I dont really believe/trust all of these stories, like the trucker calling the cops, but that doesnt mean they aren't entertaining. Ed definitely has an interesting life and is a great story teller, but the best story tellers never only stick to reality.
Drive your car home over 1000 miles and assume all liability, yeah, nah, that's why these people don't do it. Just cause they have money doesn't mean they want to throw it out the window.
I remember seeing on here a story how 3 farrari's transmissions would go out in a day on the track. So it makes me wonder would they last on a 1000 mile road trip.
Ive been in transport ( heavy long distance) for decades in Australia. Even with dangerous goods, it was always amazing how customers and companies would hire anyone if it was cheaper. Always it ends in tears. In the end the damage and delays always bite the customers in the backside, but they never learn.
Ed, I really appreciate this video. You have made my decision for me... no trucks to bring the car home. A road trip sounded fun before but now it also sounds like a must-do!
I once worked at CarMax for their inventory department. A trucker came in sweating head to toe. The entire time he didn't want to speak and I asked him if he was alright. He stuttered a lot and rarely said anything. He handed me the car title and I went outside to his truck to check the car. When I saw the car it was completely destroyed. I asked what happened and he stuttered a lot while saying it fell off his truck.
I have literally watched 20 videos of Vinwiki back to back in a day ! Finally we get behind the scenes of supercar ownership and in what better way than narration of the events. Beautiful concept ! Absolutely love it
I feel the same way with my hoodie I just sent off to be cut Apart and sewed back together with a zipper in the middle about the same price range is a an Aventador
Great video! I picked up my gated 2005 Gallardo in Fairfax, VA and drove it home 750 miles to Chicago. Only way to do it! They are meant to be enjoyed =)
Lmao. I dislike the intros bcuz it usually doesn't give enough context and seems like a throwaway. I missed today's as I scrambled to turn on my speakers, so I went back to watch it... best part of the whole vid was that line from Ed.
Life is good. I certainly did not expect to spend some much of this chapter of my life making internet videos but I am enjoying it and I am glad they are being well received.
What was the success rate of getting repairs paid by the trucking companies/contractors Ed? Some of those guys sounded like their entire rigs cost 1/3 of the price of these cars.
Success rate at getting repairs over $500 paid within 90 days - 0% Success rate at getting over 50% of the repair cost reimbursed within 1 year, maybe 25% It's awesome.
Like the 4th time I’ve watched this in a year. Ed is the 2nd best story teller on the interwebs. Next to Mr. Pitts, of course. I truly believe that Ed was an energetic evangelist in a previous life and that he was so successful he was rewarded by God with this, what it’s really his second life-one that most of us would lie, cheat, steal and kill to have ourselves. Love the time you take to entertain us on a daily basis Mr. Bolian!! You da man!
Thanks for the story Ed. I had shipped a R8 V10+ (little junior supercar right?) and luckily had a good experience. Also had to ship a lesser vehicle back to them as a trade. We both purchased them sight unseen. Seeing your experiences will make me really think about how to conduct myself when I'm ready to upgrade.
My buddy had a (then) new 84 300zx, He had a break down; called for a tow with a flat bed. A hook tow truck shows up instead. At the angle he towed it at he ground the mufflers off the car.
I just love listening to Ed tell these crazy stories lol. besides the stories being funny/crazy, just the way he tells them makes them that much better lol.
Love the stories! Moving my cars have always been a pain. Had to ship a car from Orlando to Salt Lake and it took them a few days longer than they predicted and I had to raise hell about that. Recently I bought an R32 GTR I had imported from Japan into Washington State and part of the purchase was shipping to my home in Los Angeles was included in the price. I couldn't go drive it home due to California refusing to register it until I have modifications for CARB. So the driver shows up (on time) but says I owe 400 dollars in delivery fees. After more hell was raised I paid it and called the company I bought it from who were upset as this guy apparently pulled that once before. Since then I know they aren't with those guys and the seller reimbursed me. So yeah, car shippers are the most difficult group of people I have had to deal with.
Why is this channel so interesting to me? I've never watched more videos on a single channel than this one and I don't know why. I love it though, this guy tells stories like Tolkien writes four books. Edit: Typing out my comment I realized why this channel is so good. He tells stories very well. Thanks, bye.
