How many car dealers are there in Eastern Washington?
Probably not enough for one of these ships, and I doubt it would make it through the locks anyway, but I happened to see this one in Astoria. There are giant lots near Portland where they unload these ships. I see them going up and down the Columbia all the time, but I usually don't get to observe them so closely.
I was surprised how high in the water this one was riding, and I wondered if the economy meant there were fewer cars then usual, but maybe there is enough structure beneath the water that they always ride like that. Apparently the Columbia River channel has a depth of 40 feet.