Hi,
We have brought a mini which doesn't go but is a roller, would anyone know of a transport company that would move it for us from Melbourne to Brisbane. By the way it only has a handbrake. Any ideas?
Cheers Stephen.

I've moved cars before using some of the big companies. The problem is it had to be first on last off the truck, more $$$.

Are $$ a problem?
Stupid question?

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Tim

Where's your sense of adventure, take a couple of days off work, get a car trailer, and drive down get it and drive back.

We went from south brissy up to hervey bay and back in a day to get mine Great Fun.

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Tim
Dusk Blue
1964 850

There are a few companies that do it.....but it is going to cost A LOT! For cars that go, I use Moving Cars, who use CEVA, but for some reason are cheaper that going to CEVA directly. If you go to their website, from memory they list the movers who will move cars that do not run.

I used Toll/Autotrans to get mine from Perth to Melbourne when I bought it. The PO delivered the car to their depot & I had it delivered to my work so I could drive it home. They can do "door-to-door" service, so I assume it doesn't have to be driveable, as long as it rolls. Costs a little bit more than depot-to-depot.

Cost me $755 to get Perth - Melbourne.

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You're only supposed to blow the BLUDDY DOORS OFF!!

I recently bought a bobcat (~ 4.5 ton including plant trailer and attachments) and had it shipped from Adelaide to Melbourne. We used a transport "brokerage" I suppose you'd call it, http://www.loadshift.com.au.

You fill out a quote request and describe what you want to move and where from/to, then transport companies and owner-operators call you with a quote.

We had probably a dozen calls from various places with a range of quotes from $500 to nearly $2k. The $500 quote was from an owner-operator looking for a back load; he got the job

If I had to move a car, I'd definitely do it this way again.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

I used CEVA to get a non-running but mobile Mini from Brisbane to Melbourne for around $750 a year ago. Only the handbrake was operational. Included pick-up by tray-truck in suburban Brisbane, transport to their depot, load onto a semi, transport to Melbourne depot, then delivery by tray-truck to subsurban Melbourne.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

his journey is alot further than that Tim,

3 states away. He would have to take off 4 days at the least to get down and back. And even then it wouldn't be a pleasant drive.. it'd be rushed

I've done Brisbane to Sydney and back to Brisbane in a day to get a mini, but this was back when I was young and stupid... 2 up driving but still was hard work.

I dunno that going to Melbourne would be cheaper that getting a transporter.. considering you have to travel both ways..

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

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1964 998cc Cooper
1971 Mini K x 2
1972 Clubman GT

I'm old now I can't do half the poo poo I used to be able to do

After last weekend changing engines over, it took me days to recover

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

So when are you retiring

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1964 998cc Cooper
1971 Mini K x 2
1972 Clubman GT

very soon I hope I need my own place, so I'm not fighting having to look for my own tools when I need them, and falling over crap that aint mine..

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

Come on Lockie , you got a long way to go yet let me tell ya

don't say that I feel even worse now...

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!