What's amazing to me is how much trouble the guy went through to get his vehicle to a repair shop he thought he could trust. If the owner from Virginia thinks the best guy for the job is in Kansas, there's a problem here.

When it comes to shipping, I will only ever use Montway. I've used several others, but they picked up one of my vehicles I bought at an auction and they accidentally hit a painted mirror. They paid to replace the mirror, not just some touch up paint, they replaced the mirror. I've never used anyone else ever again. Things happen, but what matters most to me is what the company does when it happens.

Having shipped cars, I agree, way more drama than I expected... And games too! Never again.

Bought a 1977 cutlass 10 years ago with 4,600 miles in pristine condition. The shipper was professional and the whole neighborhood watched as this brand-new 1977 cutlass rolls out of the trailer. I'd drive it on Saturday to find garage sales and get comments. The shipping cost was a bit high but man that car unwrapped like a dream. Medium green with a white top.

These crappy trucking companies and drivers make us professional truckers look bad. Whether I'm dealing with a customer or my employer, I try to put myself in their place and look out for their best interests. Bad people work in every industry. When I find a good auto shop, trucking company, dentist or whatever, I am very happy and grateful, because they can be so hard to find. Cheers.

Hey Wizard & Mrs Wizard, thanks for shedding some light on the pitfalls of using cut rate shippers!!! This is a good example of "you get what you pay for" !! 👍👍🙂

As a tow truck driver hearing the shipping stories really boil my blood.

I cannot believe this truck was from the story you told awhile ago! I was sure it was a goner. Glad to see it made it to Omega

When I drove 18 wheeler. I often seen "budget" cat haulers sleeping in customers cars idling to run AVAC, So they can conserve their fuel.

Sorry pal, the whole motor industry is crawling with scammers and crooks, there’s good people in it don’t get me wrong ! But from mfrs downgrading build quality, dealers conning and cheating in every direction, dodgy transport and mechanics who can’t. It is a minefield, and you’re helping us through it. Thank you.

Shipping a car is unnecessarily stressful but patience and flexibility are key. Be selective, as said here, don’t be afraid to pay a bit more for a trouble-free experience.

Finally an American truck...a diesel one too! Wizard, you need more of these videos on your channel including Chevy Duramax's and Ford Power Stroke.

It is almost the first weekend of summer and the Car Wizard had numerous vehicles that were dropped off at Omega Auto Clinic. I am definitely hoping for more videos of these vehicles that are coming into the shop for maintenance and/or repairs. For example, maybe the third-generation, 2019 Toyota Highlander AWD mid-size crossover with the 3.5 L V6 engine and the eight-speed automatic transmission. The Car Wizard will hope that the customer of this vehicle took care of it properly, because these eight-speed automatic transmissions will be problematic sometimes. Anyway, keep up the great work at the Car Wizard shop. Thanks.

I used to work for Foden Trucks in Cheshire (UK) many years ago. The Cummins engines were massively popular because of their reliability, longevity and ease of maintenance.

Still a good truck in 2005! Love that era for Ram.

I've occasionally thought about getting into hauling cars for people. I like to drive, I like to tow. I'd only do single vehicles, and I'd do door-to-door. The problem is, every time I've looked into doing it, what I would need to charge to make even a mediocre profit would be far more (2x in some cases) what people want to pay. just to give some numbers as context i'll use some data from experience towing my own stuff, and a couple of friend's vehicles. I'm ~2000 miles from the Wizard. I get about 15mpg towing an open full steel 20' trailer with a 4000# car on it. Take fuel at $5/gal (gotta run premium when towing), pay $20/hr only on driving time (30.75 hours each way), that's $2560. That doesn't include insurance premiums, wear and tear on the rig, food, hotel, etc., all of which cut into that number. Now I know, most of these shippers haul more than 1 vehicle. It doesn't divide the costs as much as people think, until you get to hauling 10+ cars on a single rig and there's a single drop point. That truck especially with the cap on it, that was probably brought in on a triple goose neck.

