bigblue95z

Your source is a moron. A majority of used cars come from auction. It doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with it. I've gotten 2 cars from an auto auction in St. Louis. One was a 2000 Chevy that had 102K miles. Now it has 192K. The other was a 2006 Chevy Malibu. It's been 37,000 miles later and not a single problem. With either one!!! Sure, I had to do a water pump on the truck, and a fuel pump, but that's wearable parts that are almost a sure thing to fail at some point. I'd say get it looked over, get a compression test, and a CarFax and make your decision from there.

howarmat

17K plus for a 2006 is bending over and getting raped by an angry elephant or something....there are tons better deals out there. Flying and driving a car across the country is cheaper than paying that much!

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Large lots are better at selling reliable vehicles in decent shape. You are way less likely to have issues with them.


Small lots don't have the $$$ to put upfront to purchase a higher end vehicle. They have a smaller pool of $$$ to play with...so they make do with "lesser" vehicles. This means they get the scrap cars that the big guys pass on...because there are problems.
I'm not knocking all smaller lots, but you could say this is a "truth" when it comes to Dealerships. Not all the bigger lots are good either...but it is a good rule thumb when shopping.