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Shipping car to your door is $600-$1000 situation. Worst case scenario lemon laws apply and use the CPO to go get anything fixed.
And shipping is closer to $2/mi these days
Your main risk will be price versus condition, where you could find yourself paying more for the car than had you seen certain imperfections in person. I wouldn't worry about the vehicle beimg misrepresented or mechanically nsound though.
You can always look up a reputable mechanic in the area and ask them to give it a look over. Usually folks will do that for a few hundred bucks.
Not sure the dealer allows a “look over” in mechanics store…I can double check but all dealers I talked to before won’t
Absolutely I’ve purchased a daily driver for 25,000 and high-end sports car for 65,000 the same way
The key is speaking to the dealer getting all the photos and video that you want of the vehicle get a pre-purchased inspection from that car brand dealer if it’s not the one you’re already working with
CPO does not guarantee anything. I purchase a CPO car that turned out to have had the entire front end sheet metal replaced and painted, only discovered when it started to all chip off. Lesson learned.
What are you buying? Why the distance? Rarity, smoking deal, etc? Deets will help.
BMW. Much cheaper (I’m living in a HCOL city) + exact trim I want.
Typically for around $200-300 you can get a local mechanic to do a Pre-Purchase Inspection (PPI). It’s a drop in the bucket compared to the purchase price, and boots on the ground is always better than online pictures
Thank you! I’m considering PPI as well. But most dealers only allow onsite inspections - no uplift rack thing. Do you think it’s still worth the check?