Here's what I might do. Around early April I get my 60,000 mile bonus from my company. I can take like 2 solid weeks off from driving, to dedicate to the transaction. I'll hire a mobile mechanic from the Atlanta Miata Club to check the car out (Any board members here with mechanical know how might be allowed to check it out, and livestream it on facebook, to evaluate the condition of the vehicle. If the car checks out, Ill go to my bank, take out a good $8000-$10000 loan, on top of the money already in my account that Ive been saving up from all this trucking over the past severwl months. Take a greyhound out to your place and head back with the vehicle and you with a substantial deposit in your bank account.
Things I like when buying new automobiles are a PDR tech who doesn't drill any PDR holes in the vehicle to go over it, a fresh detail, tune up and oil change and a full tank of gas.
No I did not make an insulting $15000 offer for the vehicle.