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  • #236712 Reply
    Frances
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    Hi there.
    I am a 23 y/o just finishing a graduate degree at Columbia University in New York and am looking to do a road trip over the summer with my friend. Both of us have full licenses and years of driving experience. She is a social worker and I am a writer. We would be looking to leave New York or any neighboring states and cities at the end of May to get to California sometime by mid to late June. We are then looking to drive up the West Coast to Seattle before doing a quicker drive back to New York. If anyone is looking for someone to drive their car for any potential routes along the way, we’d be a great fit! e.g. New York or neighboring states to California, California to Seattle or California back to the East Coast or any assortment of states and cities in between.

    We are not looking for payment (not even for gas) as we see this as mutually beneficial.

    Please email me at: [email protected] if you think this would be a good fit!

    Frances

  • #236563 Reply
    Phil
    Guest

    Looking for someone to drive Maryland to Denver asap. Vehicle is a 90s Toyota suv
    [email protected]

  • #236129 Reply
    Sue
    Guest

    Hello. Seeking someone to drive a 2015 Forester from Petaluma, CA to Cape Cod MA in June 2023. Pick-up approximately June 4-7. Thank you.

    • #236197 Reply
      Kian Braulik
      Guest

      Hi Sue, this sounds quite doable for me. Could we communicate about it in the coming days over email ([email protected]) or phone (7077711866)?

      Let me know!

      Kian

    • #236258 Reply
      Tony Pancini
      Guest

      I may be able to help you. We could work out a few details so that it’s a fit for me. I would want to take some boxes from storage I have in San Rafael CA and drop them off in Tinley Park on my way. Would your car be empty and would that be OK? I think I could fit them in the back fairly easily. Best Regards! Tony [email protected]

  • #236130 Reply
    Sue
    Guest

    Contact me if you are available to drive a 2015 Subaru Forester from Petaluma CA to Cape Cod MA the first week of June 2023. [email protected]. Thank you.

  • #236018 Reply
    Michael
    Guest

    Hey all,

    I’m a graduate student in the Boston/Cambridge, MA area who will be heading to California (LA specifically, but could leave it anywhere in the general area) early June. If anyone needs a car driven, I’d be happy to do it! Please send me a message if this seems like you’d be interested: [email protected]

  • #235880 Reply
    Mark Dougherty
    Guest

    PLEASE READ MY POST BEFORE POSTING YOURS.
    My family travels does not post your email address. You need to put your contact information in the body of your post. If you don’t put your contact information in the body of your post you will not receive any response to your post. You will need to go to my family travels website to see if you have had any response to your post. So make it easier for yourself and the people responding to your post please put your contact information in your posting.
    Thank you
    Mark Dougherty fellow poster

  • #235690 Reply
    George
    Guest

    Need car 2010 subaru impreza driven from Westchester NY to Berkeley California. would like to have the car there by early May as needed it for commuting to a new job. thank you.

    • #236586 Reply
      Andre Faigal
      Guest

      Hey George,

      I am willing to make this drive for free. Me and some of my friends were trying to figure out how to get to California without paying for an expensive plane ticket. Our driving skills are great and we will ensure to get your car there safely. Again we are willing to do this for FREE, just wanted to see what timeline you are looking for. Our availability is July 22 to August 15.

      email me at [email protected]

