Sell or ship car

[LAL]

To ship our car it's $1k cross country.  Car worth $6k 2006 hyundai sonata.  Should we just sell and buy another $6k car when we move?  We bought it used for $10k 3 years ago.  We aren't adverse to keeping it.  My DH wants to sell and buy something else.  I think keep and ship.  Which one makes more financial sense?

[ZiziPB]

Search Craigslist, Carmax, etc. - in your current location to confirm what you could get for your car and in your new location to see what you can buy for $6-7K.  Don't forget to take transaction costs into account (sales tax). Make a decision based on this.

[KCM5]

Also, is the car in sound mechanical shape? If you know it's a good car in good shape, that may be worth $1000 to you. I mean, $1000 is one or two car repairs.

Why can't you drive it? That could be a fun trip.

[protostache]

When my wife and I moved across country we sold my car and drove hers. This was before our discovery of MMM so when we arrived in our new place I promptly plunked down the proceeds as a down payment on a brand new car (since paid off).

I think if you don't mind the car and think it could survive the trip then it makes sense to drive it. I don't think I would ship a car that's only worth $6k, though, just because the transaction costs to sell it and buy a new one in your new location are surely less than $1k.

[JoJo]

I chose to pack up my car and drive cross country.   In addition to gas & where and tear there's also hotel costs.  But I'm guessing you would save on some flight(s) by doing this.

[LAL]

We are already driving cross country for a vacation road tripping.  But it doesn't make sense to drive a penske truck for some reason the rental rate is really high where i live to rent one way to where we are going.  If it were the other way it's about 60% LESS.

So we are shipping some stuff and driving out there in our subaru outback 2010.  Now the question is to ship or drive or hire someone to drive our other car?

[Sibley]

You're shipping your stuff. Driving 1 car, trying to figure out what the do with the 2nd car. And you have at least 2 people able to drive.

Two options:
1. Sell the car, maybe buy a new-to-you car in the new location.
2. Drive both cars yourselves. Don't need 2 people to drive 1 car after all. Bonus points if you car camp to save on hotels.

[Clean Shaven]

Are you moving somewhere that cars tend to rust fast? (and is your Hyundai not rusty) - -  or vice versa, moving from rusty place to dry desert?

Could be a factor in sell vs drive it.

[LAL]

We are moving from a rusty place, but our car isn't rusty, and to a place that isn't rusty.

What about selling our Sonata and buying a used minivan and then turning around and selling it after we move?