Sorry. Like nails on a chalkboard.
The rule is that you use “an” before a vowel, but that’s understood to mean before a vowel SOUND. " used " begins with a consonant SOUND, a “y”. So phonetically, you’re saying, “YOO-sed.” Therefore, you must use “A used .” " An used " violates the rule.
Thank you SirGenius :). One more thing to learn.
could’ve used ukelele, uniform, or youth for better examples
a ukelele - She plays a ukelele.
a uniform - He wears a uniform to school.
a youth - She is only a youth.
I used “used” because that was what was in the offending sentence.
On the flip side, “honest” and “honor” and other silent H initial words always trip up ESL learners too, cuz you gotta throw “an” in front of those.
Can we get
of agreement? 
not if you go ahead and sound the haitch 
Which some people do, maybe not with those words but with some others that I wouldn’t expect O_o
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