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Want our services?? Ship your Porsche or just it's engine to our location!! Due to our somewhat secluded location, most of our work is shipped in from various locations throughout the US and across the World. The shipping of your Engine or Porsche is simple and cost effective and we can assist you with scheduling and logistics associated with this. We have shipped hundreds of engines and cars to and from our location over the years with great success.
We ship engines both in the US and internationally. International customers scroll to the bottom of this page for info. Over 90% of our Clients are not located within driving distance from our Facility, so we rely heavily on shipping companies to get our raw products and parts to us, as well as getting the complete, new engine, transaxle, or complete "Powertrain package" or even a Porsche to its new home safely and timely. Shipping within the US, lower 48 states: Between our aircooled and watercooled engines, we have at least one engine in every state in America! This includes Alaska,Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands! Our shipping carrier for engine and transaxle shipments is Fed Ex Freight, they are one of the few carriers that we have used that have good rates, give us a good bulk discount and have good insurance policies and ethics to make our customers feel comfortable with shipping their engine investment across country. Other carriers may ship your engine for less, but we highly recommend that you use our carrier. The shipping of an engine is something that some customers may fear, but many customers actually benefit from purchasing their engine from us, and having it shipped, rather than buying locally. Most customers from the continental US save money that would normally be spent on local sales tax. Our state does not require sales tax on items shipped out of state. Most customers can have the engine shipped for 1/2 the normal sales tax amount if bought locally, especially in states that have higher sales tax percentages. In most instances, we can have any engine shipped for less than $300-500 US dollars to most non rural areas within the US. Some customers that are off the beaten path for shipping may incur more expense, and in times of fuel increases the shippers charge more. Shipping varies just like gas prices do, so we cannot guarantee any figures on costs involved. The engine normally arrives in 3-4 working days from date of shipment, customers. Our method of crating is different than most. We first start with a heavy duty 37"x37"x28" box and use steel and nylon straps to secure the engine (some may vary due to engine type and size. The pallet is then equipped with 7/16" plywood sides and top to make a secure shipping container. I have a local construction worker build these for me and we have never had one come apart in shipping, and never had an insurance claim on an engine with Fed Ex Freight! Even though we are located in the Mountains of Northeast Georgia, far away from the West Coast, many of our customers are from California and the Pacific Northwest. There is a very high concentration of Porsche owners in these regions and due to our high shipping volumes to those areas we get better rates with our shipper and pass them on if possible. Some customers are very reserved about doing business with a company from the Internet that they have no way of actually seeing before the purchase. I highly suggest that you do a search on www.google.com and any search engine for the key words "Jake Raby"and you will get plenty of feedback that should help you to see that we are real, not "Fly by night" and deliver what we say, when we say consistently. Also check out our customer testimonials as some customers have released their email addresses so others can network with them- That's how happy they are about what we created just for them! International Shipments: If you are interested in a complete engine from us, but are in another country- its no problem. We have a high concentration of engine in the UK, as well as many other countries in Europe and Asia. Matter of fact, we have at least one engine on every continent, except Antarctica! The highest concentration of customers internationally is in Asia, and the UK, they are our bigger markets. Our shipper for international shipments is BAX Global, as well as smaller shipments handled by Federal Express. We have customers from as far as Australia who desire to get their correctly assembled engine from us, and shipping is not an issue. Don't let miles separate you from the engine that you want, and deserve! Shipping is easy, and may actually save you money. Please add $250.00 for crating of any Porsche engine. Jake Raby
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