Okay I am going to write a little bit about the difference of having your car or motorcycle transported inside and enclosed style trailer or strapped on an Open Car Carrier. Lots of people think there is no real difference as, they both get the vehicle transported from one point to another.
There is nothing further from the truth! Enclosed transporters are not just for the rich or high end cars that are more expensive then they should be. If you notice the first thing that is different from an open and enclosed transport is, the car on the open trailer is exposed to the elements. I do not mean just the rain. I mean the road tar and grime. This stuff is just killer when it gets on the paint and gets baked in by the sun during travel. Not to mention the bugs. They get stuck in places that you never dreamed they could! Most auto shipping companies will tell you to use their enclosed carriers and assure you there can be no damage at all. This is true 99% of the time.
So you are thinking, this is not so bad, I can wash the car. It is not that bad. This is where you would be very wrong. You will need at least a $150 dollar detail to get it close to the way it was. Transporting your vehicle in an enclosed trailer by a company that specializes in enclosed transportation is not hard to fine and surely not that much more expensive. If the cost of a decent detail job is $150 dollars and loss of your car for a day, then how about just a hundred more for an enclosed transporter? That is the general price difference. Since the cost is actually not that much more, what other major differences are there that would help me make my mind up?
Well, as an example, having your vehicle inside the trailer will ensure there are no rock scratches or rubs from other cars. There is no way that a window or windshield gets broken. This happens a lot more then people realize. Windshield cracks are actually very common and the transport company is not going to take liability for that. It will be right on the contract you agree too. The reason an enclosed transporter does not have that clause is simple. There is no way is could be broken by any road debris popping up and hitting it. That fact needs to be considered when looking at all the auto shipping companies. It is the dirty little secret that you should know ahead of time. Now you are fully informed and that will help you with your decision.
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