Pulled the trigger....

I bought an '87 last November. NO buyer's remorse, other than that I wasted a few decades driving cars that weren't this exhilarating and gorgeous.

I've heard good things about Intercity and Horseless Carriage. My car came from NC via a family-owned small trucking business - probably wouldn't help you in this case.

 

Buy a fire extinguisher and drive it! Congrats!

 

I second that. Change all the fluids first of course.

Cheers and congrats.

 

Nahhhhhh, just top up the fuel.....

Not all the way to the filler neck of course......

Heck, a 1987 that's like almost new! LOL!

 

I had a good experience with intercity lines. Would use them again. But 800 miles is driveable!

Birdman

 

If you ship her, use Intercity, a lot of satisfied customers here. I used Horseless on time in the past and never again. They arrived much later than promised thier phone customer service was sub-par to my standards.

 

What color is it?

Personally I would have it shipped. If I can save 800mi on an odometer I do. Sorry.

 

Odometer,schomometer....

Drive it!

 

If the car has a fresh or near fresh major service then I would drive it. If the major service isn't up to date then I would ship it because I wouldn't want it to break down on the road. The only reason I had the dealer ship my car the 500 miles is because I bought it in December and the snow already started.

 

congrats and don't forget to update your profile and, most importantly, post some pics when you get the car!!

john

 

I agree, if it has been serviced within the last couple of years, just check all fluids and drive it home.

 

Congratulations on the '87 328!!! Enjoy the car! You won't be dissapointed with owning it!!

I bought my car from a private owner in NC and I drove it home (550 miles). It was kind of nice. I got to know the car while driving it home and was able to figure out what I wanted to restore and what I didn't. Spending my first few hours in it on the highway really helped me bond with it and understand what I liked and didn't like about the car.

To me, I didn't care about adding the miles becasue I'm going to keep the car as long as I live.

 

My .02 for ya! I highly, highly recommend Passport/FedEx Ground Transport. Very professional and they only carrie 6 cars in fully enclosed trailers. All the drivers work for the company with company trucks. You can monitor them driving online. They arrived on the promise day and they arrived a day early!
I have had several high end BMW's transported with them and they are great!
Good luck and Congrats on the new baby!!!!!!!!!!!


Robert

 

Congrats! If you are worried about rock chips, just put a bra on her or some tape.

 

I had a great experience with Passport as a shipper. In fact, their driver arrived in town earlier than expected, and when he called me, I asked if it was at all possible for him to meet me a little later. No problem - he had a long lunch and killed time until I was available to take delivery.

If you're contemplating a drive, just remember that the 328 will be hotter inside than what you're likely used to - something to consider if you're driving at the height of summer. It all depends on your tolerance for sweating.

 

Or, ship the odometer and drive the car.

 

if you ship it, be sure you take pics upon arrival, showing the shipper's truck, the car in the van, unloading, EVERYTHING.

I did, long long ago, and it's kinda neat having pics of the new baby's arrival...

 

Better yet, video the arrival- I did and it's fantastic to see and hear it arrive.

 

Who's turn is it to write the 'This thread is worthless without pics!!!' post?

Am I up?