I will never get tired of hearing Ed's stories. My fiancé comes in my room everyday and asks "You're watching him again"!? She can tell by his voice lol. Your stories are way too amazing Ed. You are the man!
rmp5s some people want to keep the milage as low as possible, buy trust me, I agree with you all the way. That should be the only way to ship and transport a car 😂
I drop 350k on a car, best believe in a beat the holy hell outta that thing. If I got that kinda bread, I don't give a rats ass about resell calue, and give even less of a damn about a warranty. You seen them crazy 4 digit hp lam is from Texas? I'd be one of those idiots. In a heartbeat.
So what you're saying is, there's a market opportunity for exotic car transportation, operated with the utmost integrity, using specialized equipment, and higher than usual insurance limits?
IF YOU HAVE AND ARE WILLING to spend $500K for equipment, and pay $3000 monthly insurance, to be cheaped out by hungry dealers, yes by my guest. trust me there are a whole lot of trucking companies with very expensive specialized equipment, but this buttholes of dealer they only wanna make money for them self. They make $50K-$80K profit and won't pay an extra $1500 for proper transport. That's why after 4 years in carhauling I said : enough.
This is as informative as it is funny. Having dealt with multiple shipping companies over the years my customers and I have been lucky to not have any stories like these. I always take the road trip option. I offered and flew out to pick up a customer car and drove it back because it would be a saver bet than trucking it through two states in the winter.
Oh man... why not just hire a shipping container, load and secure the car yourself. Get a container truck to pick it up and Express post the car and container keys seperately. The buyer drives the car out of the container after it’s been unloaded and you arrange for the container to be picked up once they have done so. Might be a bit more expensive but surely it’s worth it for these types of cars
🗣MCFLY 🗣MCFLY ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼 🗣 HELLO is there anybody in there MCFLY????? Shipping isn't a good option for moving cars as all shipping ports are on the coastlines around the outside of America so they can't get anywhere close to 98% of the states! which is why shipping is mostly used for country to country not state to state, driving from the middle of America to the nearest coastline port to get your car can be as long a drive as the actual transport would have been in the first place so defeats the purpose, and as for the normal port trucks delivering the container to you how you going to get a crane to get the container off??? Because that's how it would have to work to remain flat! The smaller trucks with no trailer just tip the container up at a very steep angle and harshly slide the container off the back onto the ground! (No doubt Sending the car smashing into the container doors) and then it's still getting delivered by a truck! But more dangerously because it has to be crane lifted onto a ship! transported at sea! Crane lifted from a ship onto a truck! Travel to destination then be crane lifted from truck again! The percentage of an accident is WAY higher! And WAY more expensive! Don't you think these guys have thought about this (bright idea) at some point already MCFLY???
Driving up to Seattle this weekend from Boise to pick up a car I've wanted for 20 years. It's not an exotic or anything but to me it's a lifelong dream.
road tripping your brand new car is the best thing. my friend got a brand new Ferrari 458 Italia (back when that was newer) and invited me to come along with him, and he arranged pickup from Northern VA/DC area where was a dealership for exotics. and the trip was so much fun, the only worry is because such a nice car that was new to him he was more timid about rougher roads..well ended up having 4 hour longer car ride because of that but it was fun. then got his GT-R Nismo Edition well i guess Nissan was smarter about that because wasn't too low to the ground and like loading a Maxima onto a truck.. because dealership was willing to offer free delivery of it..
I thought id like to buy and sell sports and luxury cars for a living but after this video i dont know i can do that i mean im a home painter and i focuson giving the customer the absolute best product i can if someone cant make that happen for me ill be supremely angry
It is partially about a Ferrari. I had the title as "How hard is it to ship an exotic car across the country" and decided to sub in the Ferrari because it was shorter and got the same point across.
From the deepest part of my soul, I'm sorry you had to deal with such unprofessional drivers. We are not all the same. Sincerely, a real professional truck driver.
So basically the moral of the story is buy a nice 24 ft or so enclosed trailer or pick up the car yourself, got it. I took a train once to go pick up a car it was nice to get away and I’d never been on a train either. Next time I’m buying the business class seat though.
If you let a exotic climb in anything else than a proper enclosed car hauler trailer I'd say it's the customer's fault for the final results. There are many things that can go wrong down the road, and greed, and stupidity, but in that moment when you let some super low exotic climb an absurde angle it's your fault.
