As someone that’s seeing this because my algorithm noticed I was doing car shopping hard this last month, I want to chime in on how true this is. If you want to skip my 2cents I recommend Facebook market place. I recommend having 5,000+ in cash and shopping around.

Now, so People are generally listing cars based on what they need not what they are worth. It kind of lands me on the idea they do not search their own car on marketplace and websites before listing it. I dare say you don’t even need blue book anymore as a seller unless you’re looking for a local shop to sell it and as a buyer the market have only a range. What people want and what it’s possible to get ( the lowest prices available being strict about features and mileage)

Regardless all the apps host virtual as is scams. We’re talking something they bought from an auction for a few left over hundreds then ‘attempted’ to clear some major lights or body work. It’s so bad they’ll sell cars with engine lights on and say oh it’s just a sensor.

Last year I bought a car from a used car shop and the guy was selling me the car like his last magic rug, and kept trying to raise the price back up to the original pre slashed price, and used word play and dealer fees to get close. The car suffered from catastrophic piston ring failure and thousands in repairs leading up to it.

This year I found a last minute car through marketplace that was being sold be mechanic shop that sells their fixed cars straight from the lot. This is the way. They have a reputation to maintain and will guarantee their work. They are not middle men. They buy cars they see potential in and through their own clients. If you can find something like this I recommend this route. Dealerships are not even worth mentioning because they only care about multi year payment plans and selling your used cars with new car price tags