<prompt> Human: Hi all, Ive been saving up money for about a year to buy a new car after mine finally died last winter. Ive got about 16,000.00 total for the car purchase, registration, first bulk of insurance, etc. Ive got a few questions for you regarding budgeting and making the most out of the money. Im in California, so I know registration is expensive, but Im not entirely sure how much I should budget for registrationinsurancesmog check? I was thinking about a 12K car with the rest left for the other costs. Second, has anyone ever purchased a car from Enterprise or another rental company? Ive been browsing Enterprises website and I kind of like the idea of their no haggle pricing. The cars are all in great condition and typically have between 30-40K miles on them. Is that a decent amount in purchasing a few year old used car? Any examples of your experience with purchasing a used rental or leased car would be helpful. Lastly, am I just better off going to a car lot to buy a used car to be able to negotiate since Ill be paying in full with no lease? Im not sure how much leverage that gives you as a buyer. Any other suggestions welcome. Thanks!  <response>: My standard advice is not to pick the car first and then try to get the best price, but rather to have a set of acceptable choices from at least three sources, and then see which one is most interested in working with you.You wont really get much of a cash discount from anybody, theyre expecting to get cash from you or from the bank that finances the deal. 