    • #235875 Reply
      Mark Dougherty
      Guest

      Hello George
      My name is Mark Dougherty and I am a driver for hire in San Diego, CA. I use Google maps to determine the driving cost. Google says its forty-three hour drive. I charge $10.00 an hour so my driving cost is $430.00 plus expenses.
      Expenses:
      Meals: $50.00 per day x 6= $300.00+/-
      Motels: $100.00+/- per night x 5=$500.00+/-
      Plane ticket to White Plains plus one checked bag.
      Return plane ticket to San Diego from Berkeley to San Diego plus one checked bag
      Fuel cost unknown
      $60.00 for my wife to take to the airport and pick me up on my return.
      The six day trip is due to 1st day flying from San Diego to White Plains which is an eight hour flight that has an 1 1/2 hour layover in Chicago for example departs 6:25 am arrives White Plains 5:22 pm $193.00 not including checked bag on May 9th.
      Return plane ticket on Southwest May 15th for $89.00 non-stop, several flights at this price.
      I put all expenses on my credit card with exception of the plane tickets, I ask that you put them on your credit card.
      I have references. The dates for the plane tickets are for example only however I am available for those dates.
      I ask for two receipts for all purchases related to the flight. One for your records and one for my records. You pay only what are on the receipts. I do not ask for any upfront money.
      This link will take you to a story that was written about me and other drivers like myself:
      https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/12/retirees-are-driving-for-dollars.html#:~:text=Mark%20Dougherty%20makes%20a%20few,%2C%20gas%2C%20lodging%20and%20meals.
      My email: [email protected] my cell 619-993-6577.
      Sincerely
      Mark Dougherty

    • #235865 Reply
      Denise
      Guest

      Hello,
      I am willing to help you with driving your car. I have the flexibility right now with timing.
      Let me know if you are still looking for help and what information you might need from me.
      I can be reached via this email…[email protected] or feel free to reach out via phone 425-524-8508.

    • #235978 Reply
      Kian Braulik
      Guest

      Hi George,

      My name’s Kian, and I’m looking to do that drive in mid-May, would you like to start an email correspondence to discuss options? Let me know @ [email protected].

      Best!

  • #235672 Reply
    John
    Guest

    Hi All,

    My wife and I were asking ourselves the same questions a year ago when we made our move from Texas to California. We were able to hire a moving company to handle moving all of our household items, but ran into the question, how are we going to get our two cars to California? We could have both driven each car the 1600+ mile trip, added the expense of lodging, fuel, etc and not to mention the wear and tear/miles that would be placed on our cars and would have had to drive for two days straight. We also looked into a vehicle drive away service (cant remember the name) but found it was quite expensive and we were still going to put the wear/tear on the vehicles. We wanted to be in CA when the moving truck arrived as we were on a tight schedule to try and get our new house put together before we had to return to work. We looked into a couple of different shipping companies that transport vehicles by trailer and were surprised that it really was not going to break the bank to have them shipped and there would be no additional wear and tear accrued to our cars. We ended up booking with Freedom Transport Service https://www.freedomtransportservice.com/, and it was a great experience. I believe we paid right around $1400 for both vehicles shipped. They were extremely communicative and prompt. Both vehicles were picked up and delivered on time. We will also be using them soon to ship our daughters vehicle off to college. Hope this helps!

  • #235249 Reply
    Eric Pereira
    Guest

    I can offer my services to drive any car, small truck or van from Columbus OH area to Boston MA n the second half of May, ’23.
    Please contact me on 6039699866

  • #234952 Reply
    Alex
    Guest

    I’m looking to drive from San Francisco to Minneapolis starting sometime in early July until late July. I could also continue on to the east coast if needed. I’ve got a clean record and I’ve driven across the US before. I’m willing to drive for free, but you’d just need to pay for gas. Let me know if you’re interested! You can reach me at [email protected].

  • #234458 Reply
    Denise
    Guest

    I have a vehicle in Gainesville, Florida that I need to drive to Seattle. Flexible dates.
    My goal is to help someone who needs a vehicle moved from Seattle to anywhere that lands me closer to Florida so I can retrieve my vehicle and drive it back here to Seatlle.

    If anyone has a need for a vehicle to be driven anywhere between Seattle and Florida, flexible dates…I would love to partner with you. I am a Washington state licensed driver with no infractions.
    Please contact me at [email protected] to discuss details. Hope to hear from you!

  • #234314 Reply
    Rachel
    Guest

    Hi, I’m looking for someone to drive my car (Honda Fit) from SF to Boston in early August 2023.

    • #235221 Reply
      Mike
      Guest

      I would be willing to help you out, if you have not found someone yet. I can do a flat rate and handle all of my airfare myself and include gas, meals and overnight stays included. Contact me at [email protected] if interested! (And anyone else that is in need of a car transport.)

