So here are the facts about relocating a car on December 22nd. What people love to think is that the week between Christmas and New Year’s is a dead period. Nothing is moving, everything is closed, right? Wrong.
One of our customers at Merrick called up right around the holidays with their sights fixed on getting their shiny new 2025 Chrysler 200 to South Carolina. Now, to be truthful with you, we weren’t sure if we could deliver it that quickly with the upcoming holiday. But what actually went down is what follows.
How It Went Down
We fixed the reservation for Dec 22 and set Jan 3 as the first available pickup time. Let everyone have a couple days to clear the holiday fog and get back to the real world, okay?
The part of us that was surprised was how easily things were falling in place. On the same day, January 3rd, a carrier was allocated to us. They collected the Chrysler from Merrick that afternoon. No hanging about. No “we will get there sometime next week” attitude.
The drive from Long Island to Chapin, though, isn’t bad. That’s 750 miles, and you take I-95 through Jersey, Maryland, and into the Carolinas. Can do it in a solid day and a half, taking breaks. Delivered on the 7th. Four days from door to door. This is even during a busy shipping season.
Why This Timing Actually Worked
Usually, most people believe January is just dragging because December was crazy. The truth is, most carriers will begin traveling for this new year because they have to make up for what they missed in December. They’re eager and ready to go.
If you position yourself correctly following the holiday rush, you’ll find drivers looking for work, and it’ll be no contest, no hanging around. For this particular pickup, he continues, it’ll be $799 for a brand-new Chrysler 200, NY to South Carolina. That’s a good rate for the mileage. It’s a 2025 model, and they were obvious about it being a car to handle with kid gloves. Not some clunker to slop into the back of the truck and forget about.
The Route
Merrick to Chapin isn’t a regular route, but we know the area. It’s from the suburbs of Long Island to the lakes of South Carolina. Chapin just so happens to be on Lake Murray. Good place to go if you haven’t been. Most people take 95 South, come around through North Carolina via 85, then down into South Carolina. Real easy, no going through the mountains, no wacky route changes. Only way you’ll get held up is around DC or Richmond. But come early January, the roads will be wide open. Everybody’s at their job, everybody else is back in their bed. In fact, this is one of the easiest times to relocate a car to the East Coast.
Transport Summary
Vehicle: 2025 Chrysler 200
Route: Merrick, NY to Chapin, SC
Distance: 758 miles (Northeast to Southeast corridor)
Primary Routes: I-95 S through Mid-Atlantic states, I-85 into South Carolina
Service: Open-air multi-car carrier
Cost: $799.00 ($0.94 per mile)
Transit Time: 4 days (December 22 booking – January 3 pickup – January 7 delivery)
See also: New York to North Carolina Car Shipping
