I live in southern IL and bought mine from a VXinfo member (at the time) in Baltimore. Our phone convos and the photos he sent gave me a good feeling about the deal, so I went ahead with it. I flew to Baltimore and drove back. The seller picked me up at the airport and even bought me lunch while I was there.

It just so happened that my sister handles vehicle loans, titles, licensing and such at the bank where she works, so the seller just faxed all the pertinent info and she took care of getting the appopriate paperwork ready for me.

It never hurts to have a pair of local eyes look over a vehicle for you, and I'm sure if anyone here lives close enough, they'd be happy to help. I've provided a couple of in-person inspection opinions myself, because unfortunately, I know how dissappointing it can be to arrive expecting one thing, only to discover that personal opinions on overall condition of an item can vary a great deal.