Used car advice

[jwells777]

Well, my car finally bit the dust at 278,000 and I am now in the market for a "new" car. Preferrably something with less than 200,000 on it. Probably under 5k. I am just getting started in my search and figured I would ask ATOT for recommendations on valuable on-line resources. I am particularly interested in websites or other locations to find the following information:

1) Actual used cars for sale
2) Reliability data on specific makes and models
3) Overall ratings of automobile reliability by model year (i.e. in 1995 the top 10 most reliable vehicles were ....)
4) Anything else useful that I am forgetting.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

J

 

[amdskip]

Reliable says Honda, Toyota, Nissan, etc.

 

[H34D0N]

Both me my parents and relatives have had good luck with anything ford...

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: jwells777
Well, my car finally bit the dust at 278,000 and I am now in the market for a "new" car. Preferrably something with less than 200,000 on it. Probably under 5k. I am just getting started in my search and figured I would ask ATOT for recommendations on valuable on-line resources. I am particularly interested in websites or other locations to find the following information:

1) Actual used cars for sale
2) Reliability data on specific makes and models
3) Overall ratings of automobile reliability by model year (i.e. in 1995 the top 10 most reliable vehicles were ....)
4) Anything else useful that I am forgetting.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

J

What happened to your car for it to die at 278k?

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

www.autotrader.com will give you an idea of what to expect for how much you want to spend and on what.

For $5,000 get an corolla or civic or sentra.

 

[HappyCracker]

We were driving down the highway when we saw a car for sale up on a bluff next to a house. Talked to the guy, got a 95 Maxima with 116k for $4850. He worked for a Nissan dealer as a mechanic also (bonus++).
Oh sorry, didn't answer the question. I checked reliability at MSN autos but shopped mostly in autotrader.com. That's the best advice I can give unless you want to do the ebay thing. My suggestion is to drive around town and see what's out there

 

[Turkish]

MSN Autos
Autotrader
Cars.com

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Xiety
MSN Autos
Autotrader
Cars.com

All those are fine, but the most important source for jumping on the brand new listings is still your local daily paper. Call all the promising-looking new listings in the morning. The good deals always go fast.