I bought my old 1000 sight unseen of D in Melbourne, caught the bus down and drove it straight back to Sydney loaded to the roof with parts, never missed a beat.

I would feel more confidant going on a long trip in a Datsun than in a modern car because if some thing does go wrong with a Datto it will be easy, cheap and quick to fix, when modern cars brake down you normally need to tow them somewhere to get an "expert" to figure out whats wrong.