I would definately have some one that knows what they are looking at take a peek at the car for you before you drop any dough on it. In the end it will be worth it even if it cost you a couple of bucks. There is somebody on this list just about everwhere and most are good enough to take some decent pics for you and give you a good feel for the sellers honesty. It probably will turn out that the current seller was led astray when they purchased it.