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Z28bryan · 09-08-2014, 02:59 PM

Has any military members on here have their car shipped by IAL. Haven't heard too many good stories about them. Just dropped off my camaro on the 3rd from alaska to florida. I hope I get it back in the same shape I dropped it off as and on time.

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Applegarth · 09-09-2014, 07:40 AM

I had my camaro shipped from Florida to England with no problems, then from England to Washington. It took about a month to transport to England but only a couple weeks to ship to Washington (I was still in England when I received notification that my car was ready for pickup in Washington). Everything was perfect.

The only problems I've had with the gov't vehicle transport system were with long-term storage. They ran my truck out of gas and the wheels corroded. The vehicle processing center had no fuel or even fuel cans. Put fuel in the truck and it still wouldn't start. Pulled the plugs and found they were fouled...and I was in Europe so I couldn't exactly swing by an auto store and pick up a set. I had to make a trip to my house for tools every time I found a problem since the VPC didn't have any.

Scalded Dog · 09-09-2014, 10:44 AM

My luck sucked: Three days before my PCS from Germany to stateside, as I was preparing my car for shipment, so dipwad on post rams into my car by not paying any attention to the stop sign or the vehicle travelling on the road he just drove onto. Sure, he admitted fault, and was all kinds of apologetic... but, you can't ship a vehicle with body damage. The car was fully driveable, but the fender was really jacked up. Shipping company said that there were no exceptions: They would NOT ship the car in that condition.

I had three days before I flew. Too short of a time to get it fixed, too late to change my PCS date over a fender bender. Too short of a time to even sell it properly... sold it for pennies on the dollar to some lucky chump.

Oh, and the guy who hit me? Never got a penny out of him.

So, to those about to ship: Hide it in a garage for the last few weeks prior!

09-08-2014, 02:59 PM	#1
Z28bryan Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft. Walton Beach, FL Posts: 162	Anyone have their camaro shipped by the govt. Has any military members on here have their car shipped by IAL. Haven't heard too many good stories about them. Just dropped off my camaro on the 3rd from alaska to florida. I hope I get it back in the same shape I dropped it off as and on time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1981 Camaro Z28 (SOLD), 1987 Camaro (SOLD) 2000 Camaro (SOLD), 2002 Camaro Z28 (SOLD) ----------------- 2014 Camaro -----------------------

09-09-2014, 07:40 AM	#2
Applegarth Drives: 2011 Chevy Camaro 2SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 90 View My Garage	I had my camaro shipped from Florida to England with no problems, then from England to Washington. It took about a month to transport to England but only a couple weeks to ship to Washington (I was still in England when I received notification that my car was ready for pickup in Washington). Everything was perfect. The only problems I've had with the gov't vehicle transport system were with long-term storage. They ran my truck out of gas and the wheels corroded. The vehicle processing center had no fuel or even fuel cans. Put fuel in the truck and it still wouldn't start. Pulled the plugs and found they were fouled...and I was in Europe so I couldn't exactly swing by an auto store and pick up a set. I had to make a trip to my house for tools every time I found a problem since the VPC didn't have any. __________________ 709 RWHP, 628 RWTQ

09-09-2014, 10:44 AM	#3
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	My luck sucked: Three days before my PCS from Germany to stateside, as I was preparing my car for shipment, so dipwad on post rams into my car by not paying any attention to the stop sign or the vehicle travelling on the road he just drove onto. Sure, he admitted fault, and was all kinds of apologetic... but, you can't ship a vehicle with body damage. The car was fully driveable, but the fender was really jacked up. Shipping company said that there were no exceptions: They would NOT ship the car in that condition. I had three days before I flew. Too short of a time to get it fixed, too late to change my PCS date over a fender bender. Too short of a time to even sell it properly... sold it for pennies on the dollar to some lucky chump. Oh, and the guy who hit me? Never got a penny out of him. So, to those about to ship: Hide it in a garage for the last few weeks prior!