Smog inspection, slightly off topic Options

[mikester]

I'm looking at purchasing a car in CA...

Smog inspections must be done prior to completion of the sale and at the sellers expense according to the title instructions.

The car is in the Bay area and I am in the LA area, I was planning on flying up to inspect the car following a prepurchase inspection by a good shop.

The guy swears the car is "one of the tightest 911sc's he's ever seen."

My question:

Is it too much to expect that the seller have this smog inspection done before I get there? He's going to ahve to do it anyway and it's good for 90 days if I don't buy the car. If it doesn't pass (which it has never failed) He'll have to get things right before he can sell it anyway.

Too much or not?

Thanks buds

The Mikester

[DuckRyder]

If it has always passed, it should not be that big of a deal, perhaps he is just not worried about it passing and does not want to do it until he knows you have a deal.

I can see both sides.............. Nevertheless, as a seller I would not want to fork over 100.00 on a long distance deal with no earnest money up front, when I was going to have to do it again if the sale fell through and another one did not come along within 90 days. As a buyer, I would not want to fork over for plane tickets when I was not guaranteed I would be able to leave with it.

If the car is as nice as the PPI says and it is what you are looking for..............