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[beandip]

Guy , if you add the cost of shipping to the cost of the car you can see that if you plan a vacation around the the purcice and drive it home is the best way to go. Now you can most likely drive it for half the cost of trucking but remember the air fare one way. Check on e-bay they handel the registration and transfering all the time . They have cars that are turn key for sale . With todays air travel costs that may not be as much as you think to fly . there is a web site zcar.com and posted there is a account of a father and son who bought on the west coast and drove the car to the east coast . Check that out I think it is in the articles section and the car was a '71 if memory serves me. I live in Portland Oregon and if I can be of any help let me know . If you find a car in this area , I would be happy to take a nonpartal look at it for you . We are in a no salt area and if the cars are garaged the rust isn't that great a problem if they have been maintained. I found my '73 that only need a universal joint and a tune up $500. Now ,it needs about $3000. to make it beautiful . figuring 2k for the paint and 1k for body and interior. so when finished I am looking about 4 grand trotal . And that is looking on the high side for body and paint . Good luck

[Mr. ImportGuy]

If I do end up having to have a car shipped to me or take a trip to get the car, I think i may have to put off buying the car until late summer due to lack of money . But I'm still going to be looking for a car and, I'm going down to chicago at least once this summer and will be looking for a Z there. I think IL is going to be my best bet for finding a car. I could buy a SCCA car and restore it as a last option but they are fairly rust free due to not being used here in winter. Well anyways thanks for all the info I'll be hangin around on the board now, I guess getting my 240z is gonna take a little more planning than i thought.