I understand Kenyon,You have a good point there, since the fuel prices since the last 2 years went sky high.
Btw, my car was in a closed container with one other (small) car.I was also told that Oakland was one of the cheapest places to ship from so that might help too :)
Robert----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenyon Wills" <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 6:55 PM Subject: IML: Shipping overseas vs domestic costs --- Rob van der Es <R.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hmmm... still sounds like an awfull lot of money to me! My car was shipped from Oakland, CA to Rotterdam in the Netherlands for only $950. If I compare it for transport from LA to South Carolina $1350 seems a bit steep don't you think? Robert
Gasoline prices have literally doubled in the last 2-3 years here. I don't know what diesel is doing, but presume similar inflation, which affects costs. Was $1.50 and is now about $3.25, so over-the-road costs have increased significantly. Shipping in a container across an ocean is a comparative deal where there are 4+ cars to divide the cost or where the container can also move via rail or truck significantly lowers costs. Also, the container does not require a personal attendant/driver to get it across the ocean, where a semi-truck does, so you have to pay that person in a trucking scenario. -K ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com -----------------This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the
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