I once took a plane trip to buy a car I had been searching for. It had the right price, color, and mileage I was looking for. Flew in, the owner picked me up at the DFW airport in the car, we went to the bank and transferred the funds right into his account, then I got on the road for the return trip and to get to know my new mechanical companion; a 1998 Corvette.
Have you considered a trip down to the southern half of the country to buy one rust-free with low miles?
Example:
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/searc...auto_year=2002