Step 2: Research and Compare
The next step is to research what sort of vehicle is best for your situation. There are several reliable websites available to provide this kind of information, including:
• Kelley Blue Book
• Consumer Reports
• Car and Driver
• Edmunds
You can research fuel efficiency, reliability, repair costs, and depreciation.
Step 3: Searching Ads and Listings
There are two major types of sellers - private sellers and auto dealerships.
A private seller may be able to give you a better price. However, there is little guarantee of quality. Private sellers list their vehicles on websites such as Kijiji and Autotrader, in newspapers and flyers, and even by putting signs in their windshields.
A dealership may not offer you relatively as low a price. However, they test, repair, and clean vehicles before they sell them. Dealerships have a more significant financial and reputational investment in the quality of the vehicles they sell, so they tend to be more reliable.