Used Cars

The days of going to a dealer to see their lot of used cars isn't quite as common as it once used to be, but it still seems to be the preferred method for buying cars that were once driven by other people.

While the car industry has taken its lumps over the years, the secondary market continues to be strong. Consumers, armed with Kelley Blue Book or Edmunds information, can comb both real and virtual lots looking for the best deals possible. Some of the virtual locations offering automobiles in a buyer's area include sites like AutoTrader.com, Cars.com, and eBay Motors.

The industry itself was even lampooned in a 1980 movie starring Kurt Russell and directed by Robert Zemeckis titled appropriately enough, "Used Cars."

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• A Brief Guide To Successful Car Shopping On Craigslist

  
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  Inspired by my current quest for a sub-$5,000 daily driver, I’ve decided to publish a companion piece to the generalized buyer’s tips I outlined months ago specifically geared towards purchasing from Craigslist. Unlike other digital automotive marketplaces (Vehix, AutoTrader, etc) Craigslist provides the unique ...
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• Avoid Buying a Clunker

  
  Auto Credit Express Bad Credit Car Loan Blog — Authority: 122
  Latest move from the Experian AutoCheck program now indicates if the vehicle you are thinking of buying was traded in under Cash for Clunkers and should help many bad credit car loan buyersUsed cars and bad credit auto loansAt Auto Credit Express, we’ve spent close to twenty years focusing on consumers with bad ...
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• Are Extended Warranties Ever a Good Deal?

  
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  By Sierra Black Extended warranties are everywhere. Every time you buy a car, a house, a computer, a cell phone or pretty much any appliance, youll be offered a chance to purchase an extended warranty on it. A few years ago, my husband came home with a new toaster — and a warranty contract for it. Are these ...
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• Don’t Have These Common Problems When Purchasing An Old Car

  
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  Nowadays, life can be pretty hard. Prices are escalating out of sight. Times like this can bring out the scam artists who prey on consumers who are desperate for the best deal possible. This is especially true for big ticket items like cars. Used car scams have victimized numerous used-car buyers. One example is from ...
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• Don’t Have These Common Problems When Purchasing An Old Car

  
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  Today, time are tough financially. Families are having problems making it. Prices are escalating out of sight. This makes us all targets of scam artists and their frauds. This is really a big problem with big ticket items like cars. Used car scams have victimized numerous used-car buyers. One example is from the show ...
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• Buy Used Car the easy way-Online

  
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  With so many people wanting to buy a cheap used car, there are also many sellers looking forward to selling them. When you come to think of it, the easiest way to go about it is to get on the internet find cars as well as car loans online . People have started showing preference for searching online so it definitely ...
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• 2007 Cadillac XLR-V

  
  AutoBlog, Automotive News, Car Blog - Lotpro.com — Authority: 122
  With a price of over six figures when it was new buyers of used copies of the V series Cadillac XLR in Concord Hayward and Fremont California will find that they can save a bunch of cash on some very low mileage offerings. LotPro.com It’s Friday here at LotPro.com and, as usual, it’s time to go a bit ...
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• VIDEO: Ford press conference yields surprise $650 car announcement

  
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• Used cars get fuel economy labels

  
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  Buyers of used cars to benefit from system similar to that used on domestic appliances.
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• Don’t Do This When Buying Old Automobiles

  
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• Have You Driven Afford Lately?

  
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• Carfax adds Cash for Clunkers Data

  
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• 2009 BMW 750Li - Four Seasons Update - November 2009

  
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• Midweek Video: The Most Honest Used Car Ad Ever

  
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  Why do people hate used car salesmen? Because theyve met a used car salesman. Even though this is a parody, I think it accurately portrays not only the pomp of used car commercials (because wording aside, it is almost exactly like the ones Id see as a kid on local TV), but the underlying attitude a lot of bad ...
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• Choosing Used Helped by Latest IntelliChoice Report

  
  Auto Credit Express Bad Credit Car Loan Blog — Authority: 122
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• 2010 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition

  
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• SEMA Live: Streaming from Las Vegas

  
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• Don’t Do These Unnecessary Things When Buying An Old Car

  
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• 2009 SEMA: Watch Video Coverage Live from Las Vegas

  
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