Should I get a car from the auction or dealership?

Question

Gas is so high right now and so is the cost of everything else. I've been saving up for a car but I'm not sure if I should

A) go back to the Cheve dealership that can get me in a car with a $1000 down, under $250 car payment (not including insurance). Good warranty and I can own it in 2-3 years. Problem is I only work part time so 1/2 of my checks will go towards just the car. Or do I....

B) Save up $1500, go to a used car place, have no warranty but no car payments?

Answer 1

I agree with princess, do not get a car at auction.

For the time being, just save up 1500 and get a used car.

Answer 2

AWW you just the person a dealer loves to see

Answer 3

i work at a car dealership and my personal opion is never buy a car from an auction unless you are mechanically inclined. even if a car looks good does not mean it runs good. most of the cars at auctions are vehicles from whole sale dealers which means most of them buy the cars off dealership lots that would cost way more for the dealer to fix

then they would make selling it.

Answer 4

I would say you should just save up your money and go to a used car place because you'll be using 1/2 of your pay check otherwise. Even if the car needed some repairs it would probably be way cheaper than having a car payment. You can always have a mechanic come with you to the car dealership to make sure that everything is ok with the car you want to buy.

I bought my first car from a car auction and all I needed was a new alternator, which only cost $100 bucks to fix. Other than that everything else was ok with it. You can get some pretty good deals at the car auction depending on where you go.

Answer 5

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