Congratulations. You have done your homework and are probably better informed on today's values than most of us.

While I have always done a hands on prior to purchase I have driven cars home to Tennessee from Florida, Kentucky, Alabama, DC, Ohio, Indiana, Chicago, New Hampshire and I am sure a bunch of places forgotten. I have also wasted expensive trips to PN (more than 11 hours each way by bus with no sleep - still get upset about that liar), SC, Chicago (I got cocky), CT and NC.

Drive a couple to know what you want, stack up your bucks and move quickly when you find the right one. I suggest only you strongly give some extra worth to documented history. A couple of extra dollars on a car that has been lovingly cared for is often the least expensive, most joyful way to go over the long run.

I congratulate you again on taking the time to do the job right. This prep time will be a fun positive or at least a good investment. I spent eight frustrating months months hunting for the replacement for the last car I sold (with a feeler up only three hours).