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For that price in my opinion your better off trying to find a private seller with well documented maintenance on the car. And I’d aim for a accord civic or Corolla since it’s going to be high miles with that budget.
I agree with the above Poster go through a private seller. No used car place is going to have a decent car in your price range. The cheapest you may get is between 6,000 and 9,000 these days for a safe reliable car. Check E-bay or face book market place. You may get a beater that doesn't look so great from the outside but if it runs and drives and has been well maintained as far as breaks, tires and oil changes this is the way to go.
sometimes when I drive down Fifth Ave in Bay Shore (south of Southern State) I see older cars for sale by private owners in parking lots and driveways in the neighborhood. Some of the cars don't look that bad, may be worth checking out if you're in the area.
$2-3k is the new '$100 car' of yesteryear. It might start, move, and stop, but probably only for a short time until major issues reveal themselves.
I see vehicles on my local Craigslist that look like they rolled down a hill, cracked glass, shredded seats, and 300,000 miles...those are the $3,000 cars now.
Back in the early 90's I had a string of $500 cars. Drive them into the ground, wash, rinse repeat. Before cell phones, so you didn't really want to go too far. Tho sometimes I'd drive down to AC. That was dumb.
I assume people's "station cars" are 5-6 grand now. Is that still a thing?
I would definitely ask friends, family, coworkers, people at church, etc if they have a vehicle they were planning to trade in. Once a car is more than 8 years old they will only give you $1000-$2000 regardless of condition, mileage, or blue book. Many people don’t want to sell their car privately (it’s an hassle) and would be happy to easily sell it to someone who would be grateful. We ended up doing this with our low mileage 10 year old Honda a few years ago. Tell them you will match what dealer has offered them.
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