[epbrown]

I bought all three of my Porsches out of state. I don't like shippers (too unreliable, too expensive, too slow) so I tend to fly out and drive back. In my opinion, the most important part is asking good questions and getting definite answers, along with good pictures. With those, you can usually spot the BSers. And telling people you plan to drive the car back tends to bring issues to the surface - things go from "runs great" to "uh, well, you might want to watch out for..."

Emanuel