      Thanks! Mike

    • #235364 Reply
      JD
      Guest

      Hi Rachel,

      Happy to discuss this. Please email me at my email address below.

      JD

      [email protected]

    • #234958 Reply
      Andrea
      Guest

      Hi Rachel,

      I’d be happy to discuss this with you and see if I can help you out with this. My number is (five 1 six) 4 six 2 – two 7 nine 4.

      Thanks!

    • #234514 Reply
      Mark+Dougherty
      Guest

      Hello Rachel. My name is Mark Dougherty and I am a driver for hire. I charge $10.00 an hour driving time based on Google maps. According to Google driving time is 46 hours so my driving cost is $460.00 plus expenses.
      Expenses are:
      Driving: $460.00
      Meals: $50.00 per day x 6 days=$300.00
      Motels: $100.00+/- per night x 5=$500.00+/-
      Fuel: 3,100 miles ÷ 40 mpg=77.5 x 4.00=$310.00
      Transportation to San Diego airport and return home $60.00
      Plane ticket to San Francisco from San Diego Southwest if purchased today for Aug 8 departure 6:30 am arriving 8:00 am $60.00.
      Boston to San Diego Southwest 5:15 am departure arrive 9:50 am $287.00
      I put all expenses on my credit card with exception of the plane tickets. I ask that you put them on your credit card. I ask for two receipts for all purchases related to the trip, on for your records.
      I have references.
      My cell is 619-993-6577, email [email protected]

      This link will take you to a story that was written about me and other drivers like myself.
      https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/12/retirees-are-driving-for-dollars.html#:~:text=Mark%20Dougherty%20makes%20a%20few,%2C%20gas%2C%20lodging%20and%20meals.
      Sincerely
      Mark Dougherty

  • #233198 Reply
    Lee Reese
    Guest

    Looking to drive a newer SUV from Los Angeles area to Nashville area. I travel back and forth and decided I’d like to do a road trip using the i10. Reach out if interested. Would like to leave around April 13ish. Very good driver with no tickets or accidents.

  • #233207 Reply
    Celia Neustadt
    Guest

    Hi All,
    Looking for someone to drive our car cross country from LA to Baltimore, any time between now and end of April, flexible to go into May as well. Thank you! email [email protected]

  • #232723 Reply
    SG
    Guest

    Hi all, I need someone to drive my car from Philadelphia to Seattle in late June. You could have up to 3-4 weeks to complete the journey so it could be an chance for a nice trip. Car is a 2013 Nissan Cube with ~65k miles. Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested and with your quote.

  • #232739 Reply
    Cole
    Guest

    Hi — Looking to drive from Dallas to Los Angeles (or anywhere between) in late May if anyone needs a car transported. Let me know!

    Thanks,
    Cole

    • #240174 Reply
      Becca
      Guest

      Hi Cole – any chance this trip can wait until June? I’m looking to hire someone to drive my car from Dallas to LA around June 23rd. (The car will have a UHaul trailer attached.)

  • #232524 Reply
    Morgen
    Guest

    Need someone to drive a truck towing a 20 foot trailer from Virginia to los angeles in mid to late april. Thx!

  • #232589 Reply
    TJ
    Guest

    I come to US around end of April / start of May. I need to be in San Francisco around May 15th.
    I plan to do some travelling before that. It would be a nice experience to drive from west towards east. I arrive most likely to JFK, and then fly to Florida / Texas and preferably could start my journey from there, but other locations are negotiable too. And I am open to destination location, I can continue from there to California by plane.

    I am from Scandinavia/Europe I have had driving license for 35 years, driven 1 million kilometers / some 625000 miles and have clean record. I have driven in LA, Rome, Paris, London … I will not charge anything, petrol we can discuss. Main motivation for me is I get to drive as tourist a bit and you have your car delivered.

    As profession I am entrepreneur in software business and heading to AI conference in Santa Clara. Whatever insurences etc might be needed, I will get those.

