Auto Transport vs. Driving It Yourself: The Mile-by-Mile Calculator
A 2,400-mile drive from Boston to Phoenix takes most people four days. Three nights of motels at $115. About $260 in gas. Maybe $180 on road food. Two days off work, conservatively $400 lost. Add the wear on a vehicle, about $0.07 per mile in actual depreciation for a 5-year-old SUV, and you’re at $1,008 in real costs before you’ve eaten dinner at your destination. The same vehicle on an open carrier car transport from Boston to Phoenix runs $1,150 to $1,400 in 2026. You fly for $180. You arrive…
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