A universal place on line to shop for cars?

Post date: 2021-04-18 06:43:19

I know what I want and am having a little bit of trouble finding it.

My current car, a Hyundai Accent, is holding out valiantly but will need to be replaced eventually/soon.

I have looked on Hyundai.com (which only refers me to the crooks that sold me my last car and I will go back there over my dead body). I've looked at Enterprise, five or six dealers, Carmax, Costco (I seem to recall they have no dealership affiliates here) and vroom (will go back to that). And of course, blue book for the price.

I did find the Hyundai car I wanted with a stick shift, but it was three, four states over ($999 shipping). Not that I wouldn't be up for a drive but -- Covid-19. (I am fully vaccinated but you know the recent dire news about breakthrough infections. Not that I am not careful. I am extremely careful). I haven't decided if a stick is a deal breaker or not, I think it is (less transmission trouble, better gas mileage).

I was told that if a car is under a certain amount, the salespeople think it is just not necessary or worth their time to call back. I would think this would be a great time to buy a car. But it seems like no one is motivated to do anything to make a sale. They (apparently) just shrug their shoulders and say, "we don't have anything like that."

There is nothing like a color or a trim that is any kind of deal breaker. for me. I am not that particular (I once owned a Toyota about the color of the metafilter background, here). Isn't there just somewhere I can just type in '19 (or '20) Hyundai + stick shift (sorting the other things) and get a list of who has this (or another similar/superior to my list, that I have missed)?

Not interesting in switching. I love their warranty. I love Hondas, et al. too but they are much higher and I'm working within a pretty low budget.

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