Cost of shipping a motor?

[clutterbucker]

Just wondering if any of you have shipped a 6cyl motor.

What shipping method and company did you use?

How much did it cost?

[salacious325i]

hey there,

I work at a shipping place and theres a few specifics that are needed for shipping a motor. First it has to be totally drained (oil). Then theres a couple ways to do it. the expensive way is to CRATE it and send it that way. The best way is to STRAP IT TO A PALLET and send it frieght. The cost is determined by the WEIGHT of the piece being shipped and the DESTINATION. Shipping can run anywhere from about $250 up to $1000. I live in Oregon and we shipped a motor to Vegas and it was around $400. Hope this helps. The shipping cost really isn't that bad if you think about.

[clutterbucker]

holy crap! well for a 500 dollar motor the cost of the shipping being 500 is definately wack. The seller of the M50 I just bought has been checking out shipping options, and so far its either 400 for his friend to drive it up to me (I'm considering that one more so than the others) or around 500 to have it freight shipped.
I guess the overly high cost of his friend driving it up to me would be the lowest cost of shipping huh.
That sucks.
Thanks for the reply.

[808BMW]

:rofl:

try $700 worth of shipping for $600 worth of rims

[ColdAccord]

f all that, i shipped my m20 complete block for 100 bucks. brought it to the place, I think it was called A&L or something. ask ubrf, one of those wrx guys (he's got a silver wrx, modded, his custom plate is his sn on ubrf) as he works there

[clutterbucker]

I would, but this motor is coming from Long Island to me, not vice versa. So it looks as though I'm going the 400 dollar route and having the guys friend drive it up to me.

Yo andre, lend me some money :D

[ColdAccord]

naah, tell them to take it to R & L, that's the name of it. it will be 1/4 the cost. and they put it on a pallet for you

[clutterbucker]

I'll do that, thanks man.