I used https://mycarguy-sf.com/ https://mycarguy-sf.com/ in SF and http://halo-motors.com/ http://halo-motors.com/ in Seattle (latter are actually in Bellevue).

I used https://mycarguy-sf.com/ https://mycarguy-sf.com/ in SF and http://halo-motors.com/ http://halo-motors.com/ in Seattle (latter are actually in Bellevue). Ironically both sites look like used car lots with very limited inventory but I discovered the former from a yelp search for "car consultant" and ended up buying a Mini Cooper from his lot. The latter was recommended to me by a friend whom Halo Motors helped find a semi-classic but I again ended up buying an underpriced Toyota from their lot. A nice side benefit is that most of these mom and pop dealers will sell you secondary warranties at cost, which was a big deal when I was a first time car buyer with a post-BMW acquisition Mini Cooper with a CVT but I drove that car into the ground so it wasn't a consideration the second time around.