I did something stupid

This past fall I "accidentally" won a car in an auction and it was on the opposite side of the country. I spent more money on it than I made in my first 10 years of adulthood. It was nerve wracking and stressful. Then the car didn't start when it got here. Crank, no fire. I hated the thing and wanted to light it on fire and walk away. The emotional roller coaster from that experience was intense.

It worked itself out and has become the best automotive experience for me to date.

Stick it out OP, you'll have a great story by the time you get the car. Auto shippers are a pain in the ***. They have to orchestrate chaos and put a truck, trailer (with space), and a driver all in one place at the same time. The trailer also has to be one that's getting loaded with cars headed a similar direction.

My car, it took 3 weeks before it went on the road. But, the hauler was able to house it, insured, at their warehouse and they picked it up within 4 days of me booking them. I used an outfit called affordable auto transport. I never talked to the same person twice, and they only texted me. I was sure the car was gone at several points.. But it was fine in the end. I paid cash upon arrival, which was both a comfort and felt like it was too good to be true and so weirded me out.

Several guys I work with ship cars several times a year, they usually use reliable auto transport and those crazy Russians cover some miles in a hurry..

I'd ask the the shipper about options for a bonded warehouse, or changing the pickup location to wherever you can get it temporarily housed. Or call a new shipper, assuming you haven't burned all your cash by paying in advance, and see if they can store it or if it can be dropped off by the previous owner. If you already paid, try to reverse the charges if you used a credit card if you can make a deal with a new shipper.

That, or just list the car in the for sale section with the whole story. No need to walk away from something you wanted bad enough at one point.