Car on my mind...

depending on where in Cali it is, maybe someone from the board here will go look at it for you and give it a look. If it realyl could get running easily, maybe they'd get it for you and you could fly out, get it running, and drive it home....

or have it shipped... that is cheaper than having it break down in the middle of nowhere and having to deal with that... as well as time off work to get it home etc...