Auto Motives: Looking for Cars (in all the wrong places)

[athelind]

Okay. Theoretically, the settlement check should be getting here today.

Does anyone have suggestions for places to look in the Bay Area for a decent car for about $2500-3000?

It's got to have an automatic transmission, and I'd prefer something smaller, but otherwise -- I'm easy.

We'd prefer a dealership, rather than a private owner.

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This place had some tempting listings, but this review sets off ALL KINDS of alarm bells -- evidently, as recently as Halloween, they were operating under another name at the same address, and that place got lousy reviews.

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Comments

[reveille-d.livejournal.com]

Check Craigslist for cheap cars sold by dealers. Drive up and down Steven's Creek and look for smaller cheap car lots. I seem to recall there being a few on El Camino between Lawrence and San Tomas, too.

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

I started at cars.com, looking for local dealers. Also check dealer websites.

They may do almost bait-and-switch so you need to call them if you see a specific car that looks good, but you'll have at least an idea.

[hinoki.livejournal.com]

As I'd said, I'd be willing to look at them with you if you wanted them gone over.

-H

[drakegrey.livejournal.com]

Hey, did you find out what happened to mister drives-like-a-pinball? :P