Reverse car search?

[zathrak]

I wonder, are there ways of reversing this whole vehicle search process? For instance, what if instead of my searching hundreds of thousands of vehicles that I may or may not be looking for, I could instead make "buyer seeking" post on a database that both private sellers and dealerships could commune and meet up for deals and such? Is there such a place/mechanism? Is there anything like this available or should I make one? (Seriously.)

[ClunkClunk]

Craigslist. Make a WTB (Want To Buy) post.I wouldn't give out my personal phone number (you can filter through the fake/scam/junk ones via email a lot easier), and I'd also specify very clearly that you want to view the car in person (far too many scams operate on a car in a 'remote location' that doesn't exist).Just be very careful.I think cars.com, and a few other car sites will also email you when they find results matching your search and you could subscribe to an RSS feed of matches on Craigslist. I did this for a while until I found my Vibe.