I, too, noticed the paint and asked about it. He told me it had not been in a wreck but the paint faded. I thought that was strange until I saw another one that was for sale on the internet with the same thing! It was a bit rusty though so I wasn't interested. When I called, I asked about the tires and he said they weren't all that special so I'm going to stop and have a set of four put on for the trip. The seller also is going to take me to a salvage yard, where he says there's lots of parts, for me to pick up a spare. Apparently the jack is in the car. I'm going to bring a complete tool kit with me, without fluids, so I can repair almost anything that might go wrong on the car. I'll pick up the fluids you guys listed for insurance. I just hope I don't need it! My 9 year old son is probably going with me as he's never flown and would love the adventure so I even need to be more careful now! Do you guys think I should take a more Southern route to keep away from the snows in the mountains, should they happen? I've never driven in the mountains and have no clue. Thanks for your ideas/suggestions!! I'm really looking forward to getting it, probably next weekend.