buying cars over long distances question

I live in Dayton Oh and drove to California Missouri to pick up my Duster. I had several calls to the owner and he too provided the extra pictures and info needed. I have a 2500 Diesel Ram and drove it in 11 hours straight to Columbia. Spent the night in Columbia, picked up the U-haul trailer for a one-way direct back to Dayton the next morning. Took trailer and my truck drove another hour. Got to the house of the owner for the car and checked the car, drove it, decided to buy it, loaded it, and headed straight back to Dayton. If I hadn't liked the car U-Haul in Columbia told me to bring the trailer back and they would charge me only one third of the cost. Total cost for the trailer one way was $119.00 for 3 days use.. Diesel fuel wasn't hateful. I'd much rather made the trip myself and seen for myself what I was getting then throw money to the wind and have a transport bring it and it's nothing of the expectations you have.
Besides it's an adventure, just in the fact of the drive to get it and issues you might have run into, adds more character to the car as you work on it and make it your own..! Like mine, the wife went with me at the last minute because my friend backed out, and the fact we left on Friday at 3:00 pm. and rolled into Columbia at 2:00 a.m. Saturday. Then all said and back on the road we got home at 1:00 am Sunday morning.. And believe me there's a whole lot more that happened in those 22 hours that was just plain hilarious.. Good Luck on your decision.
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