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I have bought two cars from far away. Once 1000 miles and once 780 miles. In both instances I had a local Porsche mechanic do a PPI. Both mechanics I checked out here and Rennlist. I also checked out the sellers on LinkedIn, where they both had profiles. In the high end wrist watch community they have a saying "buy the seller".
I spent the airfare to fly to have final inspection. I then wired funds on one and presented a cashiers check in the other. If in in either instance it was not how it appeared, it would be money well spent to fly home. I had one local PPI in Houston that was a disaster, but the best $400 I ever spent. Both out of town purchases worked out great and I had a great drive home.
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Last year I went to San Diego with a friend/client to buy a Carrera GT because I know a thing or two about them. Once we got there the car was in a state of disrepair. The car had been left out in the elements for so long all the anodizing was faded and some of the carbon bodywork was beginning to crack. The car had been in a rear end collision and bandaged back together. None of this was disclosed prior to us seeing the car. The car was also subject to seizure by the FBI once the whole story came out and this was why it was for sale. Quite a disappointment really but considering my friend was ready to buy the car it was money well spent.