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Can we talk about picking open transport over enclosed for a 1,400 mile move to Denver?
Back in 2009 I shipped my Civic from Tampa to Denver and the only real choice was open trailer for $650 or enclosed for $1,100, and I went with the cheap one. The dispatcher kept saying open was fine for a daily driver and honestly he was right about most things, but nobody warned me about the top of the car. It showed up 6 days later with a fine coat of dust and one small chip on the hood that I'm pretty sure came from a gravel truck on I-70. My buddy paid the extra for his Mustang the same month and his car came out spotless, so I've always wondered if I just got unlucky. Now I see quotes for that same run at like $1,400 for open and it's wild how much this stuff has gone up. I still think open makes sense for anything you actually drive every day, but that hood chip bugs me every time I wash it. Anyone here ever pay for enclosed and still end up with damage? Trying to figure out if it's really worth the gap.
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gibson.oliver14d ago
Hate to say it but enclosed doesn't mean damage-proof, cars still get bumped and scraped in there. Dust is the main thing you're paying to avoid, not every possible chip.
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