Parents are lookin at an 08 Cobalt

[MrMatt]

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap

Originally posted by: Mojoed
I keep reading these threads about finding '08 Fusions for ~$10k but I've never ever actually found one for less than 13.7k, and that one had 65k on the odometer.

For example, on autotrader.com right now, the cheapest modern Fusion is an S trim '07 with 38k miles for $14k. On cars.com the cheapest is an '07 SEL with 31k miles for $13,700. These are cars within 75 miles of where I live.

I also checked two localish Ford dealers and they were asking RAPE for a few used Fusions. No luck on Craigslist either.

I either fail at finding great deals on cars, or someone got an exceptional deal on a Fusion, posted about it and people take it as the norm and repost it in other used car threads.

Please help me out here guys, what am I doing wrong?

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You may have to add $500 for the college student discount (unless you qualify, as most dealers will include that automatically into the newspaper price). Granted, I didn't look for used ones, but at those (possibly loss-leader) prices, I wouldn't bother buying a used one.

13k = 10k? Both those links were at the price the poster you replied to was indicating was much more than 10k

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: MrMatt

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap

Originally posted by: Mojoed
I keep reading these threads about finding '08 Fusions for ~$10k but I've never ever actually found one for less than 13.7k, and that one had 65k on the odometer.

For example, on autotrader.com right now, the cheapest modern Fusion is an S trim '07 with 38k miles for $14k. On cars.com the cheapest is an '07 SEL with 31k miles for $13,700. These are cars within 75 miles of where I live.

I also checked two localish Ford dealers and they were asking RAPE for a few used Fusions. No luck on Craigslist either.

I either fail at finding great deals on cars, or someone got an exceptional deal on a Fusion, posted about it and people take it as the norm and repost it in other used car threads.

Please help me out here guys, what am I doing wrong?

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Two

You may have to add $500 for the college student discount (unless you qualify, as most dealers will include that automatically into the newspaper price). Granted, I didn't look for used ones, but at those (possibly loss-leader) prices, I wouldn't bother buying a used one.

13k = 10k? Both those links were at the price the poster you replied to was indicating was much more than 10k

I was showing that there are much better deals than what he was finding. Those are 2 new fusions for better prices than the used ones that he mentioned. I didn't bother looking at used until now, but there are cars in that price range:

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With the exception of that last one which is a little bit farther away, I was looking at a 100 mile range from Boston. I'm going to take a look at manheim prices tomorrow, but I have a feeling that prices are actually up a bit on these cars since the beginning of the year. I was helping a friend search in January and I think I was seeing better prices, but I can't be sure. Still, there are deals to be had (but with just a 3k price difference between those cars and the new ones, I'd would be hard pressed not to buy a new one).