Any suggestions for a (clueless) first-time car buyer?

Any suggestions for a (clueless) first-time car buyer?
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answer:Here are links to my first three questions on this topic: http://www.fluther.com/148380/some-advice-on-car-buying-question-1/ http://www.fluther.com/148381/some-advice-on-car-buying-question-2/ http://www.fluther.com/148381/some-advice-on-car-buying-question-3/ I’ll keep looking and see if I can turn up the rest. I did the cross-reference links wrong, so don’t bother with them. Fluther advice was very helpful to me. Even if you’re not shopping for the same sort of thing that I was, there’s plenty of valuable information there.
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