I don't get it. He's complaining that the guys that ship cars for 80cents/mile are not qualified for the job and he doesn't like that. At the same time he says proper shipping would be availlable for double the cost but he wouldn't do it. If you want to be cheap and save every possible penny on a transaction don't expect professionals to take care of it, it's easy like that. The customers who order a car for more than $100k are able to pay for better service, so talk to your customer and tell him he has two options, a cheap one where a hillbilly that doesn't care about anything does the shipping or a moderatelly more expensive sollution where professionals handle the job. I guess most customers would be happy to use the second offer, and the ones that took the first one should be prepared that they get what they ordered.
Lexor888 But customers won't pay for better service, they expect it, but won't pay for it. Trucking is an industry where undercutting is so absurdly commonplace. Here in Australia we have what's called a 457 visa. It is intended for employers to be able to hire a foreigner (usually Indian or Chinese because they'll accept the lowest wages) when there are too few qualified locals. Of course, this gets abused in the name of cost cutting, so you get these guys that speak little to no english and their previous driving experience is probably a hatchback in New Delhi. No one cares about service or quality in shipping, They just want what they've bought quickly and cheaply.
As Matt Johns just posted, these people are too damned cheap to do it right and hire a company that is actually profesional. These are likely the kind of people who would walk away or maybe even sue if the dealer would explain in full detail and with pictures that a more expensive, yet competent and fully insured hauler is the only way they will ship the car.
He's a salesman, just sell it to the customer. Give them the hard facts, "sir we only ship with this company because . They can still choose to hire a different company on their own. You won't hand over your supercar for inspection to a guy that does some repairs for his friends in his own garage, even though it's way cheaper than the Ferrari inspection. Also you won't by spare parts from china.
Lexor888 yes, but it seems that such a relationship (where the dealership had a preferred best option shipper) didn’t exist...if I understand Ed frequently had to cut business ties with companies due to a catastrophe
As a trucker, I'm not the least bit surprised. Half my industry has no business in anything bigger than a golf cart. I've always wanted to try my hand at exotic car hauling, but you just convinced me to stay in food service.
I flew from Louisville KY to Daytona FL to buy a 6 speed S60r. My buddy and I went in March to pick it up. It snowed back home, so we spent a week in Panama city beach, then drove home. great trips with great friends. That's why I love cars.
It really sounds like buyers just need to pay the money to have it done right when you're spending multiple hundred thousands of dollars on a vehicle and then you keep skate on the delivery and get what you pay for
I moved from Virginia to California and I used Plycar. They did a awesome job. Now I’m not rich, nor was I transporting an exotic car. I own a 2015 Lexus Gsf 350 and they treated my simple car as they would a six figure exotic. I was truly happen and impressed.
Yeeeeeeppppp I just bought my first sports car (by that I mean high output coupe) and I've been trying to get it shipped. The first broker was a scammer, the second made me sign a contract 6 days out then on the day of pickup called and said the delivery wouldn't happen but I was still being charged, and the third broker won't even touch it until the second broker releases it from contract (which they won't for another 8 days). The worst part is, now broker 2 is trying to get about $1.10 per mile, which is 90% more than what we agreed upon, and is blaming it on being the busy season. Now, my car has been sitting for 8 days since I paid for it in full (8 states away) and I'm completely fucked, the dealer is fucked, and I have to fly halfway across the country to drive the damn thing back myself, which throws a serious wrench in my plans. I even tried getting into central dispatch and setting it up myself, but of course they figured out that I'm not a dealer and kicked me off. And of course, if I can even get a driver for the car, I will have to take a goddamn shotgun to go pick it up because I have NO clue on what kind of trucker I'm gonna get driving my car home... which there are only 243 of in the entire world so IF (when) he breaks it, there will be no hope of repairing it, or replacing it, as of those 243, maybe 50 are left...
U guys should just take everyone out and keep Ed he's amazing I could have a beer with this guy and just listen to him on a Sunday afternoon at a pool party
I don't often use the word cringe but the way these idiots were treating these cars made me cringe multiple times. I would definitely follow Ed's advice to just road trip the car back home.
Good video. I was considering of having a car in going to get next year delivered. But there was a nagging feeling. This video just confirmed it. I’ll drive across the state and drive it back. Thank you.
Omg😂😂 "Did Ed just threaten to kill a truck driver? Well that wouldn't be the least believable thing I've heard today." I live Ed's stories
I "live" his stories too.
