How to Buy Dirt Cheap Used Cars for Sale

Are you low on funds and need to buy a car for under 1000 dollars? Then what you are looking for is really cheap used cars for sale.

There are various places on the web where you can find used cars for sale, but while most of these sites might sell an occasional cheap used car, they do not specialize in cheap used cars, which make finding the discount used cars extremely difficult.

Where can you find cheap used cars for sale quickly and easily?
Follow the guide below to find out how you can find used cars for under $1000 dollars and maybe even $500 dollars.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. When looking for a really cheap used car online, you want to find a used car website that has the following features:
   
   A. Search by price range - you want to find a website that lets you specify the maximum amount of money you want to spend on the car. This is the key to finding cheap used cars.
   
   B. Search by location - you will want a car located near where you are located. If you have to travel far to get the car or you have to pay to have the car sent to you, then the car ends up being more expensive than you'd like.
   
   C. Website with a large selection of used cars - There are some websites that only have a few hundred cars nationwide. You want to avoid these as they will waste your time trying to find the perfect car right in your area if the selection is too small.

2. Search for a cheap used car for sale at Vast Used Cars (vast.com). Vast has used cars of all makes for all price ranges.
   
   In order to find the cheap used cars that they sell, follow these steps:
   
   A. Go to vast.com
   
   B. click the radio button that says "previously owned" This will take you to the used car section
   
   C. Search by price. Vast Used Cars allows you to pick a price range you want to search within. So if you want the cheapest used cars for sale, then you should choose a price range starting with $1 and ending with the maximum you can spend. For example, choose a minimum of $1 and a maximum of $1000 to find cheap cars under $1000. If you want really cheap used cars with a maximum price of $500, choose a minimum of $1 and a maximum of $500.
   
   D. Further refine your search by location.
   
   E. If you get too many search results, you can refine your search even further by using the search options on the left-hand side by limiting your search location, choosing a make or model, and more.
   
   F. Choose "graph these results" to see a graph of the cars in your search engines graphed according to price vs. mileage.

3. Look for a used car for cheap at autotrader.com by following these instructions:
   
   A. Visit http://www.autotrader.com
   
   B. In the middle column under the words "Find your car", enter your zip code in the "zip" entry field.
   
   C. Press the "next button and you will be brought to a detailed search page.
   
   D. Under the words "search for" click on the "used cars" radio button.
   
   E. Under "price range" enter the maximum price you are willing to spend on the used car. (Again, you can enter in 1000 as the maximum to locate cars under 1000 dollars.)
   
   F. Press the "search" button and you will be brought to a search result page with listings that match your criteria.

4. Locate a great deal on used cars at cars.com.
   Follow these instructions to find the cheapest used cars located near you:
   
   A. Go to cars.com.
   
   B. Under the column for "used cars" press "advanced search" to open the used car advanced search.
   
   C. Select the price range maximum that you are willing to spend. The minimum value you can search for is $1000 which would list all used cars under $1000 dollars.
   
   D. Select the location to search within either by entering a zip code and miles to search within or by selecting a city (only major cities are listed).
   
   D. Enter other search criteria if you have specific preferences.
   
   E. Press the "search" button on the bottom of the page.
   
   F. Listings that match your criteria will show up.

5. After you run the used car search to find a cheap used car, be sure to do your research before purchasing. Do research on the make and model of the car, contact the owner about the condition of the car and find out if there are any additional fees involved.

Tips & Warnings

• When looking for a cheap used car for sale, you should always skimp on beauty and not on functionality. For a used car to be really cheap, you are probably going to have to settle for less than ideal. The important thing is that the car drives - the way the car looks should only be a secondary concern.

[gerrie5044]

on 4/16/2009 Thanks! Great info on finding cheap used cars! 5*****

[gerrie5044]

on 4/16/2009 Thanks! Great info on finding cheap used cars! 5*****