NAVIGATION

	Introduction
	Step 1: Starting out.
	Step 2: Locating the right used car.
	Step 3: Used car bargains.
	Step 4: Research your prospective used car.
	Step 5: How much can you afford?
	Step 6: Set up financing for your used car.
	Step 7: Used car markets.
	Step 8: Test driving a used car.
	Step 9: Negotiating for a used car.
	Step 10: Closing the deal.
	Checklist

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If you shop the bargain used car market - beware. Some of these cheap cars could have salvage titles from serious accidents. (Photo by Scott Jacobs)

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10 Steps to Buying a Used Car

Step 3: Used car bargains.
By Philip Reed, Senior Consumer Advice Editor
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The cost of a used car is based on its condition, mileage, reliability, performance and popularity. Of course, you want a car that is reliable and performs well. But do you want the same used car everyone else wants? If so, you will pay a premium for it. In some cases, the only difference is the nameplate.

How much difference in price separates good-but-popular cars from the good-but-overlooked counterparts? Two Edmunds.com editors recently shopped in the family sedan class. They found that two-year-old Camrys and Accords were about $3,000 more than comparable 626s and Galants. For more on this subject read "How to Get a Used Car Bargain." If you are adventurous and want to shop for a killer deal, read "Used Car Grab Bag."

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10 Steps to Buying a New Car
The following steps will tell you how to locate, price and negotiate to buy the car you want.

10 Steps to Buying a Used Car
The following steps will tell you how to locate, price and negotiate to buy the used car you want.

10 Steps to Finding the Right Car for You
The following steps are devoted to helping you select, price, locate and test drive the vehicle that is best for you.

Confessions of a Car Salesman
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How to Get a Used Car Bargain Part One
In the second part of this series, we'll discuss Steps 3 and 4: how to locate your target cars and how to test drive and evaluate them.


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