Ever since Bill (Bill Paxton) drove one of the then new red one in Twister, I have always loved the Ram. The styling is still unique now and very handsome and I too maintain that early 2000s was the peak of car quality for many. Hence why I’m keeping my 2005 V70 forever lol. I work at Copart here in the UK and we actually have a white Ram 3500 in - same shape/year as this. It’s great! Awesome video Wizard and just shows how people will go out of their way to stay with decent garages and people

I can relate to two things in this video. I, too, have an older Cummins Ram: my 1998.5 2500 that I special ordered, and had to wait six months for it. I'm working through a pretty good-sized list to keep it going, hopefully, for at least another 15 years. Vehicle shipping: I will only use Horseless Carriage. Your vehicle is loaded into an enclosed trailer, and is not touched until its driven out at the destination. Yes, they are not cheap. I used them on my 2nd car, after a bad time shipping my truck. I had used A to Z Auto Shipping. They were terrible. They don't tell you that your vehicle may be driven, at times, to various "collection points". They had left the door(s) open at sometime at one of these stops, long enough that a bunch of leaves blew into the cab. They, stupidly, backed it onto an open trailer, so that wind pressure from driving on the highways popped the hinged ARE fiberglass bed cover open (yes, it had been locked). They compounded that stupidity by bungie-cording the cover, gouging the tailgate with one of the hooks. Incredibly incompetent and callous.

Damn, it looks great from 15 feet away!

Wizard you are the best. I bought a KIA Soul about 10 years ago. It never breaks down. Everything on it still works. Everything. No leaks, no failures. I liked it so much I bought another for my wife. Worked out the same. KIA Souls 2010 and 2012 burner editions.

The Wizard's story here with this truck is just one reason why Jonny at the Car Ninja no longer accepts out of town jobs to work on in his shop, per a previous announcement he made in one of his videos. So many things that can go wrong to Jonny and on the way back to the customer.

22:23 -- The wife just quit her job and she gets rewarded with a pink Ferrari?! That's a lucky wifey 😉😉😉

Mode doors are easily fixed through the glove box, look up heater treater. All metal parts, no more plastic.

Heard many horror stories about shipping a vehicle; when I bought my Dodge, I got lucky finding a “drive away” that was to be delivered 20 miles from the seller, where I took a Lyft, exchanged paper, got a temp permit, and drove home.

"the bitterness of poor quality will long remain AFTER the sweetness of low prices are long forgotten"

Crazy story and even crazier big hood on that truck. Makes The Wizard look tiny standing next to it.

that's how these things should be done, keeping your car going when there's nothing wrong with it that can total it out, keep it going... kudos to the owner.

A phone call goes a long way to giving your mechanic a heads up. Asking for service A bit then at the last minute wanted B, C ans D is a very dubious thing.

Love it ! There is just something therapeutic about Mr. & Mrs. Wizard !!

Gorgeous truck! So that's where the 308 is! I didn't say anything, but I've been thinking it! 😄 I appreciate the great shipping tips Wizard. In the not too distant past I've shipped cars back and forth between CA and TX multiple times and had good luck. But times have indeed changed. Although I don't have plans for shipping another vehicle any time soon, it's good to know what to watch out for and how to protect my interests. Thanks Wizards!

Well done Wizard love what you do!! All the best!!❤❤❤

If only I could magically ship cars from the UK I’d have you service my little Citroen C1, trustworthy mechanics are hard to come by here as well.

After you receive your vehicle from the shipper, check all fluid levels immediately. The shipper that my in-laws used got a "clever" idea to lighten his load a little. To save a few dozen pounds of weight, he had drained most of the fuel, coolant and windshield washer fluid from all vehicles on the trailer. Absolutely ridiculous! We were furious! How can you drain coolant and not tell the customer about it?! Good thing I was there when the car was unloaded, I checked everything right away (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and I gave that shipper a piece of my mind. A few pieces, in fact! No damage to the engine, by the way, but how stupidly unprofessional! His response? "We do this all the time to lighten the load." Wow! OK dude. We will never do any business ever again.

Been waiting for this 🍿🍿

OMG it showed up!?!? 😲

This is a really good example of this gen Ram, especially for the mileage. I've had all the same problems with mine, same truck but mine has 186k on it now.

Thank you for the update on the 308.

Excellent video!

Surprise surprise a Ram with busted AC! We have 08 & 10 4500 Rams at work and they're ALWAYS in the shop for the AC! ...and transmission solenoids!

Haven't watched the video yet, but I love that Wizard can put a crazy insane title on a video and I know it won't be clickbait.

Great video. Sorry the owner had such problems. Always love to see the 66 Chevelle in the background. Looking forward to the next one.

Hey Mr and Mrs Big Ox amazing job , we need more people like you

With all due respect your customer has more money than sense. There are plenty of reputable repair shops on the east coast that could have taken on this job and provided top-notch service. The fact that he wasted money shipping it to Kansas is insane.

Thanks for the heads up on shipping. 👍🏻

Love the front end. The grill reminds me of the Viper. Very 90's look.

"That's a really long dipstick" ... That's what she said.

I thought this was the one you told about a while back. Glad to see it finally got there.

We love❤all your videos!!

This needs a follow-up video for the work being done.

Mr and Mrs Ox great job keep up the good work

Love all that u do😊

For the shipping B.S. He could have just drove it out and flew back. probably cheaper in he long run.