I really "live" his videos too! But for real, I enjoy Ed's videos.
love* it would be pretty weird if you lived his stories
@2manysecrets a pussy. just like you
I dont really believe/trust all of these stories, like the trucker calling the cops, but that doesnt mean they aren't entertaining. Ed definitely has an interesting life and is a great story teller, but the best story tellers never only stick to reality.
Moral of the story:
1. Drive your car home.
2. Do NOT under any circumstance call Ed more than once.
Ben Wayne haha
Ben Wayne shit. I broke rule 2.
Drive your car home over 1000 miles and assume all liability, yeah, nah, that's why these people don't do it. Just cause they have money doesn't mean they want to throw it out the window.
unless you wanna die
I remember seeing on here a story how 3 farrari's transmissions would go out in a day on the track. So it makes me wonder would they last on a 1000 mile road trip.
Ive been in transport ( heavy long distance) for decades in Australia. Even with dangerous goods, it was always amazing how customers and companies would hire anyone if it was cheaper. Always it ends in tears. In the end the damage and delays always bite the customers in the backside, but they never learn.
When you call expecting Ed and get Liam Neeson instead.
I'd pay to hear that.
taken vanwiki 😁😁😁
And ed doing liam's impressions 😂
i laughed so hard!
“I have a particular set of skills…”
I agree with Ed's final statement, I bought my Lotus Exige S240 and drove it home, it was one of the best road trips I've ever had!
And I can almost guarantee that no one crashed it into a trailer attached to an Econoline
This is the best youtube channel hands down!
Liked as soon as I heard Ed’s voice
A Person I always click on the story if I don’t see ed I close it 😂
Xanmax lol sometimes thsts me
He makes me moist
*ssssssssuuuuuuuusssssssssss*
@@xanmax9580 youre an idiot. the other people tell better stories
Ed, I really appreciate this video. You have made my decision for me... no trucks to bring the car home. A road trip sounded fun before but now it also sounds like a must-do!
Good username.
Thanks Ed. Going to have some good content soon too. :0)
10 a.m. in Atlanta..Coffee, VINwiki, and my 10mm socket. 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
I can never find any 10MM tools. They always grow legs.
Same here. I would buy a 10mm VINwiki socket keychain. Then you never lose it.
Lmao so true
Dont do it! Then you would loose your keys too....
Brandon Hightower I would buy it
If they started manufacturing them
From now on all valets are from Flroida
Lol
@Pierce Belfast stfu broke bitch
You still alive
I once worked at CarMax for their inventory department. A trucker came in sweating head to toe. The entire time he didn't want to speak and I asked him if he was alright. He stuttered a lot and rarely said anything. He handed me the car title and I went outside to his truck to check the car. When I saw the car it was completely destroyed. I asked what happened and he stuttered a lot while saying it fell off his truck.
Talk to Rabbit. It was probably just another day at the Max.
I have literally watched 20 videos of Vinwiki back to back in a day !
Finally we get behind the scenes of supercar ownership and in what better way than narration of the events.
Beautiful concept ! Absolutely love it
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Yup pick up a car in person buy a few rolls of painters tape tape the front bumper half the hod and mirrors and some of the roof and you'll be set
hod?
Yes it makes a layer of protection.
Cucky Betamore up use it on all my cars when I drive over 5 hours
Or clear bra......
dylan young Oh hell, at this point, I'd look for somebody to wrap or dip the car before leaving.
Is that Doug Demuro at 4:34? I would recognize those shorts anywhere.
It does look like him.
P WrightisRight Doug used to live in Atlanta, so it’s probably him
Holy shit im laughing my ass off at that. THAT IS DOUG!!! Who wears short shorts...DOUG WEARS SHORT SHORTS
Yes. Good eye. That is Doug. He had his first E63 wagon at that point and came on a mountain drive with us from Motorcars of Georgia.
looool
I feel the same way with my hoodie I just sent off to be cut Apart and sewed back together with a zipper in the middle about the same price range is a an Aventador
Aaron Mikusa I don't no why but I love his stories way more than any of the other people on here
He crazy Ed. B
Where did you find someone to do that?
why are you lying. what the fuck is wrong with you. disgusting
c Money and how the hell would you know that?!?!? 😣😣😣
I love that the reply was "thats not the least believable thing Ed might say"
I’m 2 years late. But I honestly haven’t laughed this much over any other VINwiki story. This is the greatest.