  • #231977 Reply
    Camille
    Guest

    Hi, I’m looking for someone to drive my Subaru Outback 2012 from Northern California to Silver Spring, Maryland. You could have the car from May 1st to mid July 2023 and use it for your own cross country road-trip with a max of 3,500 miles. Willing to pay a stipend, but due to the flexibility of the arrangement, no hourly fee/wage.

    • #237712 Reply
      Teddy
      Guest

      Hi Camille, would there be space in your car for a large mirror? If so, I’m trying to get a mirror from the SF area to the DC area and would be willing to pay to put the mirror in your trunk / back seat.

      Teddy

    • #232526 Reply
      Michael Robinson
      Guest

      Hi Camille- I am interested in your offer to drive your car cross-country. I have an excellent driving record. I have been driving for more than 30 years with no accidents. Currently I own two cars which I have maintained well for more than 10 years. I would be happy discuss this proposal further with you. Send me an email and we can discuss further.

      -Michael

      • #234728 Reply
        Ang Pang
        Guest

        I would be interested in being picked up and taken down south or to the east. I can pay for gas. I live in Wy.

  • #231986 Reply
    An
    Guest

    My dad is willing to drive from Phoenix AZ to Seattle WA areas for FREE aside from gas fees anytime in the next two months. He needs to transport a new oven appliance back to Seattle and wants to save a few bucks on shipping fees. He has a clean driving record, responsible, and is knowledgeable about car maintenance.

  • #231490 Reply
    Alex
    Guest

    Does anyone need a car driven from the Boston, MA area to another location? I will be available around 5/8/22 and 5/9/22. Send an e-mail to [email protected] for availability and pricing.

    -Alex

    • #231613 Reply
      Alex
      Guest

      This has been booked, thanks.

  • #231109 Reply
    Sarah
    Guest

    Hello,

    Does anyone need a car driven from Texas across the country? I am happy to help

  • #230037 Reply
    Mike machel
    Guest

    Hello, does anybody need their car driven back from Arizona to Winnipeg at the end of March 2023. My wife and I drove down in January but her car died so we’re happy to drive someone’s car back to Winnipeg for free. Please contact me at 204-223-1443.

  • #229576 Reply
    Matty
    Guest

    Need my 2020 Vw Tiguan shipped from Dayton Ohio to San Antonio Texas . Anyone available for this route? Thanks

    • #230275 Reply
      Howard DAN Altman
      Guest

      Hi Matty. Still looking for a driver. I am a professional vehicle relocater. I have been in business for 7 years plus. I also carry my own liability insurance. Plenty of referrals. Have completed 10 jobs already this year. 150 plus jobs in the 7 years.
      My best estimations show I could do this drive for about $1100 or less.
      Review my website. Highlights my last 15 months of drives.
      If still in need, reach out to me and I can break the expenses down for you.

      Thanks
      Dan
      Retired US Navy.

    • #229692 Reply
      Mark Dougherty
      Guest

      Hi Matty. My name is Mark Dougherty and I am a driver for hire. I charge $10 an hour driving time. According to Google maps it’s a 19 hour drive from Dayton to San Antonio. My driving cost is $190.00 plus expenses.
      Expenses:
      Driving $190.00
      Motel: $100.00+/- per night x 3 nights $300.00+/-
      Meals: $40.00 per day x 4=$160.00
      Fuel unknown cost
      Plane ticket to Dayton from San Diego approximate cost $366 plus one checked bag AA on priceline.com
      Return flight to San Diego $210.00 Southwest.com
      $60 for my wife to take me to airport and pick me up on my return.
      Plane arrives in Dayton at 4:21 pm, departs from San Diego 6:15 am.
      I put all expenses on my credit card with exception of the plane tickets. I get two receipts for any expenses related to the trip, one for your record and one for mine. I have references.
      My cell 619-993-6577 email [email protected]
      Sincerely
      Mark Dougherty

  • #228823 Reply
    Bob
    Guest

    I have a Toyota Highlander that I need picked up in Wall Township NJ and driven to Tuscola Illinois. Please message me at [email protected] with estimate. Flexible on pick up and delivery date.

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