:15

I am late to the party, eh?
For such a large distance you have two options
1. Drive over a period of 3-4 days.
2. Pay 12000rs to a good transporter and transport it and while its in transit for a week pray. Thats what I did.

jango · 7th March 2007, 15:08

@KPZEN, since you want to get ur car down to kerala i would suggest you check with some workshops in kerala where some of the mechs are ready to travel to a different state to drive down a car. O'coz you will have to pay them for the onward journey plus food & Stay, and some 2-5K as incentives depending on the distance they need to drive the car. Since these guys are mechanics they would be able to handle any break down too ( god forbid ) if any happens....

PS : If i was free i would have done it for you free of cost

12th February 2007, 17:13	#16
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,212 Thanked: 15,891 Times	drive if you can, or else just call up movers and packers, they do pretty good job and yes agarval is one of the better ones
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12th February 2007, 23:17	#18
lancer_mania Posts: n/a	the ship can enter through some river.come on if u really want something to happen im pretty sure it will.
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12th February 2007, 23:45	#19
sreenivass BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 932 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	Has any one heard the words air shipping and ground shipping ??
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13th February 2007, 04:27	#22
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Spoke to some here. It is better to hand over your car to packers and movers. And AGARWAL is considered to be the best. @lancermania. Don't tell me you were not joking.
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13th February 2007, 06:07	#23
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,729 Times View My Garage	Always a good idea to tape on some foam packing on the sides of the car and hood to prevent scratches during loading and unloading. Another way is to pick up the front wheel of the car (FWD) and pull it on the rear wheels. Very popular in the states. Can be towed by a resonably torquey SUV like a Scorpio. Last edited by Mpower : 13th February 2007 at 06:09.
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13th February 2007, 15:06	#26
lancer_mania Posts: n/a	ofcourse i was.i first meant ship by air but then thought ill have a little fun with iraghava
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13th February 2007, 15:14	#27
rchimni BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Manila Posts: 137 Thanked: Once View My Garage	[quote=lancer_mania;372656]what about the A 320. The A-320 only has bulk capacity which means only loose cargo like cartons or baggage can go into the belly , what shipping a car by air requires pallet capacity which the A-320 does not have .( A pallet is like a flat aluminium plate on which you can load cargo on ) Incidently I am in the process of transporting my car by road , should be in Pune by Sunday the 18th , will share my experience once I receive the car which I am hoping will be without scars !
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7th March 2007, 11:09	#28
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	how was the experience in transporting rchimni?? Which company did you use, how much did they charge, and how was their service?
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7th March 2007, 11:15	#29
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,797 Times View My Garage	I am late to the party, eh? For such a large distance you have two options 1. Drive over a period of 3-4 days. 2. Pay 12000rs to a good transporter and transport it and while its in transit for a week pray. Thats what I did.
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7th March 2007, 15:08	#30
jango BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York & kotayam Posts: 800 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	@KPZEN, since you want to get ur car down to kerala i would suggest you check with some workshops in kerala where some of the mechs are ready to travel to a different state to drive down a car. O'coz you will have to pay them for the onward journey plus food & Stay, and some 2-5K as incentives depending on the distance they need to drive the car. Since these guys are mechanics they would be able to handle any break down too ( god forbid ) if any happens.... PS : If i was free i would have done it for you free of cost
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