How bad an idea is this?
Like, buying a car (or at least putting down a $500 deposit) based on a few photos seems like a very dumb thing to do, unless you yourself plan on fixing it up or it's a recent model with which shouldn't have many complications.
Like, buying a car (or at least putting down a $500 deposit) based on a few photos seems like a very dumb thing to do, unless you yourself plan on fixing it up or it's a recent model with which shouldn't have many complications.