Travel to the USA by ship with a car

Eric Cartman

Ok so Im playing around with the idea of bringing a car with 3 others to the USA by ship, driving around on irish plates and doing some east coast travel. Im aware the cost may be insane but I want to check it out.

1) how can I and my car get to the USA the easiest way (direct ships etc)
2) is there anyone who will isnsure me to drive an irish reg car in the US (car is 20 years old and the model was available stateside if that makes odds)

I think it would be an insane adventure and well worth it.

Joe Don Dante

how many pints have you had tonight mate ?

Victor

Irish insurance is unlikely to cover you there.

You may be subject to import duties, etc.

What happens if it breaks down and you can't get parts or a suitable mechanic?

It will be a right-hand drive car, where everyone else will be in a left-hand drive car.

In the event of a collision, you have a 20 year old car, up against SUVs that weigh several tonnes.

Easiest transport is likely to be sticking it in a container. It might take several weeks to get to where you want it. You and your crew can then fly.

Yamanoto

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I think it would be an insane adventure and well worth it.

Well, you're half right.

aaronm13

If only you could go to these place and say get a loan of a car for a few days. Really think there's a gap in the market for such a business.

Oafley Jones

Why da fuk would you do that?!? Although... part of me (knowing your posting history on the politics forum) may think that travelling around parts of the east coast on Irish plates might be a valuable eye opening experience for you.

Lol..... The car would have to go in a container. There's no ferry service to the US....ignoring cost and other issues. I doubt you could coordinate exact arrival of car stateside.

Just go & rent something 🚗 there....if doing the trip in your own car is the magic then the actual trip isn't IMO.

Yamanoto

Forego the ship.....

jhegarty

aaronm13 wrote: »

If only you could go to these place and say get a loan of a car for a few days. Really think there's a gap in the market for such a business.

Like a car library ?

I think you are on to something big here.

Plumbthedepths

Eric Cartman wrote:

I think it would be an insane .

Totally agree with you.

PCeeeee

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Ok so Im playing around with the idea of bringing a car with 3 others to the USA by ship, driving around on irish plates and doing some east coast travel. Im aware the cost may be insane but I want to check it out.

1) how can I and my car get to the USA the easiest way (direct ships etc)
2) is there anyone who will isnsure me to drive an irish reg car in the US (car is 20 years old and the model was available stateside if that makes odds)

I think it would be an insane adventure and well worth it.

I would not drive a rhd in the US. No way

Nikki Sixx

Does flying go against your climate change scruples? Every person who preaches about our carbon footprint , will one day have to board a plane with a hoodie over their head.

Nikki Sixx

Victor wrote: »

Irish insurance is unlikely to cover you there.

You may be subject to import duties, etc.

What happens if it breaks down and you can't get parts or a suitable mechanic?

It will be a right-hand drive car, where everyone else will be in a left-hand drive car.

In the event of a collision, you have a 20 year old car, up against SUVs that weigh several tonnes.

Easiest transport is likely to be sticking it in a container. It might take several weeks to get to where you want it. You and your crew can then fly.

I’d say flying is the issue here, he probably had been raging about the unnecessary soft plastic packaging around bananas and now feels a hypocrite if he boards a plane.

killbillvol2

Nikki Sixx wrote: »

I’d say flying is the issue here, he probably had been raging about the unnecessary soft plastic packaging around bananas and now feels a hypocrite if he boards a plane.

I'd say posting sh1te at 4 in the morning is the issue here.

elperello

OP
You can ship a car to the US.
You can get a berth on a cargo ship but probably not the one your car is on.
Go ahead follow your dream.

El Tarangu

Presumably, if they wanted to go to all the trouble and expense to ship the car to the States in the first place, the OP would want to ship their car back to Ireland again afterwards.

So multiply:

(all practicalities + expense) x2

I'd say you could rent a car over there for close to a year for the same cost. Is that not part of the fun of renting a car on holiday - getting to pick something you would never commit to buying in real life, and really opening it up on the motorway, gearbox be damned?

deandean

I know of people that have shipped motorcycles over to the States for an adventure tour. Not sure of the cost, the used a shipping agent. But they're without the bike for a long time, it might be four to six weeks each way.
But there is still the disadvantage of driving a right-hand drive motorbike in the States ðŸ˜

Bigus

The reverse would be a lot more sane and financially rewarding, buy a good classic over there, drive everywhere and ship it back home afterwards.

enda1

Drive east through Eurasia and then get a ferry across the Bering Straits. Then cut across the wilds of Alaska and Canada to reach the Eastern seaboard.

Sell your car in the States before flying back though. A 20 year old shitbox hardly has any value in Ireland, but being a genuine Irish car might hold some value to some Plastic Paddies in Boston or NY.

Seems more plausible and a lot more adventurous!

Edit:

Turns out crossing those straits looks a disaster, ah well. https://angusadventures.com/adventurer-handbook/beringstrait/

ted1

deandean wrote: »

I know of people that have shipped motorcycles over to the States for an adventure tour. Not sure of the cost, the used a shipping agent. But they're without the bike for a long time, it might be four to six weeks each way.
But there is still the disadvantage of driving a right-hand drive motorbike in the States ðŸ˜

Why bring an apple to an orchard ? Buy a bike there and ship it back

Muahahaha

deandean wrote: »

I know of people that have shipped motorcycles over to the States for an adventure tour. Not sure of the cost, the used a shipping agent. But they're without the bike for a long time, it might be four to six weeks each way.
But there is still the disadvantage of driving a right-hand drive motorbike in the States ðŸ˜

I know Aer Lingus can carry motorbikes in the hold too. Not sure of cost but a mate who works for them reckons they can get a really cheap price for staff