My baby G37 is going in a 20' container... Supposedly strapped down with Nylon straps, I'm guessing on the wheels. I am scared to death about if they would screw the finish on my VOLK rims since they are so expensive..
Anyone have advice on how to protect my rims? It will be on a boat for at least 15 days. I plan on putting a car cover on it, and also was thinking of making cardboard cutouts for my rims and taping microfiber cloth to the cardboard and taping it on my tires. Think thats good enough?

What other things should I be considering before it finally ships out? I'm getting ready to ship it in 2 days and im stressing out pretty bad... I heard if they strap it too tight, the wheel bearings can get messed up if boat moves too much...

Infiniti dealers do not exist there. Nissan dealers do. I asked the Nissan dealers if anything happened to my car, if they would be able to do work on it, and they said yes they can order parts. As far as warranty, I'm not sure.

Anyways, I recently got my transmission replaced and I never did the 15k or 30k mile service... Oil changes have been done routinely. And I just put in air intakes.

Is there anything I should be worried about since I didnt do the service? Im trying to get everything done before I leave for Chile since I dont trust people to work on my car there.

Need as much advice as possible please, and if anyone has any experience shipping a car, especially overseas, please chime in
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if you still have your stock wheels then put them on and put the volk back on when its over there. If not then try to tape bubble wrap all around your wheels.

 

Here's a link regarding securing the car inside the container:

http://www.trans-rak.com/pdf_manual_...ars_report.pdf

Basically they WILL strap the car down thru the wheels - so remove your VOLKS and reinstall later.


Did they say anything to you about draining fuel and oils before shipping?

All your customs and entry forms are completed? Otherwise this car could hang at customs for a month or more. Remember that mañana does not mean tomorrow it just means not today.

 

^ Kudos for the fined... Definitely remove the volks!

 

Wipeoutlol, I've shipped several cars to and from overseas locations using
different Airlines. Your car will easily fit in the belly of a 747.

I was in the military for almost 30 years and they would
only ship 1 of my cars, so I started shipping my other cars and bikes
as air cargo. It cost a little more upfront, but suprisingly not much
more. Shipping via air, also cuts out the middle men who
have created an entire industry of shipping cars.

Advantages..
...I had my car/cars to drive, right-up until the day that
I or my family was leaving.
....I would deliver them personally to the airline cargo personnel, personally
disconnect the battery, and personally watch them strap my cars/
bikes to their pallets.
....No need to drain fluids, leave your car with middle men, or give
anyone else a power or attorney or waivers of liabilities.
....You pick up your car in a day or two at your new location, hook
up the battery and drive it away....no one else trouches it
......The best part is, if you are a taxpayer meeting the IRS
requirements for a job related move, it's 100% tax deductable
so you front the cost and get it back in the following years
taxes. ..........Good luck, hope this helps

 

I did a quote online for Air Cargo shipping estimate.... Came out to be like $8,000 so I assumed anything around $1000 wouldnt be possible, which is what I'm paying for ship cargo.


The people putting the car in my container, one of them was a car enthusiast. He told me not to worry about the car and the rims that they do it pretty good. We'll see though

 

Put your stocks back on dont take the chance.

 

Try going directly to the Airlines and not Air Cargo Companies.
I never had to pay even close to half of price you're quoting.
Good luck.

 

Know if your car survived the quake?

 

i think you should buy some of those one time use inflatable air bags to protect you car from sliding inside the container cuz i can tell you right now. your car will go through some pretty intensive movements especially when being handled by the stupid ILWU union worker. first the trucker will transport it to the port and the port workers will use the top picker to remove it and these guys are not nice when handling them. i know first hand cuz i work inside the port. you should definately find a way to protect your car.

 

was your car in chile during the earthquake

 

Holy ****! I just saw the thread title... and the earthquake came to mind.

Hope this dude's alright.

 

I don't think the G37 is there yet since it sounded like he was shipping it on the 19th and he said it would take at least 15 days to get there.

Yeah, I hope wipeoutlol is ok. The car can be replaced he/she can't.

 

i realized a few hours after i posted that i he was prob there. hope he is ok