Shipping frustrations...

You've been given good advice, either go get it and drive it home or use one of the
better car haulers, or go over to www.moparts.com and they have a car hauling section
with good qualified car movers who criss cross the country. Nothing is cheap as you
have already found out, but for between $800 and $1200 you should be able to find
a reputable company to haul the car for you.

I do some hauling more locally, but there is already snow on the ground in and around
Denver so I'm not interested in the trip.

Good luck with what ever you decide to do.