Has anybody done this (or any oceanic shipping)? We are moving this summer and plan on shipping our car from San Francisco to our new home in Kauai. We are still looking at different shippers but leaning toward Horizon (shipmyvehicle.com).

All of the shippers say that vehicle security systems "must be turned off". Is there a way to turn off the security system in the Prius (mine is an '06)? Do you have to get the dealer to do that? Or do they just mean an after-market-type security system?

I asked a vehicle shipper this, by email, but got no response, so I was wondering if there was anyone on here who might know.

Ask the shipper if the 12 VDC battery can be disconnected during the trip. But by now, they've probably had a few Prius, they didn't have anything specific?

BTW, nice move! Permanent?

Bob Wilson

Operation Iraqi Oil Freedom:

Automatic, stock, project car.

My other 1500 cc car:

Automatic, stock, backup car.
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