Post by silverdragon on Feb 1, 2015 10:39:32 GMT
This is a myth that I hear, and can answer...
It takes longer to ship a car (1,000 mile or more) than it does to drive the car yourself....
Is it also cheaper...
Say in USA you are on east coast and want to go to west coast and want your car there..
Ok, think this one through.
You can drive the car in less time.
But would you?.. non stop?...
So on the basis of maybe a 10hr day max, otherwise your going to be a risk to other road users, and thats only for experienced drivers, 8hrs is enough for many people.
Cost of fuel. This is speed related..... lower speeds more economy.
Speed, a single hour at high speed is as tiring as a whole day at 55mph or less?... I dont know, but a single hour racing for me on a track was a hell of a long time.
Cost of overnight accommodation.
Cost of your own fuel (food...)
Risk of incident and delay...
Or you drop your car off on the shipping day, and its either rail or car transporter non stop to destination.
Car transporters or commercial shippers use multiple drivers... they can swap rigs or trailers at middle of their shift at a hub and drive home, the load goes on, almost non stop.
For me, the mere fact that its less mileage on the vehicle saves servicing costs, and less mileage on the drivers is less insurance risk....
That on its own has its own price.
If you can afford to get the car that far by either means, cost should not be the problem there.
Time?...
What is time compared to safety.
One whole day waiting... so what?...
It takes longer to ship a car (1,000 mile or more) than it does to drive the car yourself....
Is it also cheaper...
Say in USA you are on east coast and want to go to west coast and want your car there..
Ok, think this one through.
You can drive the car in less time.
But would you?.. non stop?...
So on the basis of maybe a 10hr day max, otherwise your going to be a risk to other road users, and thats only for experienced drivers, 8hrs is enough for many people.
Cost of fuel. This is speed related..... lower speeds more economy.
Speed, a single hour at high speed is as tiring as a whole day at 55mph or less?... I dont know, but a single hour racing for me on a track was a hell of a long time.
Cost of overnight accommodation.
Cost of your own fuel (food...)
Risk of incident and delay...
Or you drop your car off on the shipping day, and its either rail or car transporter non stop to destination.
Car transporters or commercial shippers use multiple drivers... they can swap rigs or trailers at middle of their shift at a hub and drive home, the load goes on, almost non stop.
For me, the mere fact that its less mileage on the vehicle saves servicing costs, and less mileage on the drivers is less insurance risk....
That on its own has its own price.
If you can afford to get the car that far by either means, cost should not be the problem there.
Time?...
What is time compared to safety.
One whole day waiting... so what?...
