When you are buying a car you should always take someone with you that knows about cars. Someone that has worked on cars before is good idea. The cars that are listed in newspapers are usually cheaper than the ones are car dealerships. I think the last few cars that I bought were from private sellers, that way I did not have to pay the middleman cost. You can search on line for cars for sale under 1000 dollars and come up with a few different web sites. I would google it and see what web sites it will list. You can also use different search engines to find good reliable cars. Google search engines and see what sites are listed. You can find almost anything your looking for on the computer. People do not even have to leave their homes anymore you can shop on line for everything you need. You can even buy groceries on line.