Used Cars for Sale in Grand Rapids, MI

Stay away from the older parts of town if you want a good driving experience. While these parts are neat and fun to look at, the roads do crazy things. There are lots of one-way streets, streets that end abruptly, or streets that jog with no clear indication of where they continue. The newer parts of town are much more intuitive.

Most of the dealers are awful. There are a TON of dealers with junk cars that will sell you rust buckets. They market them as if they're in nice condition, in some cases painting over rust or adding fluids just before a test drive to make it ride nice (when it normally doesn't). Definitely look for a car online if you are in the market, or else go with a big dealership like Ford or something. The smaller dealerships... stay away from them!

I don't think I have a "driving highlight". If I had to say one good thing about this city, it's the fact that things are pretty clearly marked. That's not a single memory, but it stands out as a "highlight" when compared to other cities.

Leonard NW. There aren't too many stoplights and for the most part, the road doesn't do anything crazy like exit abruptly. I can make pretty good time on it for the most part. As you get closer to downtown it gets a little nasty, but other than that it's pretty good. There is one confusing spot if you're going out of downtown where lanes exit abruptly without much warning, but once you learn that spot it's pretty good.

Whether you live here, or pass through every day, please be prepared to have delays and traffic backups on US-31 heading North toward the drawbridge. For whatever reason, this area becomes backed up from 3:30 until about 5:30PM every day. I think a lot of shops let out at the same time, and a lot of people head North out of town. Traffic gets bad in both directions, with backups from Robbins Rd to Jackson Street. I recommend avoiding US-31 between this time frame if at all possible.

When I searched for a vehicle, I started online. That search lead me to the best price for the perfect car, which was at Preferred GMC. I'm not sure there is a best place to go to look for a car, but shopping online or through craigslist certainly gives you the best start, and a lot of options.

It is hard to come up with an absolute favorite, but I can describe one of the most beautiful memories. I was driving home from work one night, had just picked the kids up from daycare, and was heading South on Ferry Street. It was early-mid Autumn and the leaves were beginning to turn colors, and it created the most beautiful, colorful canopy as the trees reached across from both sides of the streets, creating a "covered bridge" effect on the street. It's just as beautiful in mid-summer when the leaves are full on the trees.

Sheldon/5th Street. There are so many older, but beautiful homes along this street. I love to see how people have restored and brought new life to the homes, and how maintained they are. It is close to downtown and the lake shore, but it's just a beautiful area of the town.