As soon as a new car is purchased it loses a good 10 to 20 percent of it’s value. If you just bought one that means you have just lost a large portion of your investment. On the other hand if you buy a used car in Sacramento you don’t get hit by that. Typically saving a couple thousand dollars on the average car purchase.
Once you decide to go with a used car you have a couple of different routes you can take.
1. Get a used car from one of the many used car dealerships in Sacramento
If you go the dealership route then you end up paying more for your car because of the additional overhead the dealership is forced to maintain.
Remember that they have to pay the sleazy car salesmen, make bad TV commercials, and pay rent. Those costs all work there way into the price tag of the cars they sell. So, You end up paying a premium for the dealership experience, which in reality is nothing special.
If you want to save money on a used car you will not go this route.
2. You could scour the local classified ads
Classified ads are a much better deal than the dealership because you get to deal with an individual seller. Typically they are trying to sell their car so they can buy a different one but don’t want to trade it in to a dealer for the same reason you don’t want to buy from one.
You can find a plethora of listing in the Sac Bee or on the online craigslist classifieds. You can find some terrific deals this way, but there is a better option.
3. You can bid on a car at Used Car Auctions
This is by far the best option because, like classifieds, you get to deal directly with the seller and not worry about overhead of a dealership.
But unlike classifieds the sellers put there cars up for auction because they are ready to sell at whatever the market price turns out to be. Thats right, the buyers get to set the price rather than the seller.
The end result is some incredible savings. This is how I buy cars and why I setup this site. I’ve saved thousands of dollars on my recent car purchases and wanted to share my experiences with other like minded people.
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