Yeah, I think I'm staying in state as well...
I do the "300 mile" search as well.
A new vehicross popped up today on autotrader....It seems Stevens Creek Subaru, in San Jose has TWO(!) vehicrosses. I was eying one of them, and then another popped up. I think i'll be headed down...
I've been mainly using autotrader. THere's one in Culver City that I looked over, a proton. For a real low price. But the guy's presentation was off...I might have overlooked the sizable door ding, but the dog-smell and the overall cluttered nature of the cabin put a bad taste in my mouth.
Found a great black one in Temecula, but my dealer haggling fell through. I see there's another black in Carlsbad with 11k miles, and thought that was the one you recently picked up...I never called them up, they don't have price listed, and I figured it would be pricey.
But yeah, I think I'll stay instate. San Jose isn't that far away...