I’ve bought two cars via the Internet now. The first was a used car and the second was a new vehicle.
I found my 2006 Mazda MX-5 on Autotrader.com. It was 9 months old at the time. A guy about my age had it, but was marrying a younger woman with two kids. He needed a family car, and was sadly selling his sports car. She must have been quite a woman. I checked the Carfax report and that came back clean. The car was actually in Albuquerque and I was in St. Louis. However, I have a cousin in Albuquerque who is a car guy and into sports cars. He went by and took a look at the Mazda and drove it, and reassured me that it was in good condition. I made a very good deal with the gentleman because as “they” say he was a very motivated seller. That motivation and the fact that he had been having a hard time finding a buyer worked in my favor. I hopped on a plane, Continue reading “Buying Vehicles via Internet”