Raped on shipping?

[nissantuner22]

im about to buy an RB20DET r32 skyline front clip from a guy on the west coast. (im in florida) he claims he makes no money off shipping, and gets a discount. he quoted me about 600 dollars to ship it. am i getting raped, or is that about right for cross country shipping?

[justinhustle]

what method of shipping? truck freight should be no more than 200

[S14DB]

200 for the motorset maybe. around 400 for a clip to a business.

[nissantuner22]

so i am getting raped?

[Tygma]

i'd say so. Thats insane..
did u buy it for cheap? I'm sure hes trying to get back some of the money he lost in the sale with shipping. But i got a quote from Venus-Auto for my front clip and they said 600 bucks.. i only friggin live 25 minutes away. Shipping is ass. h8 it.

[nissantuner22]

i havent bought it yet, im negotiating with them now. they were originaly asking 1900, ive got them down to 1600 at the moment.

[the head]

mine was 400 shipped to a business
you could have as much as 300 more if delivered to a residence

[TurK]

dood ur not getttin raped..my sr20det clip is comin from Cali and i too live in Florida and im payn $500 for a B class shipin.....rb25 weighs more...so that myte be it...

[nissantuner22]

turk, is that to a business or residential?

[eyustfu]

i shipped my rb clip from tx to nj for 183, business addy though but 600 is way too high

[brage]

definately have it shipped to a business... preferably with a loading dock or a fork lift!

[TurK]

turk, is that to a business or residential?


its to a businnes...and i also got a better deal cuz ther was an other guy who was also gettin a motor from the same place...

[zero.counter]

I would research shipping costs and contact his shipping company for quotes to verify what he is saying...

[TheSparo]

$600 is what i got charged for my clip... from Venus to TN

[justinhustle]

buy it from enjuku :) problem solved

[trsilvias13]

sort of relevent, i got rear end clip shipping is 100 that from nor carolina to san francisco, ca

[the head]

check your shipping quotes by asking who they use and then contact the company if they wont tell you who they ship through you are getting screwed

i actually arranged for pickup through my companies freight people and just told the guys when to have it ready the last time i ordered motors (two T2 13bs for my friends RX-7s)

[[email protected]]

That sound's about right on the shipping. You have to add in fuel, insurance, and if your area is a beyond meaning not in/or near a major city if its not near a major city it cost's more. Just shipping a motor is about $300.00.

[nissantuner22]

the guy says he uses either Pilot Freight, or Saia motor Freight. on a sidenote, any ever dealt with these guys before? they have a 100 percent rating on ebay.
http://stores.ebay.com/Time-2-Show-Japanese-Engines_W0QQsspagenameZl2QQtZkm

[kazuo]

It's possible that the price he is quoting you is accurate. Given fuel surcharges, packing, etc etc etc it is possible the bill comes out to $600. But as others pointed out, shop around and try different freight companies to see who'll do it for a better price.

I've used Yellow Freight (they're nationwide & have a website; google 'em) and they dont charge too much.

Good luck

[holisticbeatz]

Just tell them to send you the RB clip piece by piece through USPS Priority mail. I bet you could save a lot of time and $$ too!