Hodophobia!!

sheesh I think the furthest I've travelled from my home town of leamington to buy cars are Stockport, Glastonbury and Norwich. perhaps if I bought something really specialised I'd travel further, but at that point I'd say you were committed to buying the car - no way I'd travel further if there was any chance I'd be driving home empty handed.
 
I live near Lincoln. New E89 bought recently from Cheltenham previous E85 bought from Alston in Cumbria. I have bought from all over the country over the years. Great fun and part of the pleasure of getting a new car. Often we have stayed for a few days if the car was located in a holiday area. Also have had some wasted journeys but that is par for the course.
 
I have travelled to buy cars too, one BMW I bought in Germany, my Zed I bought in Oxford (I am in Kent), I suppose you are technically at the far reaches of the country, so therefore geographically restricting your numbers of potential buyers, but, if someone is interested they will travel
 
I sold my ZZR1400 to a guy who lived in the North of Scotland, sent him loads of photos, spoke to him on the phone for an hour and he was sold on it, 3 days later I picked him up from Bristol airport and he rode it home, great way for him to bond with the bike, by the time he got back he was a very happy guy, that was 6 years ago and still in touch with him, think its a case of do your research, speak to the guy and if you trust him go and see it what ever the distance if its the right car, it would be a brave or foolish person who would misrepresent the condition of his car to someone who's taken all the trouble to travel to see it.
 
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