One more example that Ed is a great storyteller…at the end of this segment there is complete empathy for his frustration
I couldn't watch a trucker repeatedly crash a Lamborghini into his ramps.
It was difficult to watch.
Hey Ed how did the ferrari for your international customer got to its destination science the truck was broken down?
He was upset but got over it. He understood this type of unreliability goes with the territory.
Gus Kipper Couple of drift stitches and a can of Krylon nobody'll know, just don't say anything.
Oh, I sure could. Laughing the whole time!
Ed is my favorite get him on here more
Lol he owns the channel *facepalm*
Saw it was a ed story instantly pressed the like button
I feel like we need some good transport stories to counter act all those disasters, also Ed's back!
Benjamin H What kind of good story do u want?? The ferrari was shipped with the trucker. It reached its destination. The end
Great video! I picked up my gated 2005 Gallardo in Fairfax, VA and drove it home 750 miles to Chicago. Only way to do it! They are meant to be enjoyed =)
congrats on the 100k plaque, looks good!
The intro was just plain hilarious, i'm laughing like a drunken Hyena.
Lmao. I dislike the intros bcuz it usually doesn't give enough context and seems like a throwaway. I missed today's as I scrambled to turn on my speakers, so I went back to watch it... best part of the whole vid was that line from Ed.
Always love ed’s storys. Keep up the good work!
Thank you. We will keep them coming.
Ed Bolian oh hello ed, hows life?
Life is good. I certainly did not expect to spend some much of this chapter of my life making internet videos but I am enjoying it and I am glad they are being well received.
Ed Bolian well thats nice to know :) yea i love the videos nice chatting with you :)
Ed can tell a good story. He'd make a great dinner guest
Always get excited when Ed tells stories lol. Keep up the great work!
Easily the best channel on TH-cam. Ed is the reason I subbed. Will be good to see you guys hit 250k.
6:16 "I'll get it fixed once I get there."..... then Ed's expression..... PRICELESS!
I love this channel. Well tbh I love Ed’s stories. I’ve tried to watch other people’s stories but very few have the ability to tell a story like Ed.
What was the success rate of getting repairs paid by the trucking companies/contractors Ed? Some of those guys sounded like their entire rigs cost 1/3 of the price of these cars.
Success rate at getting repairs over $500 paid within 90 days - 0%
Success rate at getting over 50% of the repair cost reimbursed within 1 year, maybe 25%
It's awesome.
VINwiki nice lol. Thank God for insurance.
@@VINwiki They usually just close their LLC and open new numbers for about $10k instead of paying for a entire Lambo front end.
Like the 4th time I’ve watched this in a year. Ed is the 2nd best story teller on the interwebs. Next to Mr. Pitts, of course. I truly believe that Ed was an energetic evangelist in a previous life and that he was so successful he was rewarded by God with this, what it’s really his second life-one that most of us would lie, cheat, steal and kill to have ourselves. Love the time you take to entertain us on a daily basis Mr. Bolian!! You da man!
Love this guy. Always will be waiting for him.
This guy is the best storyteller, he is so charismatic.
Thanks for the story Ed. I had shipped a R8 V10+ (little junior supercar right?) and luckily had a good experience. Also had to ship a lesser vehicle back to them as a trade. We both purchased them sight unseen. Seeing your experiences will make me really think about how to conduct myself when I'm ready to upgrade.
My buddy had a (then) new 84 300zx, He had a break down; called for a tow with a flat bed. A hook tow truck shows up instead. At the angle he towed it at he ground the mufflers off the car.
Great answer to everyone's questions on Doug's video about exotic car shipping about using your own truck/driver.
Ed. Your the best story teller ever. I can't get enough of your stories man. Keep it up
WE LOVE YOU ED
Ed's voice is so soothing..and calm..
Missed you ED
I just love listening to Ed tell these crazy stories lol. besides the stories being funny/crazy, just the way he tells them makes them that much better lol.
Love the stories! Moving my cars have always been a pain. Had to ship a car from Orlando to Salt Lake and it took them a few days longer than they predicted and I had to raise hell about that.
Recently I bought an R32 GTR I had imported from Japan into Washington State and part of the purchase was shipping to my home in Los Angeles was included in the price. I couldn't go drive it home due to California refusing to register it until I have modifications for CARB. So the driver shows up (on time) but says I owe 400 dollars in delivery fees. After more hell was raised I paid it and called the company I bought it from who were upset as this guy apparently pulled that once before. Since then I know they aren't with those guys and the seller reimbursed me.
