Ship it or drive it....

Well, I know a guy who flew out from Tennessee to buy a Sweptline. Got here and found the trans mount was a piece of bailing wire, the tires in the back were dry rotted 16" wide Welds and the trans linkage wouldn't stay in drive. Did I mention the battery fell into the fan and took out the radiator 10 miles into the trip home from California? He ended up trailering it for about 1/2 what fuel food and lodging would have been BEFORE gas was $5.50 a gallon......Just saying. Your car sounds a little more realistic for a leisurely 2 day drive home in the summer. South to North is a little closer than coast to coast!