hahaa..
nowhere like PPOT where we love torpedoing a complete strangers plan.
i salute the OP's spirit of adventure.
i bought a used truck sight unseen. sent the seller $500 paypal to hold it until the weekend. (i think i said, at 10:00am on Sunday morning, if you dont hear from me, the $500 is yours free and clear). i flew up, test drove it to bank of america and transfered the balance into his account.
i did not post about it here, i was afraid of all the scary stories you would tell me
!@#$!!#$!@ the tires were bald as hell, but we made it, slept and the next morning i got tires.