Lease Turn In The end of a new car lease can be a real pain. Most people don’t read their contract well enough to know what the leasing company expects at the end and how to handle it. You have to be at or under on the alloted amount of miles on the car; if [...]
Should You Buy a Car Now or Wait? That’s a question many people are asking themselves right now. It’s especially a good question to ponder now as we approach the end of the year. Well the answer to this question isn’t so simple, what I mean by this is that there are several things to consider [...]
Winter Driving can be challenging to say the least. It seems when the conditions are the worst the worst drivers are out in force. Be very aware of the other drivers on the road. Tips For Driving In The Snow And Ice The biggest tip there is for driving in the snow and ice is don’t drive at [...]
Winter’s Almost Here, What Should You Do To Prepare Your Car? There are several steps you can take to make sure your car is safe for driving in inclement weather. Do these now so you won’t get in trouble when the bad weather gets here. Change the oil in your car Put on new windshield [...]
You want to buy a used car but want to know your paying a fair price 1.Go on line to sites like kbb.com and edmunds.com, they can give you what fair pricing should be for a particular car. These site will also have links for cars that are selling in your market area. 2.The other [...]
Looking to buy a new or used car but cringe at the thought of the process? Why not hire a car buying service, sometimes known as a car broker. These services can take the hassles out of the process, thus giving you a much more enjoyable car buying experience. How to choose the best car buying service There [...]
New Car Lending If you’re planning to shop for a new car, most likely you’ll be relying upon your bank or the financing arm of your automaker to supply the funds as an auto loan or car leasing deal. In either case you’ll need to have good credit to get a loan or you will [...]
Utilize a car buying service I don’t want this to sound like one big ad for the services I offer, but utilizing a car buying service can take the headaches out of the process of buying a new car (or used). Look for the right service, it’s not difficult, it just takes a little research. [...]
I need to buy a car, What Do I DO Where Should I Start Looking? Start on the internet at places like autotrader.com, cars.com, and vehix.com. These sites have both new and used cars listed for sale from dealers and private individuals. Should I Buy New Or Used? A two-year-old used car will cost alot less than [...]
Do you hate used car salesmen? Do you hate the pressure tactics they use? Follow these simple steps to say goodbye to them. Decide what you want before visiting any dealership … go to autotrader.com for ideas. Research the car before you go. Visit Kelly Blue Book, NADA Guides or Edmund’s and get all the information you [...]
I Need A New Car, But What Do I Get? You need to take a look at your lifestyle: what will the car be used for, who’s driving it, and driving habits. Pete’s Choices Is it for a “soccer mom”? Look at minivans or a cross-over. For my money I think the Honda Odyssey is [...]
Loving Car Shopping?! Is it really possible to love buying a new or used car? Believe it or not you too can love the experience. Just follow these easy steps before you go into any dealership. Know exactly what you want – research and know availability. Don’t let a car salesperson talk you into something [...]
How To Sell A Used Car Have you ever wanted to sell your car but didn’t know how to go about it? There are 4 basic steps that you need to do to accomplish this task. 1. Get Prepared Clean the interior and exterior of the car – a clean car will sell faster. Make [...]
Buy a Used Car Smart car buyers know the best cars to buy are used cars because you get the most bang for your buck. New cars depreciate an average of 47% in the first three years. Let someone else take the hit and you get all the benefits of a nice car at a discounted [...]
Stop Leaving Money on the Table Holdback, the Mysterious Dealer Profit Center You may have heard of “dealer holdback” This is money the dealer gets from the manufacturer on each new car they sell. It’s usually about 3% of the sticker price, although it varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. “Holdback” really just lowers the dealer’s [...]
Many people wonder… how are prices for used cars determined? There really isn’t any secret formula, it’s just knowing the market and researching what the values of used cars are. All dealers, new and used have access to the various auto auctions that are run all over the country. The two biggest are Mannheim and [...]
Submitted by Matt Keegan on June 8, 2011 to Auto Trends Magazine on line Poor Sales dog several of today’s models. It is easy to focus on the hot selling cars of today as these models create the buzz that automakers crave. A number of models, however, don’t receive accolades due to outdated styling, [...]
Electronics, Telecom rivals set the pace Lindsay Chappell Automotive News — June 6, 2011 – 12:01 am ET A customer at Rockland Toyota in suburban New York recently asked why he couldn’t recharge his cell phone through the USB port built into the otherwise sophisticated Toyota Venza crossover. Evan Kuperman, the dealership’s assistant general manager, [...]
Submitted by Harrison Card on February 7, 2011 to Auto Trends Magazine online. Fab rides for the newbie driver. A new driver has a huge number of cars available for selection. Sadly, none of them will be very good. The first car most girls dream of is a New Beetle and most guys dream of [...]
Interesting stuff from Google. This article was is Auto Trends Magazine on line. The age of autonomous vehicles may be closer than you think. We have electric cars that can be fully recharged right in your garage and there are amphibious vehicles that have been successfully deployed on lakes and on highways for over 50 [...]
Here is a great article on leaseing from AutoTrends Magazine on line Submitted by Matt Keegan on May 5, 2011 Car shoppers have three choices when they buy a new car. They can pay cash, take out an auto loan or arrange leasing. Paying cash is the way to go if you have the funds, [...]
This was on line at Auto Trends Magazine Submitted by Matt Keegan on May 6, 2011 Personal Transportation Choices One important considertion for new college grads is transportation from home to work. If you live in or around a major city, you may be able to rely upon mass transit, taking a train, bus or [...]
by Aaron Richardson (RSS feed) on Apr 27th 2011 at 6:01PM Forbes has released its 2011 Worst Cars on the Road list, and the outcome is not pretty for American manufacturers. With the exception of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the 2011 Smart ForTwo and the 2011 Nissan Titan, the cars on the list are [...]
From Automotive News, Maybe this will help our economy just a little. April 14, 2011 – 10:00 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters) — Chrysler Group LLC is close to launching a debt refinancing package to repay its U.S. and Canadian government loans and has selected four banks to lead the deal, people familiar with [...]
This is a good article that was posted on Autotrends. Interesting, especially if you have teens about to drive, or remember the absolute joke of Drivers Ed classes that we sat through. By Harrison Card Young drivers crash a lot. Yes, we know. But, hey, at least they know when they left their turn signals [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Consumer Reports announced a new partnership to educate parents, teachers, and teens about the dangers of distracted driving. Consumer Reports released the results of a new poll that shows younger drivers are more likely to use handheld devices while driving–and less likely to view them as a danger. Starting [...]
As reported in Edmunds Inside Line: TOKYO — Japanese automakers are taking steps to reassure American consumers that they are not concerned about radiation risk on vehicles exported to the U.S., in light of the ongoing nuclear plant worries after Japan’s devastating earthquake. Honda, Nissan and Toyota told Inside Line on Wednesday that they do [...]
Source: J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study SM Reliability survey ranks Mini last, with Porsche pipped from the top spot. Mini is the least reliable brand of car you can buy, according to a new US long-term dependability report. The 2011 JD Power survey reveals the BMW-owned British brand experienced more problems [...]
It was announced this week that GM is giving its hourly employees profit sharing checks averaging $4000 (this is a little more that double the last one they received). GM says they want to pay bonuses locked to profitability which is fine but be profitable for a longer periode of time before you start paying [...]
According to Hyundai Motor Company’s top US official a “price war” has started. This is good news for consumers, even better pricing will be available and with my help you can benefit. “I think we can officially say that a price war broke out in the industry,” John Krafcik, CEO of Hyundai Motor America, said [...]
