I don't know what you consider excuses, but myself I'm not going to travel in snowing conditions and cold *** weather just to check out a car. The wife getting sick, my family is far more important than some car. Traveling distance, I did increase the distance that I'll go to check out a car. And before someone comes up with the stupid idea of putting down a deposit that's one thing I won't do unless it's a classic car dealer, I've heard way to many horror stories about deposits not being refunded even though the car wasn't what the seller said that it was. I learned the hard way that pictures along with people can lie. We drove over 3 hours to look at a truck that was supposed to be in great shape and it was a pos. I'm going to get me a car here eventually