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A similar search engine for used cars that I like better is:New Cars, Used Cars - Find Cars at AutoTrader.com
Put in your zip code, how many miles away you're willing to travel to buy one and the max you want to spend and search away. Change the search results to "lowest to highest".
I found my 97 Ram 1500 truck (bought it 2 weeks ago) for $2900, it was advertised for $3500. I got lucky in that it had low mileage but most in your price range will most likely have 150K + miles.
Yea, I would keep that car........I'm driving a 96 Nissan Maxima gold package right now, leather seats, sunroof, bose stereo that was owned by a school teacher. ( garage kept - very low miles - mint condition) The car drives as if it were on air. It is a great car and I am breaking my own rules by not getting out of it now - but I cannot part with the car. I love it. I've decided to just keep it.
A similar search engine for used cars that I like better is:New Cars, Used Cars - Find Cars at AutoTrader.com
Put in your zip code, how many miles away you're willing to travel to buy one and the max you want to spend and search away. Change the search results to "lowest to highest".
I found my 97 Ram 1500 truck (bought it 2 weeks ago) for $2900, it was advertised for $3500. I got lucky in that it had low mileage but most in your price range will most likely have 150K + miles.
Used Cars, New Cars, Reviews, Photos and Opinions - CarGurus
What I think makes CarGurus better than AutoTrader is CarGurus has a category called "Leverage" which tells you how long the car has been on sale. Dealers will be more willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for a while.
Wow!! that was a steal.........Yea, I would keep that car........I'm driving a 96 Nissan Maxima gold package right now, leather seats, sunroof, bose stereo that was owned by a school teacher. ( garage kept - very low miles - mint condition) The car drives as if it were on air. It is a great car and I am breaking my own rules by not getting out of it now - but I cannot part with the car. I love it. I've decided to just keep it.
She was an elderly school teacher, non smoker so delicate I doubt the sole of her foot has ever touched the ground. May have turned over to 70K when I got it can't remember. ( very low mileage ) It is the best car I've ever owned, Sunni. Guess how much I paid for it? $2500.00. True story.
A similar search engine for used cars that I like better is:New Cars, Used Cars - Find Cars at AutoTrader.com
Put in your zip code, how many miles away you're willing to travel to buy one and the max you want to spend and search away. Change the search results to "lowest to highest".
I found my 97 Ram 1500 truck (bought it 2 weeks ago) for $2900, it was advertised for $3500. I got lucky in that it had low mileage but most in your price range will most likely have 150K + miles.
Used Cars, New Cars, Reviews, Photos and Opinions - CarGurus
What I think makes CarGurus better than AutoTrader is CarGurus has a category called "Leverage" which tells you how long the car has been on sale. Dealers will be more willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for a while.
There is a reason car dealers are willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for awhile. It has seriously problems and they want to get rid of it. You are buying as is so once you drive it off the lot it's yours. Never buy a car from a used lot. Unless you like getting robbed. - Jeri
Not all car dealers are USED car dealers. New car dealers take cars in trade in or off lease, and any car that is not top quality they blow out to the used car dealers. The used cars they keep are checked over by their mechanics and usually certified as first quality.A similar search engine for used cars that I like better is:New Cars, Used Cars - Find Cars at AutoTrader.com
Put in your zip code, how many miles away you're willing to travel to buy one and the max you want to spend and search away. Change the search results to "lowest to highest".
I found my 97 Ram 1500 truck (bought it 2 weeks ago) for $2900, it was advertised for $3500. I got lucky in that it had low mileage but most in your price range will most likely have 150K + miles.
Used Cars, New Cars, Reviews, Photos and Opinions - CarGurus
What I think makes CarGurus better than AutoTrader is CarGurus has a category called "Leverage" which tells you how long the car has been on sale. Dealers will be more willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for a while.
There is a reason car dealers are willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for awhile. It has seriously problems and they want to get rid of it. You are buying as is so once you drive it off the lot it's yours. Never buy a car from a used lot. Unless you like getting robbed. - Jeri
Wow!! that was a steal.........Yea, I would keep that car........
She was an elderly school teacher, non smoker so delicate I doubt the sole of her foot has ever touched the ground. May have turned over to 70K when I got it can't remember. ( very low mileage ) It is the best car I've ever owned, Sunni. Guess how much I paid for it? $2500.00. True story.
You could drive that for 2 or 3 years and still easily get back what you paid for it. ..
Not all car dealers are USED car dealers. New car dealers take cars in trade in or off lease, and any car that is not top quality they blow out to the used car dealers. The used cars they keep are checked over by their mechanics and usually certified as first quality.A similar search engine for used cars that I like better is:
Used Cars, New Cars, Reviews, Photos and Opinions - CarGurus
What I think makes CarGurus better than AutoTrader is CarGurus has a category called "Leverage" which tells you how long the car has been on sale. Dealers will be more willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for a while.
There is a reason car dealers are willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for awhile. It has seriously problems and they want to get rid of it. You are buying as is so once you drive it off the lot it's yours. Never buy a car from a used lot. Unless you like getting robbed. - Jeri
For example, my boss was looking for a truck and we saw one at the local Mercedes Benz dealer. People do not go to that type of dealer looking for a truck and it sat there for quite a while. They started out asking 24,000 and kept dropping the price the longer it sat. It was down to 17,000 when we looked at, and we offered 12,000 and got it. That was two years ago and the low mileage truck has not needed a single thing yet.
