[eweissenbach]

Dittos on the Carfax! The last used car I bought was in 2008. I decided I would buy either a one-owner Cadillac or a Lincoln - why? - because they had the greatest depreciation of any brands, they are usually owned by older drivers, who take it easy with them, and they are often owned by well-off individuals who keep them well maintained. I found a 2003 Cadillac DTS with just under 50k miles at a local dealership. I got the Carfax and it was a one-owner with no accidents. The original owner was 80+ years old and had brought it in to sell as he was ordered by doctors to quit driving. I bought the car, which was perfect, for $10,800. This car was $55,000 originally, so the first owner got 50,000 miles for about $45,000 and I got the next 110,000 carefree miles for about $ 7000 after trading it on a new car for $4000 six years later. Somebody probably got a great deal on it after me because it probably had another good 60-80,000 miles or more in it.