Category: Buying Tips

June 22, 2008

The Minivan: Taking Over for the SUV?

Filed under: Buying Tips, Reports - 22 Jun 2008

While the sport utility vehicle has taken a beating with high gas prices and concern for environmental impact, it kinda makes you wonder how the minivan has been spared a similar fate.

In fact, it seems to be moving in …

June 19, 2008

Volvo and the Car Safety Revolution

Filed under: Buying Tips, Reports, Safety - 19 Jun 2008

Ford might now own Volvo, but one thing hasn’t changed for the Swedish brand: a reputation for automobile safety.

Interest in improving driver and passenger safety in cars increases every year. Things like side-impact safety curtains were unheard of only a decade …

June 14, 2008

Best Time to Buy a Used Car

Filed under: Buying Tips, Used Cars - 14 Jun 2008

A current saying in the real estate industry now also applies to the automotive industry: it’s a great time to buy a car.

Particularly a used vehicle.

April 2008 was the first time in more than 20 years that cars outsold trucks …

June 6, 2008

Wheeling Through Graduation Time

Filed under: Buying Tips, New Cars - 06 Jun 2008

The end of spring means graduation season - and parents wishing to give something special to sons and daughters for completing years of studies.

What says “Good job!” better than a brand new car?…

June 5, 2008

Women Driving the Car-Sale Market

Filed under: Buying Tips, Reports - 05 Jun 2008

With cars, conventional wisdom would suggest that women prefer safe vehicles, while men are drawn by power.

This generality is not always the case.

Safety and reliability are high on every car buyers list, man, woman, single or married.

More Than Just …

June 2, 2008

More Autobuyers Turning to the Warranty and Peace of Mind

Filed under: Buying Tips, Used Cars - 02 Jun 2008

It’s hard to imagine anything more frustrating to your everyday flow of life than a car failure. 

A vehicle that breaks down or won’t start is disruptive to regular daily routines and the best-laid plans.

When you can’t get to where …

May 28, 2008

Used Car Power: Nearly Half of the Auto Market

Filed under: Buying Tips, Used Cars - 28 May 2008

Used cars is an industry that accounts for nearly half of American auto retail sales.

Believe it or not, the used car industry is actually the largest retail segment of the economy – with annual sales of up to $370 billion.

The …

May 23, 2008

Ol’ Dependable - Reliability Key in Used Car Sales

Filed under: Buying Tips, Selling Tips - 23 May 2008

When buying or selling a used car, you can discuss its nice paint job, upgraded tires and a nice stereo system all you want.

However we all know that in the end reliability is the name of the game, whether you …

May 2, 2008

Primer for Buying a Fuel-Efficient Car

Filed under: Buying Tips, Fuel Efficiency - 02 May 2008

Fight Gas Prices
Gas prices continue to break records, and stories about global warming are surfacing quickly after Al Gore kick-started the trend.

Many people have decided to fight back by buying fuel-efficient cars.

Are you among them?

Buy To Suit Your …

November 29, 2007

Real Secrets for Buying a Car at a Dealership

Filed under: Buying Tips - 29 Nov 2007

Secrets for buying at a car dealership
It’s easy to go car shopping unprepared, in fact, most of us do it that way. We tell ourself that we are just going to look, maybe test drive a few, but we never …

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