Automobile Gone Mobile

We are not driving to California, we are having the Honda Element shipped.  To do this, you can arrange the shipping through an auto transport broker, and the broker assigsn and schedules the actual car transporter.  We wanted the car to be picked up on Monday Jan 9, and delivered Tuesday Jan 17, the day after we arrive in Riverside.

According to our broker, when the car got assigned to a shipper, it car was scheduled to be picked up on Tuesday, Jan 10 and arrive in Riverside on  Friday, Jan. 20.  This posed a few problems for us.  First, Elly has a Dr's appointment on Tuesday so the car will not be available all afternoon on that day.  Second, we will be arriving in Riverside on Jan 16. What are we going to do for 4 days without a car?  I really don't want to rent a car!

Luckily, tonight while we we watching the NFL playoffs, the driver of the car transport called to say that he was picking up the car today, Sunday!  After a few calls from him scheduling the pickup, we arranged to meet him at an empty parking lot in Sterling.  He arrived 5 minutes after we got to the designated lot. We inspected the car and he loaded it onto the carrier.  He says he will be in Riverside this Saturday, Jan 14. and expects to be paid COD cash or certified check.  OMG!  We won't be there until Monday Jan 16!  Another complication!

We frantically called our cousin in Riverside to see if she could meet the truck.  Luckily it's on a Saturday and she isn't working, so she agreed. What a sweetheart!  I just need to get a certified check out to her for the driver before arrives.  No sweat Priority Mail  will will do the trick.