While shipping your car, you may end up paying a large sum of money all at one go, inclusive of all taxes. But while driving, you may think that expenses are less, but you may run into all types of additional expenses, from breakages to tolls to extra gas. You may feel that you're paying less but you're spreading the money over a longer period of time, but you end up paying more. If you're planning to sell your car in the future, it would be better to ship the car, as saving miles can fetch you more money. Shipping is considered safer, because if you drive chances of accidents, scratches increase. If you choose enclosed car shipping, you are also protecting your car from certain elements like sun, heat, snow etc. If you ship your car, it means you can sit back and relax.