Its never dull in the life of the Wizard... Here in NZ there is a massive shortage of Transport Trucks... Only once seen a Car truck on its side... not a pretty picture... what is that old chestnut... 'Pay a Dollar get a Dollar'... agree, if you value your car... use a proper shipper..

Thank you for sharing the story behind shipping of this Dodge ram

very nice truck and glad there was a happy ending on this one.I remember Wizard mentioning in crazy shop stories. I noticed the foam in the vents indicating the vent diverter flaps are deteriorating. Its amazing those doors and manufacturers using that foam which i know keeps it queit but not a long term solution. Good luck with that.

Had a shipper deliver a truck from Delaware to Washington D.C. They towed it wheels down, and toasted the transmission. Didn't pay the claim. It cost me a transmission. The shipper, a rollback with a stinger said he had no idea you couldn't tow an automatic trans rwd wheels down for miles. Try suing a broker in Florida representing a shipper in New Jersey and doing anything other than making attorneys rich.

Attitudes like that why real truck drivers despise Hotshot drivers

That was funny the way he couldn't park it and then was standing at the door but didn't know I love the jingle that you and Tyler made that is so funny

Mr and Mrs Ox u guys are amazing keep up the good work

BlenddoorUSA is the only way to go with replacing the blender doors, along with a new evaporator and heater core while the dash is out.

Thank you Wizard and Mrs. Note two size diesels in Ram trucks, 3.0L is Italian made, the 6.7L is a Cummins, smaller one is OMG it is a whole new world: buying vehicles online sight unseen, shipping vehicles across the country to repair. The truck is cursed.

First thing she noticed was the long dipstick 😮 Nice looking truck.

I've had 1 car shipped to me after purchase. Usually I try to work out a trip to pick up the car/truck myself, have a fun road trip home. This one time, I didn't have time and I asked the seller, a reputable used car dealer in Ohio, who should I use? He gave me his recommendation and said he'd been using them for years, rarely a problem, always good/great service and reasonbable pricing (2013). Get recommendations from people who ship vehicles all the time! See if you can overnight an Apple air tag for the seller to put in the vehicle and help track it.

Funny video. As a retired driver, 10 of those years spent in the automotive industry. Delivering cars to individuals, dealers, shows as well as running parts and prototypes. Many of those issues also happen the other way around. Arrive on time, they are not ready. Told there will be plenty of room and its easy to get to, then I am driving down a gravel road where my antennas are tapping the power lines and my trailer is clearing out trees. And the good old "paid on delivery", then told we were already paid. Then when finally proved we had not been paid, they go through everything they can to get the cost reduced or even wanting it for free. Digital camera's and nowadays it would be smart phones save a lot of hassles. There were times when I was late, accidents holding you up, mechanical failures, sometimes shit happens. We had the center driveshaft support bearing break off of a brand new, less than a thousand miles, International. Causing the truck to go down for weeks while fighting with them about it being a defect vs operator error. (We won in the end) So we had to transfer the load to another company. Putting the load behind almost 3 days. Nothing can be done about things like that. Communication was key, letting the customer know where I was and what was going in was a big help and reduced issues. So it goes both ways, honest trucking companies are about as easy to find as honest mechanics. Finding an honest car dealer, heh, well, might as well look for an honest lawyer or politician while you are looking.

Any Schmuck with a diesel dually pickup can become a shipper these days and that's the problem. I shipped my late mother-in-law's Lexus from NJ to the suburbs of Atlanta GA a few years back when she moved down there. I paid extra using a shipper who wasn't the cheapest. I'm glad I did, they did a good job with no damage to the car and got it there when they said they would. The old saying, "You get what you pay for" proves true time and time again usually.

I bought an 89 Country Squire from, of all places, a Ford dealer, several years ago and they hooked me up with what I was told was a reputable shipper. The company that shipped my car also shipped a bunch of other classic cars including a 1950s Thunderbird that they put on top of mine on the upper deck of the two-level car transporter. This Thunderbird dumped the entire contents of its oil pan all over the front windshield and hood of the Country Squire, which the transporter then wiped off so he could see with his gloved hands and then did NOT take his gloves off when moving my car around. I found ancient sludgy engine oil on all the inside of my car, including the steering wheel, door cards, seats, carpet, it was a mess. Luckily I was able to find a detailer that was open that day and they took the car in and got 90% of it out. There's still some slight stains on the door pulls and steering wheel leather but at least those I can replace eventually. What a pain in an otherwise great experience.

