Buying a car out of state or country.

[ZiggyL78]

Anyone here have a sure fire way of buying a car out of state without getting stung if you can't see the car in person?

Thanks

[Lee Stewart]

Hire an appraiser to go look at the car. One who is well versed with the model. He will give you a detailed report as to the condition and provenance of the car. If you are satisfied with the report, hire a local attorney, one who has knowledge of State issued automobile titles. Wire him the purchase price which he holds in escrow for you. Send him the photos and report the appraiser gave you. Then arrange to have the seller go to the attorney's office driving/deliver the car you are buying. Seller signs a Bill Of Sale and the Title which the attorney examines to make sure it is a valid document. It is always best if the Title is in the Seller's name BTW. Once this is done, the attorney gives him his money. You pre-arrange with a trucking company to pickup the car the same day at the attorney's office. Seller takes a cab home or brings someone with him so he has a ride home.

Or for more money, have the attorney go to location of the car and do the deal there and wait for the trucking company to arrive.

Attorney Fed-Ex's your documents for next day delivery.

If the buyer balks at any of your requirements . . . walk away and find another car.

An honest man will have nothing to hide and will understand your concerns and work with you. A crook will do the opposite.

[Too Many Projects]

I've had members of other forums inspect project cars for me in the past and they have been very honest in their appraisal and take/send many pics, if they find the car is accurately described. NONE of the cars were near as good and I've never bought one of them.
If it's a late model, hiring the appraiser may be safer avenue.

[Crossbreed383]

I agree with what everyone else has said so far .
I will add though, if you are in the least bit picky as to what you will or won't be satisfied
with ,then no one can ever give you accurate view of the car until you own eyes do so for
you .
I have only bought 1 car sight unseen ( my current car ) and would never do it again .
Thanks and good luck

[Crush]

I have actually bought and sold several cars unseen. A few things were mentioned about the integrity of seller in terms of willingness to support ideas to verify accuracy of said vehicle, high resolution pictures of every panel top to bottom, video or FaceTime walk around paperwork and quantity of paperwork, Carfax if available, vin search etc..
I find the biggest factor is in the way the seller communicates. I recently avoided a purchase because from the get go the person was a fast talker and didn’t stop talking and avoided my questions. I just wasn’t comfortable felt like the vehicle was being oversold.
Now, if it’s a vehicle in high demand, and seller knows,it can be a different approach.

Hope that helps let us know how it turns out.

[Damien]

Done it lot's of times.
A couple of keys to not getting stung-

Do your own due diligence. You can hardly complain about a seller or the quality of your purchase if you do not do this.

Have someone who actually knows what they are looking at, inspect the vehicle. A car is not neccesarily a car.
Most times, this will exclude the thousands of online inspection companies. You dont need someone who ordinarily inspects Honda's giving a Buick GS a once over.

Good luck.

[WILMASBOYL78]

If possible connect with someone from this forum to help with a set of eyes...and possibly learn of history or prior discussions [good or bad].

Most important thing...measure twice and cut once

[ZiggyL78]

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars...7569?undefined.

One thing I have noticed is the ads are getting more technical with legitimate info that does pertain to that car. In the past you could recognize the scam just by info that could pertain to almost any car or was just totally wrong.

[BJCHEV396]

I've only bought a car on the Internet once.Over a 3 week period talked to the owner many times.I requested copies of paperwork which he gladly provided.Also had him take specific pictures at my request.Finally I had him send me a copy of the car's appraisal that was done for insurance purposes.Then I called the appraiser.Figured he would have an unbiased view on the car.Thankfully it turned out to be a nice car.

[Too Many Projects]

I know you said you were busy, but for that kind of price tag, I would request 3-4 days vacation time and inspect it yourself...

Work will always be there when you get back and you'll KNOW if you want this car, or not.