The reason I can't drive it is that it's 12V and only rated for 120 lbs :(
I've been searching Craigslist and Marketplace for years and finally found the PowerWheels car for my daughter that I've been looking for. Only problem is that it is in the Bay Area and I'm in the Mitten area (Michigan).
I'm checking on shipping right now; it may be like $200 in which case my wife will nix the plan, but would anyone be willing to pick this thing up for me and take it to a shipper?
Tell your wife you found a better deal on shipping and don't let her know the true cost? 
Yeah so quotes I’m getting are INSANE like okay I found a $400 but also a $7k for 40 lbs, 48x29x21. I don’t understand how you can buy powerwheels all day long on eBay shipped for $150!
Now I'm intrigued. This must be one special Power wheels...
On the SF side you might look at something like https://www.taskrabbit.com/ to get the item picked up, crated and dropped to a shipper.
Before that, get a quote from someplace like Fastenal to see what they would charge to deliver the crate to a Fastenal store near you.
Fly out, buy rust-free truck in Cali, insert Power Wheel, drive to Michigan, sell rust-free truck = Profit on whole deal?
Yeah it's very hard to find- it's a Lotus Exige, the closest I can come to an Elise for my second daughter, who is 3. Her sister Shelby has a Shelby Cobra and got to do an awesome photoshoot with it
but I just have not been able to get one for Elise. We gave her her cousin Cooper's Mini Cooper decorated up for her but sometimes she's still like "dad, will you get me my own car with my name on it?" So I use searchtempest sometimes to check all the craigslists and FINALLY I've found one! But man... this just doesn't look like it's happening. I'm trying to work with BLF but their site is unresponsive and really, if I'm going through a hired service to box it up, the price has already gone too far. My wife thinks $150 for the car itself is too much to start with, so that's not helping
Check bus freight.
spitfirebill said:Check bus freight.
Brother, that's only $109! THAT'S what I'm talking about! I'd never heard of grayhound shipping things before.
Okay, wheels are turning again. I'll see if the seller would be up for putting it in a box and dropping it off. Haha my sentimentality for my daughters having their "own" cars is certainly NOT matched by my wife- esp to the tune of $260, shipped. But I must proceed!
Make sure that the seller packs it bomb proof when shipping Greyhound. Don't ask me how I know that...
Okay seller won’t pack it and ship. Anyone in the area up for it?
If they can find a big enough box, you can ship it like I used to ship transmissions and such.
Wrap the item in a few layers of plastic and trash bags. Line the inside of the box with plastic, fill with expanding foam, tape shut. Ship.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/392824868525707/
A blue Cobra...https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/392824868525707/
$99...https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2717382791865313/.
Does your daughter want a Lotus, or does Daddy want one for her? There are lots of other models for sale in Michigan on FB Marketplace if something other than a Lotus is acceptable.
Edit: Never mind....I just reread the whole thread and clued in to the kids' names. 
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