Sold car, New owner driving it home 2200 miles. Is he crazy?

[moparstuart]

i flew to north carolina and drove my car from there back to louisiana. lone wolf.
it was fun!

even though back then i REALLY didn't know much about cars, AT ALL. so it was a bit scary...

but i'd do it again, hell yeah.

I hear that I knew basics like checking fluids/belts/hoses but  I would have been screwed if I had had a real problem.  I had to call my dad to figure out what the hell that button on the floor(high beams) was   I was 22 and had never been in an old car like my Challenger.

high beam button Thats funny 

[69_500]

Well when I was in college I tended to make it a monthly event of flying somewhere and driving home in a new car. Be it the 70 GTX i bought in SF, or the 70 Charger I bought in Seattle, or the 87 GLHS from Tennessee, all were cars I flew out to look at, bought, and then drove back to Illinois. Never had any major issues with cars on the long drives home. The GTX blew a tire not 10 miles from where I bought it, but after that it was a smooth sailing ride for the next 20+ hours.

[68charger383]

This isn't your former car is it?

Car with MI plates seen in IL which is the way back to NV.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=46176.msg504514#msg504514

[DodgeChargerNeeded]

You know I saw that thread earlier tonight and my heart starting racing until i saw the picture. Not my car I sold a white 68 with red r/t stripe

[challenger70]

This isn't your former car is it?

Car with MI plates seen in IL which is the way back to NV.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=46176.msg504514#msg504514

I think I saw that car driving around by my work a week or 2 ago( I work right by O'hare)  

[AKcharger]

Provided I have a few parts, some jumper wires and a manual I'd do it. I put 10K miles on my '70 in 2 years going to shows all over the country...It was a BLAST

Look, here's us from the '05 Charger fever show getting the long distance award, VA to Kansas and back, put 3200 miles on the car!

[aussiemuscle]

... no radio,...

like you need one! you can just listen to the charger sing.

most old chrysler products i've owned wouldn't die. they cough, spit oil everywhere, dump water on the road, but i never had a motor blow up. all them retired due to bad rust!

[71 Bee Man]

I sold a charger today and the guy decided to fly in from Reno, NV and drive it home from Michigan. I strongly advised against it since the car had never really been road tested but he did it anyway. Left 2 hours ago with it. I just don't want to get a phone call saying you know this car you sold me broke down and i need help or something along those lines. What is the proper thing to do in this situation.

If it were me and i had been concerned, I'd have simply gotten him to sign a receipt which stated the owner recommended the vehicle not be driven. Then there is nothing to come back with.

Peter

[68chrgrwife]

When Hubby bought his car we drove it home (from Los Angelos to san Diego) it broke down along the way and the very nice guy who sold it to us came by and helped us (we had to stay over night at a friends house, though) he returned the next morning and finished helping us fix it enough to finish the trip home.  I thought that was a very gracious move on his part.

[twenty mike mike]

I sold a charger today and the guy decided to fly in from Reno, NV and drive it home from Michigan. I strongly advised against it since the car had never really been road tested but he did it anyway. Left 2 hours ago with it. I just don't want to get a phone call saying you know this car you sold me broke down and i need help or something along those lines. What is the proper thing to do in this situation.

Is this the ad?   http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,45807.0.html

From the ad: "The car runs and drives great."

A bit contradictory, eh?

[charger01]

Looks nice enough.  I wouldve driven it too.

[tan top]

 one way to find out about the car     ................. did he make it  ?   did you ring the new owner how the trip went ?? 

[DodgeChargerNeeded]

I never heard a thing from him. To me no news is good news. That is the ad for the car when it was for sale. There are a lot of cars out there that run and drive great but that doesn't mean they are cross country vehicles.

[gordo1968charger]

really its a no risk gamble.
pay for transporting it or try and drive it home,if it breaks down get it transported home anyway.