I've thought the same thing - if a particular car is potentially worth $15,000+, and worth paying someone $750 to truck it across the country, why isn't it worth a $250 plane ticket to see it first? It may turn out to be your best investment in the car, especially if you decide that the seller is lying and you avoid a 5-figure headache. Buying blind might be worth the risk on a non-running/parts car, but if you are buying what you expect to be a good-excellent condition car, you, or a very trusted advisor, need to see it first. With some shopping and flexibilty about flying at odd times, there are not many places you can't get to on the cheap. Dave S (Looked at a (non DMC) car today in Baltimore, will come back out in two weeks and drive it home to IL.) --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "darryl" <dtinnerstet@xxxx> wrote: > > <<do I venture driving the car several hundred miles > home from possible points of purchase, or use someone like > Dependable Auto Shippers to get it back home?>> > > Advice from someone with experience - #1, spend the airfare or make the drive to check the car out in person, and #2, either drive it home or tow it yourself. I have had 2 non-running DeLoreans shipped cross country to me, and shipped one with 81 miles on it all the way to Switzerland, all with no problems. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/