On any of these turbos, get durable air filters. Had a friend whose air filter folded and entered the turbo. The turbo shattered and entered the intake and broke the valves and pistons. I believe he said that filter cost him $6000+ and that was in 2012 i believe

Amazing!

My grandpa recently bought a studebaker Avanti sight unseen and from a dealership across the country. No issues with shipping other than waiting for it, unfortunately that "perfect" condition Avanti has just been a pain. He's working on it though and i really like it :)

I think its pretty safe to say you need to start thinking about a 1 million subscribers video Wizard, look forward to seeing it :)

Not a car, but had a friend that bought a new modular home. I got a call after the shipping (& dealership) company dragged a half through a ditch, & subsequently the long end over the crown of the road ripping floor joist out of their hangers. Was told the 2nd half was going to be delayed a few days because of a truck break down. He called me with the start of the issues, so I did some checking ... The president of the company that manufactured the home told me no, the shipper didn't have a breakdown (the dealership had their own people), they had hit a bridge with the other half & were trying to repair it before the owner found out... The dealership was very surprised I had found out about their lies... Definitely do some background checks & reviews before you entrust ANYTHING to a shipper...! Thanx !

2012 and older diesels are the way to go. No stupid EPA regulations. Wizard, you are 100% correct. All that additional emissions equipment is "choking the life" out of the engine. Literally! Luckily, in Texas they are pretty relaxed with deleted diesels, unless youre "rolling coal" down the road

Not just a Wizard but the BOSS Wizard! :D

I sprung for the aluminum mode doors and pulled the dash out to replace all of them. Went ahead and replaced the heater core and evaporator. Don’t have to worry about them anymore.

This makes me cringe so much. As a dealer, shipping companies give me so much anxiety. We have customers set up their own shipping, and I've had a few damaged cars and chaos. The customers who pay for the big fully enclosed semis usually have the best experiences, only way I'd ever ship any of my cars. You get what you pay for!

At first I was wondering why send a vehicle like that for for basic maintenance, but when you brought out the list it made sense.

Wow, what a thrilling story!

There is a catch to those Air Tags. Someone with an iPhone has to be within blue tooth range. It is actually giving you the location of the apple device that pinged it, not the air tag itself

There’s TONS of hot shot drivers that literally have zero business being in the shipping business. Many of which have very little if any experience loading, delivering or especially hauling. And honestly? As a trucker with well over 2 million miles. There’s MANY steering wheel holders in 18 wheeler ls that also have ZERO business in the business.

Nice "Hoovie-style" opening Wizard ;) LOL

Hate when people say "its just and old junk, who cares" This truck was actually very nice, damn it must have been annoying for that Customer :/

That really grinds my gears!

That is so true..cheaper is not better...check previous comments...past performance is key ...ask for a copy of their proof of insurance...also specify an enclosed trailer to avoid damage that could occur in transit

If I left a car at the Wizards for a video I would leave a bunch of those springy snakes like you see in those practical joke cans people open in the center arm rest storage and let the fun and mayhem begin .

i love your videos you are such a good person for explaining things and tricks. Can you do a video about buy this not that but for minivans you have done all categories except this one. Thank you😀

I love the DougDeMuro style start of the video :D

VinWiki, a show you were on recently, did an episode a while back about the problems associated with vehicle shipping. Their conclusion was none of them can be trusted and youre better off driving your vehicle cross country yourself if possible.

Transmission work has gotten expensive, I had a rebuild done for $300 back in 1990, including removal and replacement. It was a good job

Be very careful when choosing a shipping company. Car shipping is full of very seedy “companies”. I’m sure there are responsible ones, but as said, you must pay. Do not choose the lowest bidder.

I had the unusual situation. I bought a boat in Texas. My shipper had some type of medical issue caused by mosquito bite. He went home to Minnesota for about a month. Luckily, I got it intact.

A truck from my home state awesome ❤

Man!!!! That's deep!

354,000 miles on my Ram 3500 cummins dually 👍👍

There are a bunch of great diesel shops on the east coast. I take my dodge 2500 cummins to 603 diesel in new Hampshire. A bit on the pricey side, never had a bad experience. Spot on with finding the problem and fixing it. They also have manchester diesel and central diesel professionals in Boston Massachusetts. I heard great things about those shops.

The D.O.T. should do an investigation and bar work with states to take away licensing and certifications for shippers that employ interstate scams.

Wow, I feel fortunate in that I have had two cars shipped, both halfway across the country. In each case, it all went smoothly.

Didn't realize the car shipping industry is plagued with such incompetence and carelessness...thanks for the precautionary warning.

His truck is awesome.

The intro 😂👍

My dad had the exact same truck growing up. Mrs. Wizard missed one secret hiding compartment. It’s under the front middle seat.