I want to buy a car which is 3000+ miles from me and not capable of moving (that far) under its own power. I also don't want to be physically present for its pickup. The title will need to be transferred to another state, and to me.

I've never done anything like this before. I assume I can get a quote from vehicle movers and they should be able to deal with picking it up assuming I let the current owner sign off on the damage inspection when it leaves.

I'm just looking for reassurance; Have any of you done this sort of thing before? Any comments?

My father bought a 1965 Mustang last year from California and had it trucked to NY. He bought it off eBay and didn't see it until it showed up here. I don't really know the specifics, but everything worked out fine.

and not capable of moving (that far) under its own power.

Whether the car can be driven onto and off of the car carrier makes a BIG difference in the cost of transporting it.

Perhaps not so much in your case as in mine, where transporting the non-running vehicle would have involved several transfers on and off of carriers as part of the journey would have involved sea transport. In the end I declined, as the cost of transport was just too high. Had the car been driveable, it would have been feasible.

tanstaafl.

Maybe I can help. If you want to PM me where the car is coming from and details as to how poorly it runs, I'll call my transport company. I have a truckload coming from California (can't remember where in CA off the top of my head) sometime in the next 3 weeks. Getting it in with that batch may be possible, and a hell of a lot cheaper than hiring one on your own.