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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here - I'm not looking for who gives the better offer on my trade-in (I usually sell privately) -- I'm looking for who generally offers the better prices on used cars.[/quote]

If your heart is set on a used car, an independent dealer will almost always offer lower prices. That said, I've found that you can get a superior deal on a superior used car from a *NEW* car dealership. When a used car is traded in, it is sorted into three categories by the dealership: the best quality cars are kept for their own lot, the next tier gets sent to their used car sister dealership. The others are hauled off to auction.

We once bought a nice MB C300 from a Mini dealership, and it was a very good purchase. The car was two years old and had only 6000 miles on it. Given its good condition, the Mini dealership sold it directly rather than send it to their used car dealership. They sold it at a very competitive price since presumably someone took a bath on it when they traded it in for a Mini.  [/quote]

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