I would wait until the lockdown eases. Buying any second-hand car carries risk, your proposal just seems to be adding to the list of things that could go wrong.

WARNING !!!

Sorry, couldn't help that. :<)

Unless it is something very special and with a full main dealer history, sold by a main dealer with a manufactueres warranty, It will be up to you to get it back to the dealer for fixing in case of problems.

Never believe them when they say take it to your local garage and the scrap of paper that consitutes a warranty is useless as it won't cover existing faults.

But I think you are probably aware of all that.

In the past, I have crisscrossed the country to buy cars at a distance, but ALWAYS with a manufacturer warranty and full service history.

Edited by _ORB_ on 26/03/2021 at 17:33

I wouldn't worry about the train journey. I travelled from Cheshire to Aberdeen last month, and most of the time we had the carriage to ourselves. |The two of us had booked seats a long way apart, but we sat together anyway as it made no difference.

I would be more worried about examining the intended purchase and finding [a] I didn't want to buy it or [b] having to sort out problems after purchase, when the same question might present itself. However if neither [a] nor [b] is a worry, go for it. Three times I have bought elderly cars from about 200 miles away, going by train (admittedly not during Covid) with no problem.