Reasons for Buying A Used Car By Way of the Internet

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Robert Cohen, May 15, 2006.

  1. Robert Cohen

    Robert Cohen Guest

    Just a note not necessarily for this particular n.g., but my fellow
    Hyundains may be interested.

    There is a lack of good information at the usual used car lots about
    the stock for sale.

    The places are seemingly for making exploitative/high interest car
    loans to people who can't otherwise qualify at a bank, credit union,
    insuror office et cetera.

    Then--from what I've read--the car lots themselves repossess defaults,
    and start doing the process again.

    Well, that's what I sense about 'em, whether always true or not true in
    fact.

    I dislike very much many/most of the methods I've experienced in used
    car lots.

    I will walk away asap when realizing how rigged the deal is, which it
    usually seems to me to be.

    I've bought cars from the used lots, including from new-car dealers'
    used car lots; but this certainly doesn't mean I like the
    helter-skelter experiences.

    The internet--e-bay or other internet places--are for rational
    selling/buying--with major disadvantages of course.

    So, darnit, the local used car lots--at least where the companies
    actually wanna honestly & ethically sell their
    cream-puffs/heaps--oughta write-up long, revelatory descriptions of
    their merchandise here on the net.

    It ain't gonna happen, but it should, while the dealers probably fear
    being sued &/or somehow cherry-picked/taken advantage of by
    sophisticated, well-informed buyers.

    I dislike buying used cars from athe usual relatively blind & ignorant
    position.

    The local newspaper's car ads are more frequently than not some of the
    least genuine, which I betcha most people/victims would agree..
     
    Robert Cohen, May 15, 2006
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  2. I've had exactly the opposite experience. My girlfriend and I have
    bought several used cars from dealers and individuals and have never had
    any of the problems you elude to. The ONLY reason I bought my Elantra
    new was due to the $2000 rebate that brought the price down low enough
    to justify buying new rather than used.
     
    Brian Nystrom, May 15, 2006
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