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Replying to: bartalk3 (Sep 28, 2005 9:29 am) I used Dependable auto shippers before for another car that I purchased earlier in the year and had them ship from California to Chicago it ended up being 1100. When I called them for a quote from Florida, they gave me a quote of 1800 and that is just terrible. So I went with Southern Auto Transport, based out of FL for $670 to my door. Hope that helps.
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Replying to: lipster (Sep 29, 2005 3:38 am) I feel your pain. I have been dealing with them as well and feel the same. I even know a friend at a local dealership in the Western Suburbs. He told me that there is no way that he could come close to the quote that I got elsewhere. So what I would suggest to you is to use the local dealerships to find out what options that you want and then go somewhere else to buy it. That's what I did and I'm very happy with that decision. I almost got discouraged and went with another car all together, but I'm glad that I didn't. This is an amazing car. I got the Levinson and it is the best sounding car stereo that I ever heard. It's simply an amazing car overall. Good luck. |
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Replying to: bartalk3 (Sep 18, 2005 8:42 am) Just a word of warning. I wanted to do the same thing with another car that I bought earlier in the year. There is a new law in California that restricts out of state buyers from driving the car on their streets. The new law says that if you buy it from out of state and drive it on their roads at all, you have to pay their sales taxes as well as your local state sales tax. I fought it and didn't win. But there is a way to do it. You will have to register the car in your local state when you get all of the paperwork, then bring your temp plate / registration with you. If you put them on the car, then you can drive it back. By the time I figured this out, it was too late for me to do it. I didn't have a lot of time to plan this out as needed. Good luck. |
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Replying to: midwest_ron (Sep 29, 2005 11:23 am) Thanks for the tip on Southern Auto Transport. With gas prices climbing, I'm not suprised shipping costs have increased. Can you tell me which Florida Lexus dealer you bought from? Edmunds does permit mention of dealers, just not the names of individual salesmen. Thanks.
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Replying to: bartalk3 (Sep 29, 2005 5:31 pm) Wilde Lexus in Sarasotta Florida was the dealer. Good luck.
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Replying to: midwest_ron (Sep 30, 2005 8:07 am) Thanks for the reference to Wilde Lexus. I assume everything worked fine and you had no trouble getting the car you wanted, at that price, and that shipping through the outfit you selected worked fine. Let me know if you had any problems. Thanks again.
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Replying to: bartalk3 (Sep 30, 2005 8:18 am) No problems at all. Smooth as silk, just like the way the car drives. They are very good there.
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Replying to: midwest_ron (Sep 30, 2005 9:12 am) Interesting what you said about the problems of buying a car in California and driving it back. Having to pay double sales tax would be quite a shock and would completely wipe out whatever good price you could get there.
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Replying to: bartalk3 (Sep 30, 2005 9:44 am) Yes, Southern Auto were very good to deal with. Got me the car in 1 piece and everything was perfect. The dealership was very professional and got everything done in a timely manner.
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