| There's still a lot to be said about the | | | | worth. |
| old-fashioned paper-and-ink classified | | | | No matter how much dealers tell you |
| ads. | | | | they'e "changed the customer experience" |
| You can scan many ads quickly, searching | | | | and how many dealerships advertise that |
| by different criteria such as make and | | | | they have a strict "no haggling" policy, |
| model, or by price. | | | | dealerships remain pretty strange |
| The space limit of classified ads means | | | | places. The used car lot may be the |
| the seller only includes the most | | | | strangest of all. |
| important information. | | | | You are entering hostile territory. You |
| Because it costs money to place a | | | | can fully expect a man wearing too much |
| classified ad, you can assume the seller | | | | cologne to come up to you and say, "What |
| is serious about selling the car. | | | | do I have to do to earn your business |
| Get out a red pencil | | | | today?" Your most basic questions will |
| There are no secrets here. Start | | | | go unanswered. Salesman will suddenly |
| circling promising ads with a red | | | | appear and just as suddenly vanish. |
| pencil. | | | | Sometimes it will seem impossible to get |
| If you're focusing on a single model, a | | | | accomplish something simple...like |
| quick look at the classifieds can give | | | | finding the keys so you can test drive a |
| you a sense of what people are asking | | | | car you're actually interested in |
| for their cars. Compare a few prices | | | | buying. |
| with the actual market values in an | | | | Maintain a Zen calm amidst the |
| online tool such as Edmunds.com. | | | | fluttering banners |
| Keep in mind that most people inflate | | | | This is all part of the car-buying |
| their asking price and will take less. | | | | experience. |
| Used Car Classifieds | | | | So take it all in, but don't let it |
| Top source and guidelines. Here is Used | | | | affect you. It's good to take a trusted |
| Car Classifieds | | | | friend or spouse, so you can take a |
| kwdr.net/2/buy-used-car | | | | sanity break whenever it gets too weird. |
| Used Car Importers | | | | Whatever bizarre things the salesmen may |
| Thousands of Prequalified Suppliers | | | | try, focus on your mission: sitting in |
| Trade Leads, Products & Companies. | | | | cars, test-driving cars, learning about |
| www.Alibaba.com | | | | prices. |
| Beware of long ads in Honor System | | | | Be secure in the knowledge that having |
| magazines with no word limit: the longer | | | | followed the steps outlined in this |
| the ads, listing endless features and | | | | Guidesite, you already know much more |
| improvements, the more the owner has an | | | | about the car you're looking for than |
| unrealistic idea of what their car is | | | | the salesman does. |