Where do you shop for used cars at?

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Maybe an odd question for Leashackrs but where do you guys browse/shop for used cars these days?

I used to primarily used Craigslist - then Autotrader/cars.com, however lately I’ve been a Cargurus guy first (I like their interface better for some reason).

Where have you guys been shopping at?

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Facebook market place is popular since Craigslist charges now, nextdoor is worth a browse too.

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All the ones you listed are good places…as Joe mentioned I also check FB Marketplace, NextDoor app, and its worth a couple of minutes to check Ebay Motors. Admittedly I am usually looking for private sellers vs dealers when it comes to used vehicles.

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Bringatrailer if you’re looking for something a little different

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It really depends on what you’re looking for, sub $15k I lean towards private party or wholesale surplus auctions(I’ve purchased several ex government fleet vehicles), over $15k I lean towards dealers, although it’s leases mostly.

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Been watching that for certain things in the past + been really paying attention to Doug Demuro’s CarsandBids.com Pretty interesting.

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Any website that allows to search by CPO.

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I hugely prefer cars.com to AT’s interface… AT breaks out results into 2-3 subsets (premium ads, standard, etc.) which is annoying and increases the time required to browse through them

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Only thing I don’t like about Cars.com is I can’t figure out how to sort out branded title vehicles.