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The car drove perfectly and had just been checked out by a respected independent shop (Aldo's) in SF the day before on a PPI. I had a long conversation with the shop owner and he was quite confident that the car checked out fine. When the light went off I was starting a 750 mile drive through very remote areas back to Boise Idaho. The more normal route, through Reno, was impassable due to a huge late season snow storm.
The risk of getting stranded was small, but unacceptable under the circumstances, and the seller was unbelievably kind and gracious in taking the car back and refunding my money under these circumstances.
Someone else will buy this car and will get a very nice vehicle; I think that an hour in the shop will resolve the unanticipated issue. These are the sorts of things that can happen when you buy a nearly 20 year old collector's car at a long distance and need to get the car moved a long distance over a short time limit.
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