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Tobra, I bought my car from a distance. Olympia WA from near San Diego CA. I called the owner and followed up with my list of e-mail questions. It looked promising, so I called a friend who lived nearby. He was familiar with aircooled vw's and went to take a look first, looking for obvious stuff. The owner was very helpful. I then arranged with the owner to get a PPI. After that returned to my satisfaction, I then flew down south, checked the car and paperwork and paid. I had given him a check to hold the car for me thru the process. I then drove the car back to WA. I got a great car and deal.