I purchased my last 2 cars online (08 Challenger Boston MA and 10 Camaro Columbus OH)
I search dealer inventory online, find the car I want, drop them an email Tell them what I’m will to pay {out the door), If they say no I move on to the next dealership. So far it has worked well for me and took less than week in each case.
I sat behind the wheel of both cars at car shows, but the first drive was on the way home from the dealerships.