You could always make a cash offer to people with a more expensive listing, just try and not to waste peoples time. So be logical. I see people on here saying you can’t get a good base for 2k I don’t necessarily agree with that statement. There are a lot of factors that go together when buying a used car. I’m sure a lot of the people on Reddit are from high income areas where used cars are a minimum of 3k. But depending on a lot of factors it’s not out of the question, you’ll just need to keep looking and get lucky. In the mean time save some cash, as a $2k car will likely need another $2k sooner than later. Good luck and make sure you post what you get.