When I crashed my Toyota, I asked the nice police officer who helped me where to buy my next car. He said that he and his family and friends always buy from Preferred Auto. That he had just bought his wife a minivan for about $5,000. So that's what I did. The Nada value was $8,000, but I got it for just over $5,000. So I knew there must be some repairs needed. I had to put about $1,000 into tire stems, parts for back brakes, spare key with computer chip inside, and battery. The van had been sitting on the lot for a long time, so they needed to do a lot of things to get it road ready. But they did all the things I asked them to do. And I ended up with a reliable, road worthy, van, at a good price. read more