Help me pick a good used car

[incallisto]

If you want a Neon, do yourself a favour and purchase a John Deere Lawn Mower instead. At least you can cut lawns and make it pay for itself.

 

[coolred]

Okay so neons aren't the greatest cars, so what about the civics or sentras, are any of them somewhat sporty looking?

 

[coolred]

Can anyone help me out with some pics of civics or sentras? Or anything else for that mater that you recommend.

 

[BooneRebel]

Uhmmm, you're on the Internet and need help finding pictures of cars? Show some self respect - hit Google or something.

I suggest using Autotrader, Edmunds, etc. to narrow down your vehicle choices based on your price range and year models that your looking for. There are a lot of vehicles out there so I'd lean more towards what is convenient to see in your area and look for a car that is in great condition from a seller who had all the maintenance records, etc. Once a car starts approaching a decade old I don't think the model is nearly as important as the care that was put into it by the previous owners. Don't buy from a dealer, look to buy from a private owner through the classified papers and keep your eyes open for that one vehicle that has every oil change, tire rotation, etc. documented. Good luck...

 

[Capn]

Kind of off topic. However, for the best pictures of car interiors and exteriors hit E-bay Motors, generally the dealers there do a real good job of taking pictures of the cars they sell.

 

[coolred]

Okay what about eagle talons? I really like the look of them and so far from what i have read they seem pretty decent. Are they Japanese cars? Anything unusual I need to know about them, are they a good choice

 

[coolred]

Can anyone confirm that the talon is a high maintenance, non reliable car like many of the reviews are saying?

 

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[coolred]

1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD Green, turbo, all wheel drive, professionally kept, air, auto, pw, pl, pm, cruise, tilt, alloys, am/fm cass, CD $7,995

Assuming average miles or less, is this a good deal from a dealer. Since it is from a car dealer I should be able to get it for less then asking price shouldn't I?

 

[BooneRebel]

<< 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD Green, turbo, all wheel drive, professionally kept, air, auto, pw, pl, pm, cruise, tilt, alloys, am/fm cass, CD $7,995

Assuming average miles or less, is this a good deal from a dealer. Since it is from a car dealer I should be able to get it for less then asking price shouldn't I? >>

Well, you obviously didn't listen to advice to buy from a private party. No used car from a dealer is a good deal. At $7,995 they're bending you over.
Edmunds.com - 1995 Eagle Talon
2 Dr TSi Turbo AWD Hatchback
Base Price excludes options
Dealer Trade-In: What Others Are Getting $3,222
Private Party: What Others Are Getting/Paying $3,937

 

[coolred]

Well I figured that a I wouldn't actually pay asking price from a dealer. Plus I found one in a car magazine from a private party for 6900.00. So is edmunds more reliable then kelley blue book, cause kbb.com has the same 1995 Eagle Talon selling for around 8,000.00?

 

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[Jzero]

<< Well I figured that a I wouldn't actually pay asking price from a dealer. Plus I found one in a car magazine from a private party for 6900.00. So is edmunds more reliable then kelley blue book, cause kbb.com has the same 1995 Eagle Talon selling for around 8,000.00? >>


Always though KBB wasn't a great metric b/c they publish an inflated price to the general public and another one to the dealers.
So the KBB tells YOU it's worth $8000 but it's really worth like $4000 (Edmunds TMV).
The dealer sells it for $7500 and tells you it's a good deal b/c it's below blue-book value. Except the blue-book value is a scam.

Can anyone confirm that?

I'd put more stock in prices from Edmunds and NADA (the little yellow booklets).

 

[coolred]

Dang, I think your right, now that you said that I think I remember hearing that somewhere else too. But thats stupid though, cause now even all the private parties will be selling them for 6000.00 or more.