I was on the Big Island last weekend driving around in a rather boring Ford Escort. Outer Island roads have AWD written all over them...
So I did a little research and found that it costs around $200 to ship an auto to the Big Island and back (includes discount for return shipping within 30 days).
Depending on the rental car rates you would probably break even a little over 1 week.
We may go back in June and spend a week so....

The question is:

Do you know of anyone who has shipped their vehicle's to an outer island and if so how did it work out?

Here is a link to the Young Brothers page:

http://www.htbyb.com/

BTW, it's cheaper to ship to Kauai and Maui....

 

thats pretty cheap its about the same price my company gets we ship outter island all the time havnt really had any problems all i can say is check your car really good for damages before and after =)

 

A co-worker may ship his SUV over (around $250) and back for a week. The rental price for SUVs is pretty steep and you can't take a normal rental car on Saddle road.

If it goes well for him I may ship my WRX over for a week while we are on vacation there.

The only issue will be getting from the Airport to the pier, but we have friends there who may be able to help on that.

 

Tim,

You rock. Now let me see if I can get my car together and then put a plan together.

Aloha

 

Whatcha thinkin'?

I'd like to take a trip to the big island dragway!
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hey, if we plan far enough out, ... maybe we can take a group trip over there!!

 

I'm down for a group trip!

 

Maybe we could talk them into a further discount.

As a note, I didn't have any plans. I was just curious for future planning, but if we were to put something together I'd go.

 

Big Island Cruise? That would be wild! Well if it's in June I may be there.

 

Just a word of warning. I recently shipped my car here and matson is currently on a 3 week backup.

 

This does not apply to west coast shipping. We're talking inter-island only through Young Brothers. http://www.htbyb.com/

 

I priced a rental car for a week and it comes out close to $225 (once you add all the tax, surcharge, etc..), and that's for a lousy economy car.
So I think I'm going to try this. I plan to call YB and make sure there are no hidden costs or other issues. If not I'll book my dates in June.

 

that would be a neat trip. the big island has an awesome track. at least the last time i was there. nice launch pad, water box and long run off at the end. time slips given from the tower on the return road. memorial day weekend use to be the big drag event. at least that's how it was a few years ago.

 

Sweet

 

The bad news:

Once you add the insurance and other expenses the round trip cost is closer to $250.
Also, you have to drop the car off the day before the barge goes out and can pick it up the day after the barge comes in.
It's still doable for me, but leaning back to just renting a car.

Will post an update if I still decide to do it.