Hey Folks!
I find myself at that unavoidable milestone of the maturation process; mid-life crisis!
More accurate, really, is that I am now more ABLE to indulge myself beyond the occasional audio purchase costing a few hundreds of dollars and am looking to acquire some "heavy metal" in the range of 12-15K ducats- a car now considered classic, but at the time of my youth and early adulthood, merely 'unobtainable'.
I have been looking online, Autotrader Classics, Hemmings and dealer sites and have seen quite the range of price, style, oddity and commonality. And I have found more than a few candidates that I think would 'scratch the itch'.
So, my questions are :
Has anyone bought a car, turn-key only please, online from such sites I have mentioned?
I am open to a car from any part of the US, but as I am NOT able to just pick-up and leave to toe inspect said cars at will, are there firms that do classic car inspections/look arounds for potential buyers, or is that just asking for trouble?
Is it better to limit my hunting range, 25, 50, 100, 200 miles?
I thank you all in advance for your comment and input!
Jim
I find myself at that unavoidable milestone of the maturation process; mid-life crisis!
More accurate, really, is that I am now more ABLE to indulge myself beyond the occasional audio purchase costing a few hundreds of dollars and am looking to acquire some "heavy metal" in the range of 12-15K ducats- a car now considered classic, but at the time of my youth and early adulthood, merely 'unobtainable'.
I have been looking online, Autotrader Classics, Hemmings and dealer sites and have seen quite the range of price, style, oddity and commonality. And I have found more than a few candidates that I think would 'scratch the itch'.
So, my questions are :
Has anyone bought a car, turn-key only please, online from such sites I have mentioned?
I am open to a car from any part of the US, but as I am NOT able to just pick-up and leave to toe inspect said cars at will, are there firms that do classic car inspections/look arounds for potential buyers, or is that just asking for trouble?
Is it better to limit my hunting range, 25, 50, 100, 200 miles?
I thank you all in advance for your comment and input!
Jim