If buying a used car that new I would only buy private or at a dealership that used to sell those cars (depending on what brand it is).
Advantages of private:
-Best price possible. Odds are you aren't getting ripped with a car that has shady history (i.e. from Quebec... don't touch eastern cars)
Advantages of buying from a dealer:
-If you're financing you'll probably be able to get very low interest. With places throwing out 1% in some cases, you'd be dumb to pay cash even if you had it
-They usually tack on a year or two of warranty (depending on the manufacturer) to the original factory warranty. No question this is built into the price though, and it will cost more than a private sale.
-Fully inspected, and it's in their best interest to do a good job if they are warrantying it
-Lots of selection, easy to find cars and arrange times to look at them
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