The cost to ship a car from Tacoma to Denver is typically $1,400 to $1,600 on an open trailer, and takes between four to five days in transit time. That is a running mid-size car over about 1,320 miles. Front Range metro addresses sit lower in the range and foothills addresses higher.

Four to five days on the road for about 1,320 miles. Denver sits southeast of Tacoma with two mountain systems in between, which is why it takes longer than the mileage suggests. Your pickup window runs first: six days on Standard, three on Expedited.

Because a 75-foot truck has to leave its route to reach them, and some of those roads it cannot climb at all. Evergreen, Conifer, Genesee and the canyons above Golden and Boulder work best with a handover in Golden, Morrison or off C-470.

No, and it comes up often on this lane. Lakewood, Colorado is a city of about 155,000 just west of Denver, and we deliver there. Lakewood, Washington is where our staffed office sits, nine miles from downtown Tacoma. Name both states when you book and it stays clear.

Most run I-5 south to Portland, east through the Columbia River Gorge on I-84 to Boise and Ogden, then I-80 across southern Wyoming to Cheyenne and south on I-25. The other way crosses Snoqualmie Pass and follows I-90 through Montana.

The I-84 and I-80 line. It sits lower than the I-90 crossing through Montana, so it keeps moving through more of the season. From November to March we plan a spare day on either route.

March, which catches out people moving from the coast. Front Range snow peaks in March and April rather than midwinter, and a storm can briefly close I-25 or I-70. Late September is the easiest stretch on this lane.

Yes, across the metro grid. Aurora, Arvada, Westminster, Thornton, Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Broomfield, Boulder and Longmont share the Denver range. Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and the resort towns price as their own lanes.

Usually from the corner. Capitol Hill, Baker, Five Points and the Highlands have narrow streets, permit parking and garages off back alleys, so the driver meets you on a wider cross street a block or two away.

The delivery address first, then vehicle size, trailer type, whether the car runs, the season and your date window. A metro drop with flexible dates is the cheapest version of this trip.

Give three or four possible pickup days and a metro delivery address. That puts your car on a trailer already heading southeast rather than one arranged for a single morning.

A little, and nothing went wrong in transit. Denver sits at 5,280 feet, so a tire gauge reads higher than it did at sea level. Check the pressures against the door-jamb figure once the car has sat overnight. An older non-turbo engine also feels down on power in thinner air.

It does over time. UV is stronger at altitude than under Puget Sound cloud, and dashboards and trim show it first. A windshield shade is a cheap, worthwhile purchase in the first week.

Open is right for most cars and it is what the price covers. Enclosed runs about 80 percent more, so a $1,500 open move is roughly $2,700 enclosed. It suits a collector car, fresh paint or anything low.

Yes. The carrier's Carrier Cargo Insurance covers it from pickup to delivery, and we send you the certificate as soon as your truck is assigned.

Usually yes, within reason. Most drivers will take a few things as a courtesy. Keep it under about 100 pounds, pack it neatly, and keep it out of sight from outside the car. Think a few boxes in the trunk rather than a carload. The one thing to know is that you are paying to move the vehicle, so the carrier's insurance covers the car itself. Keep anything you would hate to lose with you.

Give it a wash, photograph all four corners and the odometer, and leave about a quarter tank. Take off a ski rack, roof box or Good To Go pass, and mention an alarm or a starting quirk.

At your address wherever the street allows. South Tacoma, Fife and the blocks near I-5 load at the curb. The North End, Stadium District, Proctor and Hilltop are steeper, so the driver picks a lot on Pacific Avenue, 6th Avenue or near the Tacoma Mall.

Within 90 days of becoming a resident, according to the Colorado DMV. You title the car first, then register it at your county motor vehicle office.

Most gas cars do once they are past their seventh model year. Colorado runs the program across the Denver metro area and the North Front Range. All-electric vehicles and motorcycles are exempt.

A Colorado tax based on your vehicle's value rather than a flat fee, collected with registration and highest in a car's early years. Look yours up on the Colorado DMV fees page before you budget.

Yes, year-round. Buckley is in Aurora on the east side of the metro, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord borders our Lakewood, Washington office. Check your orders first, since the vehicle allowance depends on the move type.

Fort Carson is about 70 miles south in Colorado Springs, far enough that it prices as its own lane. Put the base into the calculator or call us and we will quote it properly.

Two to three weeks works well. In the summer moving season, give it three to four. Expedited narrows the pickup window to three days when a date is locked in.

A deposit at booking, then the balance to the driver at delivery by cashier's check, money order or cash. You can also put the whole amount on a credit card at booking.

Cancel any time before we assign a carrier and your deposit comes back to you. Once we assign one and send you the driver's details, that money is spoken for. It is not gone, though. You can push the move back and use it on a later shipment.

Yes, on a winch-equipped truck, which adds $200 or more to the running price. Say so at quote time and the right equipment is booked for pickup.

Yes. The driver's number is yours for calls and texts, updates come by email, and GPS tracking is available on trucks that carry it.