i would never buy a car from an individual. what if your neighbor is selling a car for $1000 and a car dealer is selling the same car for $5000. looks like your neighbor has the better deal, right? but dealers selling used cars are required to have the Carfax available, your neighbor isn’t. a dealer will also often have a used car warrenty available. so you buy the cheaper car, and then find out you have to put $6000 worth of work into it. no longer the better deal! That’s why I bought my 2007 Accord from CarMax.
i would never buy a car from an individual. what if your neighbor is selling a car for $1000 and a car dealer is selling the same car for $5000. looks like your neighbor has the better deal, right? but dealers selling used cars are required to have the Carfax available, your neighbor isn’t. a dealer will also often have a used car warrenty available. so you buy the cheaper car, and then find out you have to put $6000 worth of work into it. no longer the better deal! That’s why I bought my 2007 Accord from CarMax.