>I live in a low cost of living area and the cheapest car sold by the local Carmax is $8K. The cheapest car sold by my local Carmax is $10K. At a glance, the c

>I live in a low cost of living area and the cheapest car sold by the local Carmax is $8K. The cheapest car sold by my local Carmax is $10K. At a glance, the cheapest cars they sell anywhere are in the 7-10K range. That's how a used car dealer works. They buy cars for $3K, run them through a carwash then sell them for $8K. The classifieds are full of decent/good cars in the $2-5K range.