Up until now, my car buying advice has been geared towards new cars. However, I’m pleased to announce a new partnership with AutoTempest to greatly simplify finding and buying a used car. AutoTempest is a portal into all the biggest, most popular vehicle classifieds sites in America.
Here’s why AutoTempest rocks!
- With a single search, you can view used car inventory from a half dozen different sites (that don’t have any affiliations with each other). This includes Craigslist, eBay Motors, AutoTrader, Cars.com, Automotive.com, CarsDirect, and Vehix.
- The search results are the same you would get searching each of these sites individually. You just save the time spent entering your search details over and over.
- The creators of AutoTempest have years of experience searching Craigslist. Craigslist has a great selection of cars, but it’s not designed to search for them effectively. They don’t have any car related search features and you can’t search multiple cities in a single search. AutoTempest addresses both of these issues with specialized search features that you won’t find by searching Craiglist.com directly.
- You can refine your search by a dozen different options like mileage, transmission, type of seller, or even keywords.
- Most used car searches limit you to searches within 100-200 miles of your zip code. AutoTempest will allow you to search up to 2000 miles. Even if you’re not willing to travel, this can be useful to find proof of a lower priced car to help you negotiate.
If you’re looking to buy a used car, read How to Buy a Used Car and try out the AutoTempest search function below to view one of the largest selections of used car listings found in one place.
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I think it’s great you are helping people find used cars. I personally wouldn’t buy a brand new car, but I am cheap!
This is pretty comprehensive. What’s your take on getting cars off ebay though? Definitely good if you’re looking for comparison data!
@FinEngr: eBay is a great resource for used cars. Like all used car markets, you still have to properly vet each one before buying, but eBay has a lot of tools to help. For instance they show you the vehicle history report right in their listings. I should do another post and go more in depth on eBay….i’ll add it to the list!
@ CNC:
That would be great. I’ve had friends buy off of eBay, some have done really well and some have gotten hosed. I’d be nervous about the auctioning timeframe – you have to be certain & willing to commit to the purchase before you put in the bid!