So yeah, car shippers are the most difficult group of people I have had to deal with.
Man I absolutely love your videos, I watch them every single day at work and they are always so good this is probably one of my favorites.
This is the exact experience I've ever had with any haulers.
You summed it up well Ed. Always a nightmare shipping nice cars!
I’m a simple man I see Ed I click like
Man, I'll probably never own a supercar, but I can't get enough of these stories!!! Subbed..
“I think I can get it on backwards.” “You do realize that the angles work the same way front and back?” 😂😂😂
Only just started watching you vlogs and been glued ever since, Ed I love the story’s you tell plus the others are pretty good too. 😁
Last time I was this early they hadn’t caught the Urine Bandit
Why is this channel so interesting to me? I've never watched more videos on a single channel than this one and I don't know why. I love it though, this guy tells stories like Tolkien writes four books.
Edit: Typing out my comment I realized why this channel is so good. He tells stories very well. Thanks, bye.
Lmfaoooo someone gotta fix the shipping problem. They’d make BANK.
Ken Bertani AND the line is ‘round the block
Good shipping company is expensive.
@@enapayestep4726 careful with that edge, what are u , 16?
Yeah, so if you could just go ahead and UP the shipping prices to where they make sence, that'll be GREAT!
*Sips coffee from a mug
What are we calling expensive? If you’re purchasing a a Lambo then why skimp on the shipping.
I will never get tired of hearing Ed's stories. My fiancé comes in my room everyday and asks "You're watching him again"!? She can tell by his voice lol. Your stories are way too amazing Ed. You are the man!
How’s the marriage going?
...pick up and road trip it home. Got it. lol
rmp5s some people want to keep the milage as low as possible, buy trust me, I agree with you all the way. That should be the only way to ship and transport a car 😂
I drop 350k on a car, best believe in a beat the holy hell outta that thing. If I got that kinda bread, I don't give a rats ass about resell calue, and give even less of a damn about a warranty. You seen them crazy 4 digit hp lam is from Texas? I'd be one of those idiots. In a heartbeat.
I'm looking to pick up a Lotus. Noted. Lol
Love the way Ed delivers his stories. Ahh what a day!
So what you're saying is, there's a market opportunity for exotic car transportation, operated with the utmost integrity, using specialized equipment, and higher than usual insurance limits?
IF YOU HAVE AND ARE WILLING to spend $500K for equipment, and pay $3000 monthly insurance, to be cheaped out by hungry dealers, yes by my guest. trust me there are a whole lot of trucking companies with very expensive specialized equipment, but this buttholes of dealer they only wanna make money for them self. They make $50K-$80K profit and won't pay an extra $1500 for proper transport. That's why after 4 years in carhauling I said : enough.
I could quite literally listen to Ed tell these stories all day
Amazing video as per usual!
Thanks so much.
Simon Bach duh it's ED
Yet another great story from our favourite story teller, Ed!
I agree, Call Ed once if your a trucker.
This is as informative as it is funny. Having dealt with multiple shipping companies over the years my customers and I have been lucky to not have any stories like these. I always take the road trip option. I offered and flew out to pick up a customer car and drove it back because it would be a saver bet than trucking it through two states in the winter.
Oh man... why not just hire a shipping container, load and secure the car yourself. Get a container truck to pick it up and Express post the car and container keys seperately. The buyer drives the car out of the container after it’s been unloaded and you arrange for the container to be picked up once they have done so. Might be a bit more expensive but surely it’s worth it for these types of cars
🗣MCFLY 🗣MCFLY ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼 🗣 HELLO is there anybody in there MCFLY????? Shipping isn't a good option for moving cars as all shipping ports are on the coastlines around the outside of America so they can't get anywhere close to 98% of the states! which is why shipping is mostly used for country to country not state to state, driving from the middle of America to the nearest coastline port to get your car can be as long a drive as the actual transport would have been in the first place so defeats the purpose, and as for the normal port trucks delivering the container to you how you going to get a crane to get the container off??? Because that's how it would have to work to remain flat! The smaller trucks with no trailer just tip the container up at a very steep angle and harshly slide the container off the back onto the ground! (No doubt Sending the car smashing into the container doors) and then it's still getting delivered by a truck! But more dangerously because it has to be crane lifted onto a ship! transported at sea! Crane lifted from a ship onto a truck! Travel to destination then be crane lifted from truck again! The percentage of an accident is WAY higher! And WAY more expensive! Don't you think these guys have thought about this (bright idea) at some point already MCFLY???
