Enclosed Auto Transport for Your Exotic or Luxury Car

There are plenty of reasons to not drive a car from point A to point B; if you’re relocating, it’s just one more headache and it puts more miles and wear and tear on the vehicle. For a vintage car, there’s the worry that it might not be roadworthy for a trip of hundreds of miles. Using a car shipping service like SGT Auto Transport makes good sense for all kinds of reasons and saves you the time and aggravation of driving the car to its destination yourself. 

If your car can’t start, run, drive, steer and stop under its own power, it’s not a problem to ship it via SGT Auto Transport. Shipping an inoperable vehicle does require special equipment and procedures on the part of the transport driver, to load and secure it for the road. Shipping non-running vehicles comes at a slightly higher cost, but we can definitely handle it for you. 

Shipping your car is very safe, but with open car transport your vehicle is exposed to weather and road grit, so there’s a slight risk involved. Enclosed car shipping is a lot more secure, with the vehicle loaded into a closed trailer and locked in so it’s protected on all four sides. Every shipping order includes verified carrier insurance as part of the total, covering your car in case anything should happen in transit. 

There are several steps to take to get a car ready for shipping. You can save curb weight and shipping costs by shipping the car with ¼ tank of fuel or less, and you should check the vehicle for fluid leaks (motor oil, coolant, transmission, brake or power steering fluid). Remember that all four tires need to be inflated and the battery should be charged. Please remove any toll tags or parking tags, and remove any detachable external accessories like light bars, antennas, bike racks, cargo boxes. 

For vehicles that call for an enhanced level of security and protection en route, we recommend enclosed car transport, where the car is loaded into a closed metal trailer and then locked in so it’s protected on all four sides. Enclosed transport is also preferred for lowriders, supercars, exotics and any other vehicle with very low ground clearance. For rare, fragile antiques or high-dollar luxury cars, consider white glove transport, which comes with premium-level care in handling and extra monitoring in transit. 

Yes - it’s acceptable to put up to 100 lbs of personal items in the vehicle, provided they’re secured in the trunk or cargo area, and the car’s windows, windshield and rear window aren’t blocked.

Yes, you can ship up to 100 lbs of personal items with your car, as long as they’re secured and stowed away in the trunk or cargo area, and as long as the windows, windshield and rear window of the car aren’t blocked. 

Yes, we can and do ship vehicles that can’t start, run, steer and stop on their own power, such as a project car or car that’s under restoration and has to make it to a specialty shop in another part of the country. Shipping inoperable vehicles requires special equipment and procedures to load and secure them for transport, and might come at an enhanced cost. 

Remember that too many outside factors can delay a delivery, and shipping schedules will always be estimates and not guarantees. In a general sense, though, the guidelines for SGT’s transport drivers note that if the delivery involves 200 miles on the highway, that’s something that should be finished in a single day. If the driver is putting in 2000 miles to make a delivery, that’s allotted an 8 to 9 day turnaround. You can then figure shipping estimates around these two guidelines. 

Rate formulations are dependent on a few different factors. Without knowing the vehicle’s year/make/model, its running condition, the distance involved, the desired timeframe, the time of year and the desired method for shipping, it’s impossible to come up with an accurate quote for shipping costs.