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Just a note to warn about buying from internet car dealers. As an attorney, we recently ended a case after two years of litigation over such a deal. Buyer buys a new vehicle from internet dealer. Internet seller actually obtained the vehicle from an out-of-state brick and mortar dealership. The Brick and Mortar dealership gave possession of the vehicle to the internet dealer. Internet dealer gives the dealership a check which was less than the full amount due. Internet dealer gives the check back to Internet Dealer saying to bring back a check for the correct amount. Brick and mortar dealership keeps the title, but puts a paper tag on the vehicle and allows internet dealer to deliver it to Buyer. Buyer pays internet dealer in full, but internet dealer doesn't deliver any title, telling buyer it is "in the works". After the paper tag expires, Buyer discovers internet dealer never paid brick and mortar dealership for the car. So, Buyer has possession of a vehicle he paid for, but no title, and brick and mortar dealership has a title but no vehicle. Internet dealer takes bankruptcy. Neither local, state, nor federal authorities would file criminal charges, stating that it was a "civil matter". After two years of litigation, the dealership finally delivered the title. So, the moral to this story is beware of dealing with unknown internet dealers, even though their price may be a little cheaper. By the way, the brick and mortar dealership said that they would have sold the vehicle directly to buyer for the same price that internet dealer quoted.