I'm looking for a 2001 Chrysler Sebring lxi 3.0L engine(made by
mitsubishi) NOT to be confused with the 2.7L engine model. It was only
mfg in the US making it rare in canada and I am willing to travel to
the US to purchase the car if necessary. Other than autotrader.ca and
ebay what broad-scanning resources are available to track down this
specific vehicle?

Wizdom00 --

There are several car search pages that you can use and the good news
is that in one of them, we've found a 2001 Sebring LXI 3.0 at Rizza
Cadillac near Chicago.

Each of the sites is a little different in the way that information is
presented, leaving some legwork for you.

Vehix.com puts the engine displacement right at the top, so you can
easily differentiate between 2.7L and 3.0L models.  However, with
Vehix you only get to search within 150 miles of a zip code, so you'll
need be armed with several, so here are some you can use:
New York: 10036
Chicago: 60640
Atlanta: 30016
San Francisco: 94103
Los Angeles: 90012
Seattle: 98111

And here's the U.S. Postal Service's page for city zip codes:
USPS
Zip Code Lookup
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.htm


The Vehix page itself is here and a search on Chicago found the
Sebring 3.0L model you're seeking:
Vehix.com
Home Page
http://www.vehix.com

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Autoweb's pages provide a wider search area (500 miles) but don't make
the engine size apparent unless in the text of the listing.  The pages
on each car show a specific VIN (which may be helpful in identifying
engine size) and
Carfax, a report that provides background information on damage claims
and operating costs, is linkable from this site:

Autoweb.com
http://www.autoweb.com

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Some other resources:

Don't let the audio that loads with this page surprise you:
http://www.autobytel.com/

http://www.autotrader.com/

http://autos.yahoo.com/

Not particularly user-friendly results:
http://dealernet.com/

The right-hand column of a results page allows you to screen just
Sebring LXI models:
http://www.automotive.com


The Google search strategy that I used was to have Google find
"similar pages" to vehix.com and autotrader.com -- two popular
databases of cars.


Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

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