I’ve never paid over $2500 for a car, and all cars were bought on Craigslist. Actually, a guy in the town that I grew up in was selling a late 90s 3-series for $2900 recently — didn’t buy it, but I did test-drive and it was a legit deal.

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4419603446.html
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4395795007.html
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4402809830.html
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4424940118.html
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4424796339.html

I’ve always been a bit of a bottom-feeder in that regard.