Moving Across The Country?? What To Do With My BRZ - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

RobFerreira · 06-22-2017, 09:49 AM

Hey Everyone I'm new to this forum but I had something I wanted some opinions on!

At the end of this year I will be moving from Toronto to BC and I am trying to find out the cheapest way to do so. I have a 2016 BRZ, wheels coils exhaust, just getting started on it, but I really don't wanna drive it for 44h LOL.

I'm taking 1 bedroom and 2 vehicles, 1 being my BRZ and I'm thinking of putting all my stuff in a truck and having it delivered down there, then driving 1 car with the rest of our stuff and shipping the BRZ on a train. although I'm not to sure I like the idea of that, it is what is cheapest and I really can not afford to pay for courtesy door to door for my car as it is double the price.

Let me know if anyone has any ideas, that would be really appreciated, Thanks !

pinski · 06-22-2017, 10:47 AM

Do you have any good friends you trust? Buy their plane ticket, and pay for lodging, food and fuel and have them road trip out there with you over three days.

If the train freight is less than what that'd cost, then ship it on the train.

When you mention "truck" does that mean you're hiring a moving company? I'd ask them to see if they could also two a car trailer for an extra fee. They probably don't, but it's worth asking the question.

funwheeldrive · 06-22-2017, 11:45 AM

>Spend 25k on driver's car
>Don't want to drive it

imnotsureaboutbrz · 06-22-2017, 04:50 PM

What I would do...

-Get a u-haul Truck/Van and trailer big enough to load your stuff and tow the "other' car
-Have a friend drive the BRZ
-And you and your friend can alternate between driving the hauler and the fun car
-Fly your friend back

I enjoy your YT content... good luck to you.

gramicci101 · 06-22-2017, 04:53 PM

The BRZ is great for road trips. If you don't want to put the miles on it, I second the U-Haul truck with car trailer.

I did the one person-two car thing a few years ago. I left the second car at a friend's house, then flew back a few weeks later and drove it across the country too.

Azzudien · 06-22-2017, 04:57 PM

http://www.reliablecarriers.com/

Have used them before when I moved halfway across the US. Awesome door to door service.

Azzudien · 06-22-2017, 05:01 PM

Canadian specific carrier

https://www.uship.com/ca/cost-to-ship/vehicles/

Kutanks · 06-23-2017, 01:19 PM

You could use a pod service and Drive the car yourself...or Just sell/ give away your furniture and buy new stuff

ktulu7 · 06-28-2017, 12:58 PM

I moved 1000 miles last year, and I drove one of my vehicles to my new place, then flew back to my old place and loaded up a moving truck and pulled the other vehicle. It's exhausting, but also kind of an adventure, so it was cool.

06-22-2017, 09:49 AM	#1
RobFerreira Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Drives: 16 WRB BRZ Location: Ontario Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Moving Across The Country?? What To Do With My BRZ Hey Everyone I'm new to this forum but I had something I wanted some opinions on! At the end of this year I will be moving from Toronto to BC and I am trying to find out the cheapest way to do so. I have a 2016 BRZ, wheels coils exhaust, just getting started on it, but I really don't wanna drive it for 44h LOL. I'm taking 1 bedroom and 2 vehicles, 1 being my BRZ and I'm thinking of putting all my stuff in a truck and having it delivered down there, then driving 1 car with the rest of our stuff and shipping the BRZ on a train. although I'm not to sure I like the idea of that, it is what is cheapest and I really can not afford to pay for courtesy door to door for my car as it is double the price. Let me know if anyone has any ideas, that would be really appreciated, Thanks !

06-22-2017, 10:47 AM	#2
pinski Stole my avy from zGrinch Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2015 Audi S3 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 472 Thanks: 330 Thanked 348 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Do you have any good friends you trust? Buy their plane ticket, and pay for lodging, food and fuel and have them road trip out there with you over three days. If the train freight is less than what that'd cost, then ship it on the train. When you mention "truck" does that mean you're hiring a moving company? I'd ask them to see if they could also two a car trailer for an extra fee. They probably don't, but it's worth asking the question. __________________ 2015 Audi /S3 \| Panther Black \| DSG Gone...2014 BRZ, 2010 Lexus IS F-Sport, 2006 Mazda MX5, 1997 Mustang GT

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imnotsureaboutbrz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: between cars... Location: Ohio Posts: 498 Thanks: 192 Thanked 263 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What I would do... -Get a u-haul Truck/Van and trailer big enough to load your stuff and tow the "other' car -Have a friend drive the BRZ -And you and your friend can alternate between driving the hauler and the fun car -Fly your friend back I enjoy your YT content... good luck to you.

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06-22-2017, 04:57 PM	#6
Azzudien Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Drives: 2017 Series Yellow BRZ Location: New York Posts: 300 Thanks: 34 Thanked 269 Times in 127 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	http://www.reliablecarriers.com/ Have used them before when I moved halfway across the US. Awesome door to door service.

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Azzudien Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Drives: 2017 Series Yellow BRZ Location: New York Posts: 300 Thanks: 34 Thanked 269 Times in 127 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Canadian specific carrier https://www.uship.com/ca/cost-to-ship/vehicles/

06-23-2017, 01:19 PM	#8
Kutanks Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Drives: 2013 Firestorm 6MT,2005 Saabaru 5MT Location: Boston, MA Posts: 60 Thanks: 4 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You could use a pod service and Drive the car yourself...or Just sell/ give away your furniture and buy new stuff

06-28-2017, 12:58 PM	#9
ktulu7 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2016 GMC Canyon Location: West Des Moines, IA Posts: 78 Thanks: 67 Thanked 27 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I moved 1000 miles last year, and I drove one of my vehicles to my new place, then flew back to my old place and loaded up a moving truck and pulled the other vehicle. It's exhausting, but also kind of an adventure, so it was cool.

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