unless one is willing to pay top dollar to one of the leading carriers, shopping around for transport is really.....messy....! go on line and get a few "free" quotes and the sharks come calling! and, the estimates from most brokers are low....some quite low! and, then your broker throws your info onto the big board and the real cost of transport is way beyond the free quote..... 3,4,5,6 hundred or more dollars. oh well, I suppose I knew this from past experiences but it is never easy to accept in principle. thanks for the recommendations and advice from the forum members. the car is nice but not the apple of the purist eye so I elected to do open transport....and hope for the best!