Many people ask us to recommend a place where they could get a good reliable used car without being ripped off. As far as I can see there is no such a perfect place - good cars and lemons sold everywhere and everywhere you can be ripped off. Here are few possible choices: 1. New car dealership New car dealers generally have one-owner trade-ins or lease returns with all maintenance records and chances are high that you can find there accidents-free well maintained used car in a good shape. But these cars are usually more expensive and still there is no 100% warranty that you won't get a lemon. 2. Independent used car dealership Independent used car dealership cars are usually cheaper, but more chances to get a lemon hidden under "this week special" or something like this. The benefit to dealing with a reputable used car dealer is that they generally check over the cars before they buy them and service them before delivery. This is generally safer than buying from a private owner as the private owner is generally selling his car because it needs work. 3. Private owner Private owners usually sell used cars cheaper, in today's market, with Barrett-Jackson and other events bringing record dollars, many private owners are asking more for their car than many dealers and they will not offer any service or guarantee. Be aware, generally when a private owner sells his car, it is because it needs work. The best scenario would be if it's first original owner of the car and all the maintenance records available. But be aware, if you're buying a used car "as is" means there is no warranty and in most cases if the car breaks down even very next day, you can do nothing about it. Buying from private owner you should make sure that the person is the real owner of the car, and the car has no liens or any other legal obligations. If you want to know how transfer an ownership, how to register the vehicle, or how to check it for liens, contact your Vehicle Registration Office (Department of Motor Vehicle). 4. Use a professional buying or selling service. AutoMatchCARS is a unique network of thousands of dealers, brokers and associates that help you buy, sell, trade, locate and consign all makes and models of cars. AutoMatchCARS was created in 1989 as an intelligent alternate to the conventional way to buy cars. This way you have professionals assisting you to ensure you get the right car, in the right condition at the right price. Most of our deals are on a broker basis. This way there is not the normal overhead of a dealership. With lower overhead comes lower prices when you are buying and higher net to you on consignment. Our unique network allows us to look through a wholesale network to find the right car without having to pay top retail, and then we service it so you get a good turn key driving car. In some cases we give you a full inspection report and you may decide to do any work needed yourself. When you sell using our network, we offer long term, low interest financing, trades, inspection, shipping and other services needed to complete the sale. We are in a position to get you as much on consignment as if you went through all the headache and hassle of trying to sell it yourself. Call today for your free consultation and let us put our years of experience and contacts to work for you. Call today: 800-962-2771 or 727-535-9520. Allen Howe aln@automatchcars.com www.automatchcars.com www.pjsautoworld.com 800-962-2771 727-535-9520 727-798-7708 cell