Some great deals can be had buying from Villagers who are dumping the unneeded 2nd car or an elderly's low mileage older car. But it takes a bit of negotiation because most Villagers seem to initially overprice, hopeing to get "dealer's price" or better. You can get a good estimate of value for free on the website "edmunds.com". The Kelly Blue book site generally over prices by up to 20% and a lot of Villagers selling their cars base their prices on Kelly. It usually takes a week or two of postings before they come to their reasonable senses.
One word of advice, when buying used in FL avoid a Northern car that has been exposed to winters' salt baths. You can spot the beginnings of salt corrosion on the various exposed metal fittings and parts in the engine compartment area. The salt damaged areas just continue to deteriorate in the constant humid Florida air.
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