[David]

I looked at an '04 996 at Texas Direct a few weeks ago. The car was in very good condition but had a few issues as any used car does. The price pretty well fit the quality of the car.

My concern with buying any car long distance is you just don't know until you see the car in person.

I was all fired up to buy an '06 997S on Friday. I drove 250 miles to buy it. I passed on the car. It had 22K miles but when you compared it to the operating hours it averaged 22 mph. In other words, almost all of the driving was short trips in town. So the interior had the wear of a car with a lot of miles due to the driver getting in and out so often.

The car also had multiple painted panels that the owner claimed he knew nothing about. I'm OK with issues like this but the price must reflect it. So I wasted 12 hours and about $120 on a rental car and gas to drive 500 miles.

Needless to say, I'm very leery about buying a car I can't see in person, preferably in my own town so I don't have to travel and come back empty handed.