can someone help me find a good cheap used car, extended cab truck, minivan, conversion van, or suv? please tell me where i can find one? an auction? someone keeps flagging me on craigs list and i have a broke down car and need something! i dont want one thats 20 yrs old for 1800.
is this how bad for market is? should i just pay like 700-800 dollars to fix my car when its worth 700?
where do dealers get their cars from? auctions? how do i find one?? i look online, ebay motors, newpapers.
i need help. im a single mother and i have to walk with my kids more than a half mile away, and 1/2 miles back with 10-13 bags of groceries and a gallon of milk. i need advice from a real honest person. im sick of these heartless people out there who do nothing but love money.
my credit is poor from when i was in my late teens and early 20’s when i had no health insurance. and i had a heat bill i couldnt pay after my ex husband left. so i can only buy in cash.
i dont understand how i have less than 5,000 debt and have poor/bad credit when america has a++ credit and is 16 trillion in debt!
Honestly, do research and wait for the perfect deal.
I keep repairing my old minivan.
Like you I cant afford a new one, and I like my older vehicle any way.
My advice, ditch an extended cab truck, minivan, conversion van or suv unless you have 4 kids (ie no choice but to have a larger vehicle). These vehicles will cost more upfront and over the long term (gas prices / getting them serviced etc.), especially older models.
As to how to buy a cheap car, I just went to autotrader.com and did a used car search (put $2,000 max) and it pulled up a crap load of vehicles with-in 100 miles. Just look for vehicles with in the lower 100,000 mile range and pay attention to which vehicles have a good reputation for reliability. BTW, $2,000 would be there ASKING price but its not necessarily there final price. So if you do have $2,000 to spend, you can look at cars that are listed for up to $3,000 and than hangle them down.