Anyone buy a used car recently?

[Erni]

If you got a used car recently let me know if you went through a dealer and what the experiance was. I NEED a car asap for my kid, just too busy to give rides.

[cstone]

I found a used car for my son and his wife on eBay auto two weeks ago. Third vehicle I've purchased through eBay auto and I bought another vehicle through Car Guru. I check Facebook Marketplace frequently as well. Most of the vehicles I've bought have been from private sellers and they have all been fine. I stick to manufacturers and models that I am familiar with and know what I am looking at when I look at the vehicles. Knowing the common issues and how much vehicles are worth makes it easy to either make a deal or walk away. My general rule of thumb is I need to get one year of use for $1k of price; i.e. $3000 vehicle has to run for at least three years without any major issues.

I also have no problems flying across the country and driving a vehicle home for the right deal. I don't imagine that I will ever buy a new car from a dealer again.

[20X11]

I purchased one from a neighbor that was listed on Nextdoor app...great vehicle. Also, highly recommend Allen Gorkin at Auto Seekers, but he is a long way from Longmont. 303-902-348

[00tec]

I got my truck from Longmont Ford last summer. Dealer experience was as usual, including their BS addons like fabric protection, etc.
I had the truck for 2 weeks when it quit. A random orphan bolt was in the bell housing for some reason and it bounced up and killed the crank sensor tone ring. I did not purchase the warranty. However, the dealer took the truck in and fixed it on their dime, even when they had no responsibility to do so. The repair included removing the transmission to replace the sensor ring.

When I need my next vehicle, I will look there first, since they took care of the issue that wasnt their problem to take care of.


Still dont know where that bolt came from. It didnt belong anywhere in there.

[BushMasterBoy]

One word. "Carfax". Run the VIN on carfax.com


Regardless who you buy from.

[ray1970]

Might be selling my wife?s vehicle very soon. Would make an excellent first car for somebody. It?s a 2010 Nissan Rogue. We bought it new, it?s never been in an accident, and has less than 90K miles on it.

[Doc45]

Last year I bought my used Titan at Larry Miller Nissan Highlands Ranch. It was a good experience, paid what I wanted to pay, got a few extras to close the deal. Pretty painless and would do business again with the shop.

[SouthPaw]

For starters, I'd first find a vehicle that suits your needs. After, research all the common issues with them. Picking on Ray , but I recall Rogue's with CVT's having issues and some were under warranty, some were not. On the same note, a one owner, low mileage unit like that is really hard to come by especially being 10 years old. Toyota trucks/SUV's in a certain range of years had rusty frames, Some Ford V8's had their spark plugs snapping off, Every vehicle has it quirks so be aware of that before going in.

I've purchased my fair share of used vehicles and thankfully have been ok for the most part. If you aren't sure what to look for, ask for help. Also don't think because it is at a dealership they have a better vehicle than the guy on craigslist. I worked at some dealerships years ago and they do the bare minimum to keep the cost down for resale purposes.

[ray1970]

Picking on Ray , but I recall Rogue's with CVT's having issues and some were under warranty, some were not.

We had an issue. Apparently the transmissions would get hot and go into limp mode. Ours was repaired under warranty. Think it got a new valve body and I know it had an external transmission cooler installed. We haven?t had an issue since. I think if they put transmission coolers on them when they built them it never would have been an issue. Pretty sure they started doing it on the 2011 models.

[AirbornePathogen]

I bought a used Jeep a couple weeks ago at AutoTrek in Littleton. The experience was very good overall, no BS or pressure. Didn't hurt that I walked in there knowing exactly what I wanted to see. From me saying "I want this one," to the sales guy saying "Here are your keys," was less than two hours, including getting me financed. They have a location in Lafayette as well if that would work better for you. I can't complain about how they took care of me.

And they have Carfax reports on every vehicle they sell.