[bleucamaro]

I've ridden the train from Sacto. to SLO many times when I was in school there, and it is an all day deal, with terrible stop times. However, there are flights from LA area airports into SLO daily, and that would be comparable in price to your fuel plus overnight stay expenses. why don't they just do that?

Also if your niece is jonesing for a car maybe you can spend some quality time with her this weekend and gently remind her that with her own money she can buy whatever car she can afford, and maybe she ought to get a job.