Car buying in USA
Discussion
Hello, I am new to USA and was wondering if anyone had some car buying tips. How much do you need to spend on a decent used car here? I have tried cars.com, Autotrader, Craigslist, cargurus and some other buy/sell apps. They look good in pictures but upon inspection you realise it’s full of expensive junk with issues.
I’m from the UK and currently in the south east Illinois area. Budget is around $4k to 9k which I’m guessing is petty cash for Americans? Because I can’t something that’s not in bad condition or has issues. I don’t have a car preference although cars built here would be better since parts will be easy to find.
Thanks for your replies. I’m aware of the monthly payment adjustment trick that dealers tend to pull here by extending the overall payment term which means you pay more.
I’ll have a look at the ads posted here for those cars. Although I might be able to hold out a little longer and save up. My perspective is different/wrong for US market meaning that I know in the UK, $5k can buy me a decent car comparable to makes/trims here (e.g Chevrolet/vauxhall/dodge/Chrysler) . So since my budget is not a lot, how much do you think is needed for a car without mechanical/major cosmetic and title issues?
I’ll have a look at the ads posted here for those cars. Although I might be able to hold out a little longer and save up. My perspective is different/wrong for US market meaning that I know in the UK, $5k can buy me a decent car comparable to makes/trims here (e.g Chevrolet/vauxhall/dodge/Chrysler) . So since my budget is not a lot, how much do you think is needed for a car without mechanical/major cosmetic and title issues?
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