Searching for a Used Car - Where to look

[Car-Matt]

As above, my default is the AutoTrader, is it worth looking elsewhere?

[Lester H]

Car-Matt said:

As above, my default is the AutoTrader, is it worth looking elsewhere?

It depends on your budget. I agree re Autotrader . However,for the cheaper stuff there are still some small independents who do not put these on AT. With the old established and family run outfits, a proportion of their stock will be sound ex main dealer stuff.It’s all a bit like a food chain, hence the decent small independents will have a “ banger man” to whom they offload the rubbish.

[Car-Matt]

Lester H said:

Car-Matt said:

As above, my default is the AutoTrader, is it worth looking elsewhere?

It depends on your budget. I agree re Autotrader . However,for the cheaper stuff there are still some small independents who do not put these on AT. With the old established and family run outfits, a proportion of their stock will be sound ex main dealer stuff.It’s all a bit like a food chain, hence the decent small independents will have a “ banger man” to whom they offload the rubbish.

Yeah i'm not after a banger, looking at 3-4 year old E Class Estates at the mo.

Cheers

[Pig benis]

Have you been living under a rock for the past decade?

Ebay
Pistonheads classifieds
GOOGLE
Facebook marketplace (unfortunately full of morons)

[austinsmirk]

funnily enough I'm browsing for e class estates too.

I'm sure in years gone by there was "mercedes direct" mercedes themselves selling cars that were not going to dealerships. but for the life of me, I can't seem to find it.

[Tickle]

Car-Matt said:

As above, my default is the AutoTrader, is it worth looking elsewhere?

The forum you have posted this question on has quite a large, performance car biased classifieds.

[Car-Matt]

Pig benis said:

Have you been living under a rock for the past decade?

Ebay
Pistonheads classifieds
GOOGLE
Facebook marketplace (unfortunately full of morons)

Nope, i'm aware of some of the other places to look, I was just wondering what other folks used and recommended other than the 'trader, and yes, filtering out the morons is tiresome!