Buying a Car From Far Away

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Originally Posted by BoxMann

(i) Do you ordinarily do it in two trips, i.e., one trip to see the car, then if you like it return home and arrange a PPI, and if it comes through the PPI with flying colors, you fly back to pick the car up?

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(ii) Do you do it in one trip, i.e., fly there to see the car, have the PPI done, and if it all checks out, pay the Seller and drive home?

OR

(iii) Arrange for the PPI first, and if it checks out well, fly down, pay the Seller and drive home?

Zero trips.

PPI first by a local inspection company. Then bought the car (paid via wire transfer). Then had a transport company pick it up and deliver it to me.

I've done this three times and its worked great every time.