integraguy
integraguy UltraDork
9/2/13 3:28 p.m.

I live in Jacksonville, but sometimes see ads in the Gainesville and St. Augustine CL that look interesting, but have no ideas on where to get a pre-purchase inspection done in either city. Any recommendations? Any places that should be avoided at all costs? As a AAA member, I guess I should just ask them?

Any used car dealers in either city to avoid?

dyintorace
dyintorace GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/2/13 6:03 p.m.

I would be able to recommend a few shops for a PPI in Gainesville. I'd also always be willing to go eyeball a car for you, so you could at least have a first hand impression.

As for used car dealers, I haven't dealt with any, but I have heard good things about Southeast Car Agency and Tomlinson Motor cars. Both generally deal in late model, off-lease mainstream cars.

asetech
asetech GRM+ Memberand New Reader
9/3/13 3:25 p.m.
dyintorace wrote: ...As for used car dealers, I haven't dealt with any, but I have heard good things about Southeast Car Agency...

Bought our truck from Southeast Car Agency 4 hrs ago. Very easy to deal with ( NO pressure at all) and have had no problems. They seem to have mostly off lease cars and ex-rentals (truck was ex-enterprise, but you wouldn't be able to tell).

integraguy
integraguy UltraDork
9/4/13 3:54 p.m.

I went down there over the weekend and as always cruised past Popular Imports. Something about oddballish cars at wholesale prices.... But don't really have 1 or 2 cars (or trucks) in mind at the moment.

Found out today that Gainesville is supposed to have a Trader Joe's, if so, the Jacksonville area must wait about 13-15 more months before we get one, and it will be at the beach.

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