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Originally Posted by WardL
I'm buying a SPF 2404 in Atlanta and since I live in Washington State, I thought I should hire an inspector. What do you think? Is that a good way to make sure the car is reasonable? Suggestions would be appreciated. Thx.
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You might not want to hear this, but I think you absolutely, positively have to hop a Delta flight from Bellingham to Atlanta. It's a six hour flight and you might want to then stay over, it's up to you. A round trip ticket is about $1,100, but when you compare it to the cost of an SPF, it's an absolute must-investment, IMO. An inspector can't tell you how you will fit in the car, whether there's a small blemish that doesn't bother him, but really bothers you. Whether it's too loud, not loud enough, etc. Now, what you might consider is getting a concession from the owner to "split the airfare cost"
if you buy the car from him there on the spot. You could also have it pre-arranged to run the car by a mechanic there in Atlanta who will put it up on a lift, wiggle stuff, etc.