Driving up to Seattle this weekend from Boise to pick up a car I've wanted for 20 years. It's not an exotic or anything but to me it's a lifelong dream.
What are you buying?
VINwiki a 93 VR4. Mint Condition, one owner low miles Etc. Red with tan leather 5-speed.
Cheap truckers aren't skilled. Skilled truckers aren't cheap.
You get what you pay for.
road tripping your brand new car is the best thing. my friend got a brand new Ferrari 458 Italia (back when that was newer) and invited me to come along with him, and he arranged pickup from Northern VA/DC area where was a dealership for exotics. and the trip was so much fun, the only worry is because such a nice car that was new to him he was more timid about rougher roads..well ended up having 4 hour longer car ride because of that but it was fun.
then got his GT-R Nismo Edition well i guess Nissan was smarter about that because wasn't too low to the ground and like loading a Maxima onto a truck.. because dealership was willing to offer free delivery of it..
I thought id like to buy and sell sports and luxury cars for a living but after this video i dont know i can do that i mean im a home painter and i focuson giving the customer the absolute best product i can if someone cant make that happen for me ill be supremely angry
Yea, and the fact that you can barely form a proper sentence means that clients would not exactly refer you to others....
@@Mr.Oblivian His post simply lacks punctuation and has spelling errors which don't exist while actually speaking.
Bolian back at it again with another solid story. Love this guy. 🔥
There’s is no worse feeling then having a high end car in transport. I’ve damn near had to put myself on nerve meds for these occasions. 😂
I love Ed, he is so honest.
Why is the story about a Ferrari when the thumbnail has a Lamborghini
Seems like a compilation of shipping stories.
It is partially about a Ferrari. I had the title as "How hard is it to ship an exotic car across the country" and decided to sub in the Ferrari because it was shorter and got the same point across.
There are more people freaking out over the title than the actual story!!!... Which is are good ones BTW..thanks for the entertainment
From the deepest part of my soul, I'm sorry you had to deal with such unprofessional drivers. We are not all the same. Sincerely, a real professional truck driver.
Last time I was this early, the M3 hadn't even been deck-l-ed yet.
Clint Gliford no, it was still a street car. you gotta go further back in the video. You're slipping.
Yawn
I saw Ed in the very beginning....automatically liked the video before hearing it!!
So basically the moral of the story is buy a nice 24 ft or so enclosed trailer or pick up the car yourself, got it. I took a train once to go pick up a car it was nice to get away and I’d never been on a train either. Next time I’m buying the business class seat though.
You could do that or just pay more for a guy that has experience hauling exotics. Don’t ever trust the broker you need to pay the driver directly.
This channels stories are almost always fantastic.
The luxury car world is like some insane alternate universe if this channel is anything to go by.
can you do an episode about auto detailers at the dealership
Drove my 993 from Dallas to Raleigh. Could not stomach the thought to shipping the car after all the nightmare stories you hear about
If you let a exotic climb in anything else than a proper enclosed car hauler trailer I'd say it's the customer's fault for the final results. There are many things that can go wrong down the road, and greed, and stupidity, but in that moment when you let some super low exotic climb an absurde angle it's your fault.
I THINK I CAN GET IT ON BACKWARDS. I AM CRYING. YOU ROCK ED
I don't get it. He's complaining that the guys that ship cars for 80cents/mile are not qualified for the job and he doesn't like that. At the same time he says proper shipping would be availlable for double the cost but he wouldn't do it.
If you want to be cheap and save every possible penny on a transaction don't expect professionals to take care of it, it's easy like that. The customers who order a car for more than $100k are able to pay for better service, so talk to your customer and tell him he has two options, a cheap one where a hillbilly that doesn't care about anything does the shipping or a moderatelly more expensive sollution where professionals handle the job. I guess most customers would be happy to use the second offer, and the ones that took the first one should be prepared that they get what they ordered.
