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How to Buy a Used Car Online
Basic tricks that will help you find a deal even if you’re not mechanically inclined
Cars are always a bad investment.
They break down, they depreciate, and they cost an arm and a leg to maintain. Unfortunately, you pretty much need a car in order to participate in modern society.
The car industry has flooded the market with nonsensical talk about how unreliable used cars are. They do this to pressure you into spending 10 times what you want on something that’s just as likely to have expensive, routine problems.
The good news is there’s a way to get you out of the endless cycle of ridiculous monthly payments. You can use resources like Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist to acquire a reliable car at a fraction of the price of a dealership vehicle.
Just follow these simple steps and you’ll be on your way to a life that is car payment free!
Have a Baseline
The first thing about buying a car online is you need a way to assess value. You can reference car prices on Kelly Blue Book, but that will only get you in the neighborhood.
My baseline for buying a used car is that for every $1,000 I spend, I want to get 10,000 miles of driving out of the car.