The Used Car Blog

We want consumers everywhere to feel confident about their ability to engage in the used car process on their own terms. We’re going to be posting articles about every aspect of buying used cars, from giving you tips on how to judge the condition of a used car to knowing your way around financing options to what you should look for when test driving a vehicle.

Buying a Quality Used Car VS a New Car

While there may seem to be many advantages to buying a new car, the pros involved with buying a used car are big enough that, in many cases, can be more to your advantage.

Leveraging Aged Inventory in Used Car Price Negotiations

Every dealership has some used cars that are slow sellers and that have been for sale longer than others. These used cars are called aged units. Each dealership defines "aged" differently, but 60 days is a very common industry benchmark to use. Often you can get a truly great deal if you buy an aged unit.

How to Buy Car Insurance

There are lots of ways to keep your car insurance costs under control. All it takes is a bit of time and effort on your part to get the deal that's right for you.

How to Tell if a Used Car Is Priced Well

Getting book values from a number of different resources is a good way to benchmark a price of a used car you are interested in. However, know that book values are not always representative of a market for a particular car, which is why some popular cars may be priced higher and unpopular - much lower.

Avoid These Common Used Car Scams: Curbstoning

Curbstoning is when someone is posing as a private party selling a used car. Curbstoning is effectively a scam because the person selling the car is not the actual owner or a licensed dealer.

Avoid These Common Used Car Scams: Odometer Fraud

A used car with fewer mile son it is worth more. That is why some some people are tempted to roll back the mileage to sell a car for more. This is called odometer fraud.

Avoid These Common Used Car Scams: Title-Washing

Unscrupulous sellers will purchase a used car with a branded title for very little money, then they will repair it, take it to a different state, and have a new title issued that comes out "clean" because the state has different laws and definitions and doesn't recognize the title's previous brand.