Good idea? 

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Published 01/31/2017 at 16:49

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Is it a good idea to fly a 1000 miles across the country to buy a Fiesta for like 2 grand off?

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Replies (21)

Kinja'd!!! "Tripper" (tripe46)
01/31/2017 at 16:51, STARS: 0

How much will it cost you to fly/stay? Where is the car? If it’s less than 2k for you to fly/stay (if you need to stay) and it’s in a cool place. I say go get it!

Kinja'd!!! "For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
01/31/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 1

Yes, if you buy this instead

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Kinja'd!!! "Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
01/31/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 1

I bought a car from California and I’m in Wisconsin. I didn’t fly out, I paid for it to be shipped.

Kinja'd!!! "Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
01/31/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 0

Yes because it equals a road trip + a new car.

Kinja'd!!! "jkm7680" (jkm7680)
01/31/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 1

Nope.

Also, that dealer is fairly sketchy. Lots of salvage title cars/cars with problems work their way into their inventory.

Kinja'd!!! "S65" (granthp)
01/31/2017 at 16:54, STARS: 0

I’d say no

Kinja'd!!! "BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
01/31/2017 at 16:54, STARS: 4

Do yourself a favor and be extremely careful if you want to buy a car from them. I’ve been to their dealerships to look at cars before and most of the ones I saw had accidents, salvage titles, rebuilt titles, rental history, and/or frame damage. Just a heads up.

Kinja'd!!! "E90M3" (e90m3)
01/31/2017 at 16:57, STARS: 0

Is this the car? The link you posted doesn’t go to it.

Kinja'd!!! "Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord." (ningaboss)
01/31/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0

Yes.

Kinja'd!!! "Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord." (ningaboss)
01/31/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0

Who did you send to inspect it?

Kinja'd!!! "Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
01/31/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0

$12,999 is super cheap - that said, plane ticket would be $400ish probably and fuel would be roughly another $100. You could probably avoid a hotel stay if you’re up for a long day, but if you need that, it’s another $100. Buying a used car remotely also means you should have somebody inspect it for you, so that would be $200ish.

If the $1200ish you’d likely save is worth your time, I’d say go for it, but since others have said this dealer can be sketchy, make sure to have it inspected by a third party before plunking cash down.

Kinja'd!!! "E90M3" (e90m3)
01/31/2017 at 17:00, STARS: 1

That is super cheap, I wonder why that’s the case.

I bought my M3 over the phone, and they delivered it to me. Like Atlas M said, if you get this one, get it shipped.

Kinja'd!!! "Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
01/31/2017 at 17:19, STARS: 0

No Recaros, no bueno.

Kinja'd!!! "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
01/31/2017 at 17:20, STARS: 1

With their prices so low, I would be extremely suspect.

Kinja'd!!! "BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind" (briangriffinsprius)
01/31/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 0

I wouldn’t for a car like that. Even $2k off, find one locally and haggle down $1k and call it even.

Kinja'd!!! "Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
01/31/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 1

I got it from a private party so I had him take it to a local BMW dealer for an inspection and send me the report. We split the cost.

Kinja'd!!! "The AE86 of Mt. Akina (Hachi)" (theae86)
01/31/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 0

Some dealers will pay for a one way ticket, make sure to ask.

Kinja'd!!! "holytaco904" (holytaco904)
01/31/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 1

Used to be in the business in FL. They are notorious for selling cars with branded titles. Most of their cars have a title brand for manufacturers buyback (lemon law), rebuilt, or other defect. I wouldn’t recommend them to any of my friends or family.

Kinja'd!!! "Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
01/31/2017 at 17:54, STARS: 0

My Mom got a CPO Limited with 6k miles for like 4k more. It also doesn’t have a sketch title.

Kinja'd!!! "Pyrochazm" (pyrochazm)
01/31/2017 at 18:42, STARS: 0

I don’t know how good of an idea it is, but I’ve always wanted to try it myself.

Kinja'd!!! "Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
02/01/2017 at 17:12, STARS: 0

Only thing is that, if they offer a warranty, you won’t be able to use it.