Buying a car long distance?

"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib) 02/01/2018 at 23:39 • Filed to: None

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How does one handle the purchase of a car when it’s not within reasonable driving range? I’m looking for a ‘66 Galaxie convert, and there are a bunch online but they’re all hundreds of miles away. Normally I’d bring my floor jack and an old blanket to have a look underneath, then take the car for a long drive to check everything out. How do you cover yourself if the car you want is several states away?

HammerheadFistpunch > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/01/2018 at 23:47

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have the owner take it to a shop of your choosing for a PPI at your expense. Thats about it aside from having a friend check it out. I bought my current car long distance and had it shipped.

random001 > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/02/2018 at 06:42

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Just buy it, sight unseen, and assume everything will be fine and people are honest?

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > HammerheadFistpunch 02/02/2018 at 11:30

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Ditto, what they said.

HammerheadFistpunch > random001 02/02/2018 at 11:34

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thats...what I did. It turned out mostly okay.

random001 > HammerheadFistpunch 02/02/2018 at 12:09

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I’ve done that, too. Once it turned out very badly.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > random001 02/02/2018 at 17:45

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The Pollyanna approach. I like it.