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Don-

Well, maybe it's just my "girl" side showing here, but if the cost is about 
the same (when you assume no major hitches) to have it shipped, why take the 
chance of even greater expense should all *not* go well?
My vote is let the new ride come to you, check it out on home turf, do your 
test drives, and if you are really set on a road trip in the new ride, pick a 
nice place and treat the wife to a "mini-vacation" somewhere :)
I think mini-vacation included, you'll likely come out ahead.

All that said- about the gas smell- my husband has a funny story about 
something similar. He bought an older car, and the seller told him "I'll warn 
you- it has a gas tank leak- if you put more than $5 in it, it smells really 
strong like gas" - they never mentioned if they visually confirmed the 
presence of a leak(admittedly he didn't ask, and didn't look at it himself, 
either). He drove that car for months, never putting more than a few dollars 
at a time in the tank- got stranded all over the place running out of gas (he 
was probably around 17 at the time). He took the car into the shop to get a 
new muffler put on and warned the mechanics about the "leaky gas tank". Went 
back to get the car- the mecanics had looked all over for a leak in the tank 
and couldn't find one. After some more searching and experimenting, he found 
out that the gas cap was not the right one for the car, and didn't fit right- 
hence a strong gas smell if you put a noticable amount of gas in the car. 
*sigh* Makes me wonder how many owners it had gone through who passed it down 
the road with a "leaky gas tank" :)
Hopefully yours comes with a similar simple fix!

Also- beware the second-hand "so-and-so said the engine was rebuilt". Our 
Charger came with that claim- turns out the previous previous owner actually 
spun a bearing... and just replaced the bearing. I guess because it was more 
involved than an oil change, he considered it "rebuilt". Maybe he just meant 
"as opposed to leaving it disassembled"??? :D

Anyway- best of luck to you, whatever decision you make! Please keep us all 
posted!

Rachel

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