Squawkback: What Are Your Tips for Buying Used Cars?

It has been a while since Ive posted a Squawkback reader question. Id love to hear your tips, gotchas, and tricks when shopping for and buying used cars. Ever since my better halfs 2005 Subaru Impreza was in a crazy accident and declared a total write-off by the insurance company, weve been in the market to replace our wheels. The challenge is, I have no idea how to buy a used car. Weve looked for used cars online, used cars by owner, and checked out various used car dealers. Im stumped. Im not loving the wheelin and dealin games and I want to avoid buying an expensive lemon. So if youve got some ideas on how to save money on a quality used car Id love to hear from you. What are your tips, tricks, and gotchas for buying used cars? Pre-order Squawkfoxs book 397 Ways To Save Money from Amazon.ca! Top Squawks 50 Ways to Save $1,000 a Year How to Write a Resume (series) How I paid off my $17,000 debt in six months How To Buy Life Insurance Without Getting Screwed Free Printable Workout Log Download your free eBook: Frugal Food  Fitness