How to pay for an Fcar 2k miles away?

Simple , go buy an airline ticket and carry a certified check . Make necessary shipping arrangements and you're done.

 

Depends who you are dealing with.....

I've done a wire tranfer to a dealer 2k miles away.

 

Ditto

of course if your dealing w/ a bank and financing you can have them act as the intermediary as I did. Got a personal banker, give him/her a call.

ciao,
G

 

...meant to say if your dealing with an "individual seller" then use a bank as an option.
If dealing w/ a dealer as LetsJet said, wire transfer.

 

I did the same thing and it worked well.

 

Why not drive it home if you can?

 

I bought my 328 using an online escrow service. Although I had already seen and driven the car, by the time it got the PPS, I was back home and needed a way to close the deal. Obviously, the seller didn't want to ship until paid, and I didn't want to pay until the vehicle was received and verified to be in good condition. I looked into banks and attorneys, but found that the least expensive option was using an escrow service. The way it worked is that the seller and I documented our sales agreement at the online escrow site, and, upon mutual agreement of terms (including shipping, taxes, etc.), I wired funds to the escrow service. Upon confirmation that the escrow service held the funds, the seller shipped the car. I had something like 5 days upon receipt of the car to verify condition and iron out any problems (none), after which I acknowledged that all was well, and the escrow company released the funds.

Now this approach is fraught with potential problems, and you really need to approach this cautiously. Apparently the internet is rife with scam escrow services that will be happy to take your money. After a lot of diligence, I went with escrow.com. I also went with Horseless Carriage, a reputable carrier that would know the caliber of the vehicle being picked up, at least from casual visual inspection.

Anyway, people do this all the time, but when it's your money and future car, you need to find your comfort level and take proper precautions.

 

Yeah, and I also did the airline ticket and certified check routine with my wife's car. Two different cars, two different situations, and two different approaches. But hers was only a few hundred miles away, and it was a beautiful day for a road trip.

 

Airline ticket & certified check in hand!

 

Do a search on the dealer and see if they're reputable or not (assuming they sell Ferraris) if so I'd feel comfortable wire transfering although it's VERY highly recommended that you check the car out in person. I'd fly out there and drive it back or ship it (BORING!)

 

jumped on my jet, checked out the car, had someone else check the car , told my Banker to call his Banker, then had the car shiped home. The only way to buy ! In Person.

 

Yep, with slight variations I'd agree...

Advance check out of car, by locals.

Tentative price agreement with Owner and wire deposit to hold deal.

Fly out, swap check for title.

Drive or deliver home.....

Escrow is good if required but I always let banker talk to banker, you talk to seller......that keeps it clean.