If you are searching for a cheap used car, you might want to consider buying from Craigslist or eBay, two popular online websites that sell different kinds of things including cars. But before you visit either one of them, you have to compare buying a car online—Craigslist versus eBay. Here are the pros and cons of both websites.

• Craigslist. One advantage of buying a car from Craigslist is that you can find many local sellers that are located near your area. If this is the case, it means you can easily visit the car that you want to buy. This is important because you have to test drive the car to check if there are damages or engine troubles.

Moreover, you do not have to think about shipping. Shipping a car is expensive because it is huge. It is not like clothes or books that can be easily packed and sent to the buyer. You can just go directly to the seller’s place, test drive the car, pay for it if you liked it, get the papers and documents, and drive it straight to your home.

If you want more selection, you should buy on Ebay. Here are some of the cars available on eBay for less than $4000:

Toyota : Land Cruiser 4DR 4WD 1997 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 4WD 3RD ROW SEATS , NO RESERVE Price: 3,050.00 92 Bids End Time: 6d 7h 16m

Saturn : S-Series 1998 Saturn SL2, NO RESERVE Price: 710.00 55 Bids End Time: 2d 2h 18m

Pontiac : Firebird formula 95 Pontiac Firebird Price: 2,175.00 49 Bids End Time: 2h 20m

Ford : Windstar 2001 Ford Windstar SE Price: 1,360.00 49 Bids End Time: 2h 29m

Land Rover : Discovery SE 1996 Land Rover Discovery, NO RESERVE Price: 1,675.00 53 Bids End Time: 2d 2h 28m

Audi : A6 2.8 1998 AUDI A6 2.8 AWD 1-OWNER RUNS WELL HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUE 153K MILES Price: 2,002.28 47 Bids End Time: 2h 8m

Toyota : Camry LE Camry 07 MIDSIZE SEDAN Price: 4,000.00 57 Bids End Time: 4d 9h 36m

Dodge : Neon SXT 2005 Dodge Neon SXT 73K Miles Price: 3,051.00 47 Bids End Time: 1d 7h 46m

Ford : F-250 4WD Ford F250 Super Duty State Owned Maintained Yellow 4X4 Diesel Pickup NO RESERVE Price: 3,500.00 44 Bids End Time: 7h 46m

Datsun : Z-Series 1982 Nissan 280ZX, TTOPS, runs great! NO RESERVE! Price: 2,800.00 45 Bids End Time: 1d 12m

Chevrolet : Nova hatchback 1977 chevy nova hatchback, 2 dr no reserve Price: 3,250.00 42 Bids End Time: 4h 21m

Oldsmobile : Cutlass CALAIS 1984 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CALAIS 2 DOOR Price: 3,950.00 41 Bids End Time: 4h 1m

Honda : Civic DX 1997 Honda Civic DX, 2dr coupe, 5spd, a/c, am/fm radio, clean title Price: 1,575.00 46 Bids End Time: 2d 6h 5m

Chevrolet : Astro Chevrolet Astro 53000 miles Clean NO rust Price: 3,950.00 39 Bids End Time: 1h 26m

Buick : Century 2003 BUICK CENTURY SE Nice Work Car CLEAN Price: 2,950.00 41 Bids End Time: 23h 18m

Dodge : Ram 2500 2500 DODGE RAM 2500 V8 MAGNUM UTILITY PICK UP TRUCK!!! GREAT WORK TRUCK!!! Price: 2,200.00 39 Bids End Time: 4h 33m

Nissan : Altima NO RESERVE!! 2005 04 NISSAN ALTIMA S 2.5 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC CD PLAYER CLEAN AUTOCHECK Price: 3,300.00 39 Bids End Time: 5h 19m

Saturn : Ion 2 2 Manual Coupe 2.2L 140 horsepower 2.2 liter inline Redline 4 Cyl DOHC engine GM Price: 2,550.00 40 Bids End Time: 17h 43m

Buick : Riviera Coupe 3.8L 2 Doors 240 horsepower 3.8 liter V6 engine 4-wheel ABS brakes Price: 1,425.00 37 Bids End Time: 24m

Cadillac : DeVille 1999 Cadi Price: 1,546.00 41 Bids End Time: 2d 33m

• eBay. eBay is a website for international sellers. This means that you can buy cars from European or Asian countries. If you are looking for a rare collectible car, there is a bigger chance that you can find it in eBay than in Craigslist. This is because there are more sellers in eBay than in Craigslist.

However, buying from eBay does not allow you to test drive the car. Also, the seller needs to ship the car if ever you will buy from an international seller. You will need to pay more money. There is also a bigger chance that you will be scammed because of the shipping factor.

Before buying from either eBay or Craigslist, you have to know your situation. Choose the one that you think will work best for you.