how much does it actually cost to ship a car?
okay so i've been calling around getting quotes for shipping my car and i'm genuinely just confused about how the pricing works. same route, same vehicle, same timeline every time i call, and the numbers are just all over the place between companies.
one place quoted me something on monday and when i followed up wednesday it had already gone up a bit. i'm sure there's probably a reason for it, carrier availability or fuel or whatever, i just wish someone had explained that upfront so i knew what to expect going in.
like is there a formula to this or does it just fluctuate that much naturally? i feel like i'm missing some basic knowledge about how this industry works and that's making it hard to know whether a quote is reasonable or not. it's kind of like shopping for a used car except i don't really have a way to look up what other people paid for the same thing so i have no baseline
not trying to throw shade at anyone, most of the people i've talked to have been pretty helpful honestly. i just think the pricing transparency could be better or maybe i need to ask different questions. if anyone's done this before and figured out what actually drives the cost up or down i'd genuinely love to know what to look for