knspet - are you wanting to get a loan for the vehicle, or will you pay for it outright?

If you're paying for it outright, then obviously cash is an option but it may be hard to get that large an amount. However, my wife opened a bank account and didn't have to get her salary transfered to it. That was with HSBC. It was a rubbish account with rubbish service, but you could open one, transfer money from the US, pay for the car with it, then close down the account.