So I found a car, but the timing might not be right

Looking for a SAAB or Volvo c30, and in my price range (sub 5K) C30s are hard to find, and manual saabs that aren't beat to death aren't easy to find. 
well, I found a 2001 Viggen with 201K in my price range. It's 1,500 miles away. I've done plenty of fly and drives, but with the holidays right around the corner driving prices of flights up, and me with no vacation time, this fish might just wiggle off the hook. 
 

dang!

In reply to DrBoost :

Whereat? Plenty of GRMers who I sure would be willing to inspect the car for you and stand in as your proxy while you negotiate over the phone.

Beer Baron said:

In reply to DrBoost :

Whereat? Plenty of GRMers who I sure would be willing to inspect the car for you and stand in as your proxy while you negotiate over the phone.

Agreed! If it's near me (north Florida), happy to help make the deal happen!

It's in Boston. 

DrBoost said:

It's in Boston. 

Now that you live in the rust free south, you're shopping cars in Boston?

My gut reaction is this isn't the awesome Saab you think it is. 

In reply to DrBoost :

This looks like a pretty sweet C900 turbo for $4500 in Nola. 

201k miles, on a car that's usually used as a daily driver, from Boston.  Nope, hard pass.

It came from the south. He did a fly and drive to New Orleans. He says they have 4 saabs and are downsizing. 

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to DrBoost :

This looks like a pretty sweet C900 turbo for $4500 in Nola. 

Ok what the heck!?  I've been searching FB regularly for weeks and haven't seen this. This looks good. 
 

edit: it was posted 3 hours ago. 

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to DrBoost :

This looks like a pretty sweet C900 turbo for $4500 in Nola. 

This one is a contender. It has Rust holes in the trunk floor. Not sure if i want to deal with that, especially for the price.