Mine was, Call them up on a wednesday, tell them I want it, wake up early saturday, get on the train, stop off in town to collect £7k Cash. Go for a coffee, get on the train to my destination.
Get picked up by the sellers wife in her range rover from the station, taken to there house.
Husband just arrives home.
Look over the car, go out for a test drive ( He drives, I sit in the passenger seat playing with the heated seat button) Test the radio. I then sit in the drivers side, ask why the **** wont it start? 'Push the clutch in'. Pop the bonnet, check over to see if it all looks okay. Check the tyres, brakes, check for marks on the car to barter the price over.
Go inside his house, sit down, have a coffee, shows me log books, MOT, Receipts etc, talk about money, barter too hard, only knock off £300 from asking price.
Take keys, drive home with smile on my face.
That is exactly how I bought my car, sod HPI Oh and I was on my own, and they were a lovely polish couple