I bought my car from over 600 miles away unseen. I just had a good feel about it.
I took a train, it was delayed, I got lost on the tube crossing London and it was almost dark when I got there. 
I inspected it under a garage forcourt lights in the rain. 
We went back to the sellers house, he had picked me up at the station, did the deal and my first test drive was 620 miles up the motorway in torrential rain.
It never missed a beat and by the time I got home I was hooked.

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