Where is a cheap place to look/buy cars?

Question

Looking to buy my fiance a cheap car for our anniversary.. Any ideas?

Answer 1

cheap place?  it varies, often the classifieds in your local paper will have better prices.

the corolla was mentioned, it is only a great car to buy new.  they hold their value so well that you can't touch one reasonably used.  a trick with that is to buy a Chevrolet Prizm.  same car.  same factory.  built by toyota, rebadged as a Chevrolet, parts (other than badge) are 100% interchangeable with the corolla... and you can buy it for 30% less.

also, nissan sentra, mazda protege and the mitsubishi lancer (02-05) are good reliable japanese cars that don't carry the same premium as Honda and Toyota do and yet will last just as long. i saw a 04 lancer in the paper early this month.  41K on it, under 6K asking price and they couldn't sell it.  at the same time a corolla with 50K on it sold for almost 9K...

Answer 2

Auto Trader...if you live in Canada.

Answer 3

A good/easy place to look is:

- www.ebay.com

- www.autotrader.com

- www.cars.com

These are just off the top of my head, you can use a search engine like google, and type in "online car dealer" or something and youll get tons

Answer 4

get him a something that will work for both of you, yet he'll be able to have a little fun with.  try researching some cars at edmunds.com  - car reviews - model reviews.

try looking at a mazda protege 01 or 02 (make sure it is a 2.0 liter)

or maybe a toyota corolla in older years. (they will last forever and ever)

Answer 5

Try going to a car auction. You'll be able to find a good car there for way less than what you would pay at the dealership. Most times you'll save a couple thousand dollars. http://www.mycarauctionreview.com has info on a couple of car auction sites you can go to.

Answer 6

There are many sources for cheap used cars. Here's an article that has about 20 different places to look, some online, some not:

http://www.leaseguide.com/Articles/cheap...

Good luck. Hope you find something you like.