Welcome.
One thing id say is dont buy on colour, buy on condition and if that happens to be your prefered colour then its a bonus.
It must be a pain on the arse when looking for cars living that far out, especially when its a cossie your after. I went to Inverness this week, 7 and a half hours from me and i did it all the way there with only one 1 minute piss stop, filled up round the corner and did it all the way back with just another piss stop. Was an absolute killer.