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Submitted: Sunday, Sep 01, 2002 at 00:00

Brad

Am interested in having my 4wd transported from Sydney to Alice Springs by truck. Has anyone any experience or comments or idea of suitable companies that can do this ?
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AnswerID: 6265   Submitted: Monday, Sep 02, 2002 at 00:00

Bob replied:

Brad. It sounds very expensive. Other options include hiring someone to drive your vehicle, or if you aren't moving there for good, hire a vehicle in AS. As expensive as 4WD hire is (about $150/day) its got to be cheaper than the trucking option (unless you are looking at long term in AS).
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AnswerID: 6274   Submitted: Monday, Sep 02, 2002 at 00:00

Tim replied:

Brad, Some years ogo I had the need to get cars from Melb. to Darwin (via A/S) and remember it costing around $1000.00 and as for a suggestion on whom, try Finemores or TDG as a starting point
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FollowupID: 2776   Submitted: Monday, Sep 02, 2002 at 00:00

Johnsy posted:

brad i agree with tim and be careful using others.tdg are the preferred carriers for a lot of dealers up here and the gear is 1st class ( covered in ) and do a couple of trips a week .johnsy
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AnswerID: 6299   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 03, 2002 at 00:00

pirvine replied:

Have you thought about the Ghan train? Hovever I think it has to be accompanied. Relatively cheap if you have a non sleeper seat.
Phil
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FollowupID: 2783   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 03, 2002 at 00:00

Brad posted:

Many thanks.
I have taken the Ghan with the 4wd before and it was very good, the only problem is that there are severe height restrictions, which meant I couldn't take a roofrack out of Adelaide, and you can't even fit on a 4wd out of Sydney.
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AnswerID: 6300   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 03, 2002 at 00:00

Damien replied:

Brad, i had my Jack transported from Perth to Melbourne by Autotrans.
Cost was, from memory $608
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FollowupID: 2784   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 03, 2002 at 00:00

Brad posted:

Thanks,I'll ring them
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