DeTomaso Mailing List: April 2001, Message #63

I am getting close to the purchase of my dream car.
I have many many questions, but the pressing one at
the moment is, if the sale goes through, do i have the
car shipped or do i drive it home. the car is in texas
and i am in seattle.

some background, the car is a 72 pre-L, 48k, new hoses
and fluids. the right rear wheel bearing may need
replacing but it does need to be looked at. a very BIG

THANK YOU to Kirby Schrader, Dave Bell, and Fred Hall.
They spent two hours a week ago inspecting the car and
preparing a very thourough(sp?) write up. It amazes me
that 3 people whom i have never met spent a good part
of their saturday to help out a total stranger. i hope
that someday i am able to pass on the gernerosity that
they have shared with me.

i am going to see the car this weekend. if all goes
well i will become the new owner. 

so questions for all of you, do i attempt to drive it
2200 miles home, or should i ship it. if i decide to
ship it, do any of you have any recommendations for a 
shipping company? if i decide to drive home, besides 
throwing some attention to the wheel bearing, what
else
should i look at? how many days should i allow for the
trip, is 700 miles per day too many?

thank you for your ideas and opinions

John Maffeo
still searching in seattle, hopefully not much longer!

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