At 04:07 28 September 2008, Steve Leonard wrote:
Option 4. Not quite so easy ending in California, though. Fly up, buy
a
cheap car, drive it home, sell the cheap car. Many dealerships take
cars
on trade that will go straight to the auction to be sold for about scrap.

All you are really looking for is a car that has 2000 miles left in it
(some margin for after you get it home!).

Knew you could count on a different approach from me, didn't you?

Steve Leonard


Thats what I did when I had my car stolen when working near Fayence in
southern France. I live near London and I had taken my glider for weekend
soaring. After the theft, I put an email around my place of work looking
for a cheap car with a tow hitch. I bought an old Alfa which took me home
and survived long enough to find a permanent replacement. Nobody noticed
the mismatch of car and trailer registrations!

Colin Appleyard