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#265038 - 12/09/2005 12:29 Best place online to find used cars?
burdell1
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 931
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
What are the best websites to find a used car? I have tried several, but for some reason....I can't find the car I am looking for (a used Pontiac Sunfire GT ) I am trying to find one in red or blue.....I have tried carsoup, autotrader, and cars.com

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#265039 - 12/09/2005 12:31 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: burdell1]
Dignan
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Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12341
Loc: Sterling, VA
edmunds.com? I think they have a used car finder.
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#265040 - 12/09/2005 12:52 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: burdell1]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
eBay has a cars section.
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#265041 - 12/09/2005 13:13 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: Dignan]
Attack
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Registered: 01/03/2002
Posts: 599
Loc: Florida
Here are some sites I know about.
http://www.autotrader.com/
http://www.cars.com/

If you know what type of car you want. The dealers website might have a certified pre-owned section. They might not have the best price but you can get the extended warranty.

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#265042 - 12/09/2005 14:03 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: burdell1]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
1. www.craigslist.org
2. don't get the sunfire.

$0.02 from me.
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#265043 - 13/09/2005 02:41 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: burdell1]
FireFox31
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Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
Autotrader, checking back once a week, using the advanced search function (even letting you specify the color). I found my car there and so have many of my friends. Maybe you need to look further from home and take a day trip to pick it up.
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#265044 - 13/09/2005 05:21 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: burdell1]
tanstaafl.
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Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5549
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
What are the best websites to find a used car?

I have it on good authority that there will very shortly be a lot of used cars for sale in the Southern Louisiana and Mississippi areas. They're just waiting for the carpets and headliners to dry out...

tanstaafl.
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#265045 - 13/09/2005 12:42 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: tanstaafl.]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
We have a large creek here in Raleigh that both floods a lot and near which a lot of car dealerships reside. A few years ago when it flooded really badly (also as the result of a hurricane, maybe?) one of the dealerships, a few weeks later, had a big sign up that read:

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Yes! We have fresh cars!

I thought that was the funniest thing.
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#265046 - 13/09/2005 13:15 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: wfaulk]
jmwking
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Registered: 27/02/2003
Posts: 777
Loc: Washington, DC metro
I remember a VW dealer in Raleigh that would lose a few bugs down Crabtree Creek every other summer or so (the old, floating ones). Local TV always got some great pictures!

I think they have flood control on the creek now.

-jk

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#265047 - 13/09/2005 16:25 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: jmwking]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Yeah. That's the area. They're also Subaru and Nissan. There's also a Cadillac/Pontiac/GMC/Isuzu dealer and a Buick/Dodge/Mazda dealer and a dealer-run used car lot.
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#265048 - 21/09/2005 00:06 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: wfaulk]
burdell1
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 931
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
any other ideas? i am not having much luck finding anything....

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#265049 - 15/10/2005 13:50 Re: Best place online to find used cars? [Re: burdell1]
burdell1
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 931
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
other than the obvious....what are some good things to look for when test driving a used car (I haven't bought that many cars...) Is Carfax worth the $20? or is there a cheaper (or free) service that will do the same thing?

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