Out of State Purchase?

[71red]

Well, my fellow members and (hopefully soon to be fellow MM owners) I may have found my blue beast. After numerous calls around the East Coast finding a Blue (although sucessful except for the price) I found a reasonable offer, problem is that it's on the West Coast! After being overjoyed, I was brought back down to earth by the fact that it will cost me close to $1K to fly in one way and even more if they flat bed it to me.
The other thing is, speaking to a couple of neighors, they've had problems with a couple of Ford vehicles they recently purchased and have had to bring them back to our local Ford dealership because of problems and in one case a replacement.

How many of you out there have purchased far out of state and do you have any concerns? Advice?

Thanks all!

[RCSignals]

Where is the car?

[Donald]

$1k for one way air? In this day and age of cut throat airfares, you gots to be able to do better.

[JGaignat]

71,
In February my sister who lives in Vegas, bought an 03 T-bird here in Kansas City. I drove it out to her and flew back. It was cheaper to get a round trip ticket......even though I was only going one way. (This made no sense to me.....but that is how it worked.) I now have a credit on Southwest to use sometime before February. I also checked into renting a car to drive back, one way. That is really outrageous. I would think that any warranty work you might encounter could be taken care of at any Ford/Lincoln/Mercury dealership along the way.

Good luck!

[LincMercLover]

Why can't you just order one?

[Bigdogjim]

71: I bought mine across the river in New Jersey. I live in Pa. Any dealer will be OK with warranty work.
Let me check on a Blue on in the Phialdelphia area Tuesday. I realy think I can find one for you a lot closer than the other side of the USA.
I will PM you if I find it.

[RCSignals]

Originally posted by LincMercLover
Why can't you just order one?

They've stopped building 2003s. He wants Blue, and he wants the incentives/discounts.

[LincMercLover]

Picky picky... ;)

[71red]

The car is in TX, the blue is in high demand now, the incentives end 7/31/03 (although the dealer said similar ones might be available) I would have to fly in ASAP to buy, they can only hold for a couple of weeks with a deposit (supposedly).
With at least 14 days advance purch, can't find one way for under $800. But JG has a point, it made no sense to me either to get round trip, but he's right, R/T is a lot cheaper. I'll see what the dealer tells me tomorrow about my time frame.
BigDog whatever you can do will be appreciated. Although I called just about every LM dealership that was listed on the other threads.
Yeah, yeah I'm a penny pinching worry wart.

[RCSignals]

TX? oh well. When you said West Coast I thought maybe Oregon

[martyo]

71red: If you do this, call me @ 914.582.6262, as it just so happens that sometime after 9/21/03 (when the Marauderville thingy @ Ennis ends) I will be trucking my MM back to NY and we may be able to get a cheaper rate if we are sending two cars. WARNING: Car transportation is not cheap, especially if you want it to ride in an enclosed transporter like I do. I am in the process of finalizing my arrangements, so don't delay if we are going to try and get a "group" (of two??) discount on the flat bed transport of our cars.