I moved from Austin to the Tampa area a few years back and had three cars at the time. There might be something helpful in here for you:
I drove the BRZ down for my second visit to finalize my move. It wasn't a bad drive at all, especially since I used to live in Lousiana and knew where to stop for food. I can provide suggestions along I-10 if you decide to make the drive.
I left the BRZ in Florida and flew back to Austin. The flight on Southwest was less than $200, but my company actually ended up paying for it. It wouldn't have killed my bank account if they hadn't.
I moved my crap in a Uhaul truck with a Uhaul auto transport attached to the back with my Gladiator on it. THAT was a long-ass drive. I still stopped in Louisiana for food, though, so it wasn't all bad. The truck drove fine with the auto transport on it. But if you do this, get the full transport. I wouldn't use one of their stupid dollies.
I used Uhaul's "Moving Help" service to get people to load it in Austin and unload in Florida. That worked out great. It cut thousands off the quotes I was getting from moving companies, and all I had to do was drive.
I had an audit scheduled for a month later in the Rio Grande Valley, so I left my Cherokee in Austin for a month and went back for it when the company paid for my next flight to Texas. It was just parked out on the street in front of my old place, and my landlord agreed to keep an eye on it for me and let me know if anything went wrong with it. I flew into McAllen, got a rental, did my audit and then drove the rental to Austin to pick up the Cherokee. Enterprise even gave me a ride right to the Jeep. Then I drove the Cherokee to Florida.
You'd think I would be sick of that drive by then, but you'd be wrong. I stopped in Louisiana again for dinner.
Moral of the story is that it's not a bad drive, but you can tow it pretty easily behind a Uhaul. Otherwise you'll just have to ship it. I got ridiculous quotes from shipping brokers through U-Shit, and I continued to get quotes from brokers for months after I had already moved. I wish I had never signed up on U-Shit. It seems to be just a bunch of crooks and spammers.
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Originally Posted by Vital
Actually, Texas isnt any better unless you're down south in the hill country...
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I've driven all over Texas and all over Florida. Unless you're in the Big Bend area or up in the panhandle where you can drive in a straight line for hours, most of Texas has Florida beat for interesting sports car roads. Even up in the high plains you can just go southeast until you find a canyon with a road in it.