My last 2 purchases were from dealers at a distance from me.
I was prepared to travel for the car I wanted.
Both were VW and Audi approved cars from dealers and so I expected to get any niggles sorted out at my local dealer.
In the case of my Q5 I bought it unseen and undriven from Lincoln - in fact due to Covid rules a test drive would have been a major operation.
I had previously test driven one in 2020 and have had Audis before so my risk was less than the OP on this thread.
Everyone has their own opinion on risk (as I'm sure we have on lockdowns and pandemics)
I felt that a 2.5 year old, single owner, low mileage car from an Audi dealer was an acceptable risk.
So far I have no complaints but I agree that the method is not for everyone!