Shipping a Copart Salvage Model S from AZ to PA

[nagev1]

Hi, I just won a 2015 Model S 85 RWD at Copart. The car is in Phoenix and I'm near the Philadelphia area. I got a few online quotes from uship/montway for 1300~1600. I'm wondering if there's a general checklist I need to follow and if anyone has some experience shipping from an auction site. Like what happens if there's a shipping pickup delay and how Copart handles storage fees.

If anyone needs more details, the car was listed as "Runs and drives" with primary damage to the roof (non sunroof) and windshield (front & back). From the pictures it looks like a rolling tire on the highway jumped on the car or a tree fell on it. Since it's branded salvage I assume Tesla has already disabled supercharging so I can't drive it back home + I don't know what else is wrong with it. I'm flying out there next week to check it out before the shipper picks it up.

 

[Operator64]

Hire a professional, insured shipper……Uship ain’t it

if you are flying out there rent a pickup and a uhaul trailer take it home with you

 

[Operator64]

Here is the federal information on Montway, what this means is they are a brokerage company ONLY they will find someone, anyone to move your car for the cheapest possible price, the quote may be 1600 but the actual transporter May only get 500. They don’t even own a truck in their name they can Only hire someone else to move a vehicle. Buyer beware.
SAFER Web - Company Snapshot MONTWAY LLC

 

[nagev1]

Thank you for the tips. I'm going with one of Copart's recommended shippers. Hoping it goes smooth.

 

[Operator64]

Thank you for the tips. I'm going with one of Copart's recommended shippers. Hoping it goes smooth.

They work with co part all the time I’ll bet you will be better off, good luck with the new used car

 

[ThomasD]

Make sure you look at the underside of the vehicle when you get there and when it is delivered to your home. If that vehicle won't run they will load it onto a Trailer with a Forklift. If you have extra time you should just rent a Truck and a Trailer and pick it up yourself

 

[nagev1]

Thanks for all the tips guys. So the car was dead and the auto transport guy didn't end up picking the car last Thursday. I called copart dispatch in Phoenix and told them the car transport guy wasn't able to pickup the car since it was dead. Since it was listed as a "Run and Drive" car I assume the battery is completely dead. Asked them if they could charge it for a few days and they said they'll find out how to do that and call back but I haven't heard anything back from them for two days. I called them bunch of times but they kept saying they're trying to find out what to do and will call back once they've an answer.

So I'm flying out there on Tuesday to see if I can somehow jump the car and get it near an outlet to charge there for a few days before the transport attempts again.

I'll definitely be sure to check out the undercarriage and really don't want a forklift to lift the car just in case the battery gets dented. My last option is to rent a trailer and pickup but am wary of the trip plans because it's such a heavy car. I mean this will literally be my last choice but I've been prepping for it.

 

[Stromler]

I can't find it right now, but I know there's a post about that somewhere on this site A1 Auto Transport | Car Shipping Companies | Vehicle Transport Good company too that I've used in the past if you're still getting quotes.