Lexor888 I'm interested in getting involved in the industry, just commenting here to be notified if you get a response
Lexor888
But customers won't pay for better service, they expect it, but won't pay for it. Trucking is an industry where undercutting is so absurdly commonplace. Here in Australia we have what's called a 457 visa. It is intended for employers to be able to hire a foreigner (usually Indian or Chinese because they'll accept the lowest wages) when there are too few qualified locals. Of course, this gets abused in the name of cost cutting, so you get these guys that speak little to no english and their previous driving experience is probably a hatchback in New Delhi. No one cares about service or quality in shipping, They just want what they've bought quickly and cheaply.
As Matt Johns just posted, these people are too damned cheap to do it right and hire a company that is actually profesional. These are likely the kind of people who would walk away or maybe even sue if the dealer would explain in full detail and with pictures that a more expensive, yet competent and fully insured hauler is the only way they will ship the car.
He's a salesman, just sell it to the customer. Give them the hard facts, "sir we only ship with this company because . They can still choose to hire a different company on their own.
You won't hand over your supercar for inspection to a guy that does some repairs for his friends in his own garage, even though it's way cheaper than the Ferrari inspection. Also you won't by spare parts from china.
Lexor888 yes, but it seems that such a relationship (where the dealership had a preferred best option shipper) didn’t exist...if I understand Ed frequently had to cut business ties with companies due to a catastrophe
I admire Ed so much.
Yay, junior ACT day this is something I can look forward too
Good luck with your test.
Yes. Good luck on your test. Have a great day.
Feel your pain Ed, i hated shipping cars when i was in the biz. Shipping them over seas from texas was the worse
Great vid
As a trucker, I'm not the least bit surprised. Half my industry has no business in anything bigger than a golf cart. I've always wanted to try my hand at exotic car hauling, but you just convinced me to stay in food service.
"Ed did you just threaten to kill a truck driver?"
"Well, the cops just called."
Sick reference, bro
I flew from Louisville KY to Daytona FL to buy a 6 speed S60r. My buddy and I went in March to pick it up. It snowed back home, so we spent a week in Panama city beach, then drove home. great trips with great friends. That's why I love cars.
It really sounds like buyers just need to pay the money to have it done right when you're spending multiple hundred thousands of dollars on a vehicle and then you keep skate on the delivery and get what you pay for
I moved from Virginia to California and I used Plycar. They did a awesome job. Now I’m not rich, nor was I transporting an exotic car. I own a 2015 Lexus Gsf 350 and they treated my simple car as they would a six figure exotic. I was truly happen and impressed.
"how hard is it to ship a Ferrari across the country ?" *puts a lambo in the thumbnail*
He fixed the title
I wouldnt even consider myself that much of a car guy but i am hooked on these stories !
This guy ed definitely has the best stories, I honestly don’t watch if it’s not him
As someone who intends to start a transport service at some point, hearing Ed and Feretti complain about crappy transporters is encouraging lol
Yeeeeeeppppp I just bought my first sports car (by that I mean high output coupe) and I've been trying to get it shipped. The first broker was a scammer, the second made me sign a contract 6 days out then on the day of pickup called and said the delivery wouldn't happen but I was still being charged, and the third broker won't even touch it until the second broker releases it from contract (which they won't for another 8 days). The worst part is, now broker 2 is trying to get about $1.10 per mile, which is 90% more than what we agreed upon, and is blaming it on being the busy season. Now, my car has been sitting for 8 days since I paid for it in full (8 states away) and I'm completely fucked, the dealer is fucked, and I have to fly halfway across the country to drive the damn thing back myself, which throws a serious wrench in my plans. I even tried getting into central dispatch and setting it up myself, but of course they figured out that I'm not a dealer and kicked me off. And of course, if I can even get a driver for the car, I will have to take a goddamn shotgun to go pick it up because I have NO clue on what kind of trucker I'm gonna get driving my car home... which there are only 243 of in the entire world so IF (when) he breaks it, there will be no hope of repairing it, or replacing it, as of those 243, maybe 50 are left...
U guys should just take everyone out and keep Ed he's amazing I could have a beer with this guy and just listen to him on a Sunday afternoon at a pool party
I don't often use the word cringe but the way these idiots were treating these cars made me cringe multiple times. I would definitely follow Ed's advice to just road trip the car back home.
i'm a simple man, I see Ed on VINwiki, I like the video.
What I learned:
1.) Drive your car home
2.) Never call Ed twice. Ever.
Good video. I was considering of having a car in going to get next year delivered. But there was a nagging feeling. This video just confirmed it.
I’ll drive across the state and drive it back.
Thank you.