Certified used cars from new car dealers are rarely lemons.
A similar search engine for used cars that I like better is:
Used Cars, New Cars, Reviews, Photos and Opinions - CarGurus
What I think makes CarGurus better than AutoTrader is CarGurus has a category called "Leverage" which tells you how long the car has been on sale. Dealers will be more willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for a while.
There is a reason car dealers are willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for awhile. It has seriously problems and they want to get rid of it. You are buying as is so once you drive it off the lot it's yours. Never buy a car from a used lot. Unless you like getting robbed. - Jeri
Or it's just a less-desirable car, for whatever reason. I bought my Cherokee off a lot...it had been there for three months. There was nothing wrong with it (aside from 160K miles), but it didn't sell...because it was a low-option Sport with crank windows, manual locks, and no ABS. (The seller also had other Cherokees, usually higher-option Countrys, Classics and Limiteds with power windows, ABS, and the like.) That was good, because I WANTED a low-option Cherokee! I sold it a couple months ago...still going strong with 215,000+ miles!
My friend's wife got a beautiful Audi A4 for barely more than KBB wholesale. It was top of the line, loaded with every option (from sunroof to heated seats to pearlescent silver paint) and with only 10,000 miles...but had been on the dealer's lot for almost four months for one simple reason: it was a standard shift! She had the car about three years and had no trouble with it at 80,000 miles.
Stick shift is okay for use in a rural or suburban area, but it's not practical for repetitive stop/go urban driving.For most Ford products a rebuilt automatic transmission will run closer to $1,300 installed. If you can handle it, look for a vehicle with a manual transmission. Clutches are the vulnerable part but can be replaced for a fraction of the cost of a whole automatic. Even a DIY project for someone with a little ingenuity, not requiring any immense skill level. Some auto parts stores will rent you tools; others will loan them for free if you buy all the parts there.
Stick shift is okay for use in a rural or suburban area, but it's not practical for repetitive stop/go urban driving.
There is a reason car dealers are willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for awhile. It has seriously problems and they want to get rid of it. You are buying as is so once you drive it off the lot it's yours. Never buy a car from a used lot. Unless you like getting robbed. - Jeri
Or it's just a less-desirable car, for whatever reason. I bought my Cherokee off a lot...it had been there for three months. There was nothing wrong with it (aside from 160K miles), but it didn't sell...because it was a low-option Sport with crank windows, manual locks, and no ABS. (The seller also had other Cherokees, usually higher-option Countrys, Classics and Limiteds with power windows, ABS, and the like.) That was good, because I WANTED a low-option Cherokee! I sold it a couple months ago...still going strong with 215,000+ miles!
My friend's wife got a beautiful Audi A4 for barely more than KBB wholesale. It was top of the line, loaded with every option (from sunroof to heated seats to pearlescent silver paint) and with only 10,000 miles...but had been on the dealer's lot for almost four months for one simple reason: it was a standard shift! She had the car about three years and had no trouble with it at 80,000 miles.
I love the Audi. My next car will be an Audi Quattro ( God willing ) and I'm going to Manheim to get it but I don't want a new one. The drive is superb, it handles beautifully on the road. The heated seats are a plus, the paint sounds beautiful. I bet she loves it. I've owned a Cherokee Jeep before, keep the oil changed and you should be fine, mine had roll up windows too. I liked it. The car I am driving now has 215,000 miles on it and will easily go to 350,000 miles because I make sure the oil is changed. ( every 2,000 miles like clockwork, forget what the manufacturer tells you... change it every 2,000 - 2,500 miles and youre good ) It is a very simple thing but you'd be suprised how many people won't do it. I'm happy for you both that you were satisfied with the vehicles you purchased.
This is a demo on the Audi:
[ame=http://youtu.be/MjaCbpw84kw]Audi: The quattro principle - YouTube[/ame]
A similar search engine for used cars that I like better is:New Cars, Used Cars - Find Cars at AutoTrader.com
Put in your zip code, how many miles away you're willing to travel to buy one and the max you want to spend and search away. Change the search results to "lowest to highest".
I found my 97 Ram 1500 truck (bought it 2 weeks ago) for $2900, it was advertised for $3500. I got lucky in that it had low mileage but most in your price range will most likely have 150K + miles.
Used Cars, New Cars, Reviews, Photos and Opinions - CarGurus
What I think makes CarGurus better than AutoTrader is CarGurus has a category called "Leverage" which tells you how long the car has been on sale. Dealers will be more willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for a while.
There is a reason car dealers are willing to take less for a car that has been sitting on their lot for awhile. It has seriously problems and they want to get rid of it. You are buying as is so once you drive it off the lot it's yours. Never buy a car from a used lot. Unless you like getting robbed. - Jeri
You have either s stuck blend door (most likely) or poor flow through the heater core (less likely). This is a common problem on that era Rams, usually crops up after ~12-15 years.
I actually did the water pump in my Dakota this weekend. With 155,000 miles, it had the original pump, hoses, and serpentine belt!
