Buy A Used Car

Find Used Cars:

Used Cars From Dealers

The following sites aggregate the inventories of Chicago used car dealers:

• Autotrader - Search Cars for Sale
• CARFAX - Shopping for a Used Car?
• CarsDirect - Search Used Cars For Sale
• Cars.com - Used Cars
• Domestic Sale - Chicago Cars classifieds
• DriveChicago - Chicagoland Used Cars
• eBay - eBay Motors

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Used Cars From Rental Companies

Rental car companies want to give you ever newer cars. What do they do with their older cars? They try to sell them to you!

• Avis Car Sales - Search Illnois inventory
• Budget Car Sales - Search Illinois inventory
• Enterprise Car Sales - Search Chicago inventory
• Hertz Car Sales - Search Chicagoland inventory

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Used Cars From Private Sellers

The following sites offer classified ads for private sellers to sell their used cars:

• CarGurus - Cars For Sale By Owner in Chicago
• Craigslist - cars & trucks - by owner
• Daily Herald Classifieds - Autos: For Sale By Owner
• eBay - Private Seller for Sale Cars & Trucks
• Oodle Marketplace - Cars for Sale by Private Parties in Chicago

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Find Estimated Value Of Used Cars

The following services offers you a free estimate of the market value of a used car. Use this estimate as the starting point to negotiate to buy the car you have in mind.

• Cars.com - How Much is My Car Worth?
• National Appraisal Guides - NADA Used Car Values
• VinAudit - Market Value Tool
• Kelley Blue Book - Used Car Prices

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Find Trade-In Value Of Used Car

Finding the trade-in value of a used car you plan to buy gives you another price point to justify your purchase. A little bit of hassle is that you have to select a new car in order to see the trade-in value of the used car. Perhaps enter your dream car.

• Edmunds.com
• Trade In Expert

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Free Check For Flooded Cars
The 2017 Hurricanes Harvey and Irma damaged hundred of thousands of cars by floodwaters. Some will be totalled. Many will be put back into the used car sale circuit. Enter the vehicle identification number (VIN) here to see if the car has been flood damaged.

Illinois Secretary of State has established a procedure for obtaining Illionis titles for vehicles in a flood county in 2010. This procedure is re-affirmed in 2017.
-- From CARFAX 

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Free VINCheck
This free service is made possible by the contribution of NICB member insurance companies. You can check for stolen or salvage vehicles.
-- From National Insurance Crime Bureau 

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Paid VIN Checks

Many online services allow you to purchase historical detailed reports. Compared to the cost of a used car, the small fees for these reports will give you a peace of mind:

• AutoCheck, backed by Experian
• VinAudit.com
• VINCheckPro