Used car from dealership. Tips?

[davester]

bik wrote:
[quote=davester]
I'm wondering why you'd buy from a dealership. ...

For one reason, it would be a much bigger hassle to get financing for a private sale.
Only if he has a bad credit rating, in which case he probably shouldn't be financing a sale. It sounds like smacks has most of the cash available for the sale anyway, so he'd only be financing a very small amount (made even smaller if getting a better price by avoiding the dealerships) Going through a dealership to get financing on a trivial amount is a huge price for a tiny benefit.