Where are estate sales typically advertised? Is the local craigslist the best bet?
My theory on used cars is that the best values are actually very old (like 15+ years) luxury models. These cars were bought for wives to drive to the grocery store or to the tennis lesson, and in between they were garaged and lived easy lives with routine dealer maintenance and all that. So they’re old enough to have massively depreciated but have the low mileage and overall condition of a much newer car, making them a great bargain for us cheapskates. On the other hand a 15+ year old Toyota Corolla or whatever will have had the wheels driven off of it and be about ready for the crusher.
I’m with you on the old luxury cars. For me the problem is that my family is always about efficiency and that we are empty nesters. With our move to the kentucky farm, big means truck. For a “luxury car” we think “two seat convertible”.
>>Where are estate sales typically advertised? Is the local craigslist the best bet?<<
In Seattle, it’s all about Craigslist for me.
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