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•  POSTED 04.10.2009

• How To Find Used Cars in My City?

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• By Monique Tarver

Finding a used car can be a complete hassle-free joy or a real pain in the butt, depending on how you go about it. The main thing for success is to be prepared and knowing where to look. Being prepared included knowing what kind of car you want to buy, how much it should cost you, what type of insurance you will need, etc. After that's all taken care of, you can begin looking for your next car by using any one of the following methods.

The first and most commonly used method of finding a used car is looking through your local newspaper in the "classified" section. You will usually find a great deal of good cars listed there for a reasonable price. The only downside to that is that the listing rarely have pictures accompanying the ad, so you can end up wasting a lot of your time inspecting cars that are inaccurately described, not well maintained and/or require costly repairs.

A way to get around this is to take your search online. By using such sites as craigslist, autotrader and eBay motors, you can now search for cars in your area by entering your zip code. You can also narrow down your search by make, model, color, mileage, etc. with the click of a button. Most listings provide you with a couple of pictures, so you have a good idea of what you're dealing with before you waste your time going to inspect a car that is not worth the gas it took to get you there.

However, if you are looking to save a couple hundred or thousand of dollars on your next car, a car auction is the place you need to be. You can walk in with as little as $2,000-$3,000 and drive off in a new car. There has been an increase in the amount and quality of cars sold at car auctions due to the recent decline of the economy. Since many people can no longer afford to pay their car note, the car ends up being seized and put up for auction. So, you end up getting a well maintained, newer model car for dirt cheap.

So, when finding a used car in your area, you can either browse the newspaper, the internet or visit your local car auction. However, going to a car auction is your best bet by far.

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