Update!!!
It looks like I am buying a 182RG...The pre-buy was completed today and everything checks out. The A&P I hired couldn't say enough what nice shape it was in and how I was going to be very happy with it. There is a little hangar rash on the rudder that he said would annoy me enough looking at it that I would want it fixed. So tickets are booked December 2nd and the owner offered to pick us up at the Sacramento Airport so we can check out all the logs, manuals etc on the ride to Auburn.
Wish me luck and fingers crossed for good weather
You know if you need someplace to stop for weather in the midwest (Missouri/ Illinois). you are welcome here.