Category: Car Buying Tips
Articles all about how to buy a used car.
Online Car Buying Tips and Tricks
In recent years, the automotive industry has seen a significant shift in consumer behavior, with an increased number of people turning to online platforms to purchase cars. This novel approach to car buying offers convenience, transparency, and the ability to…
Used Car Checklist: What Dealers Inspect
If you are looking to buy a used car, it’s likely that you will end up buying one from either a new car dealership or a dedicated used car dealer. Both types of dealerships have a decent variety of used…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Purchasing a Rental Car
With new car prices shooting through the roof, consumers would do well to examine their used vehicle options. One of the more popular choices is rental car vehicles owned by Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, and others. A rental car is typically…
How to Win at Car Auction
Car dealers understand that turning over inventory quickly is the key to profitability. Adding cars to your inventory and finding satisfied customers to purchase them means you are doing your job. However, when inventories run low, your sales will suffer,…
The Perks of Buying a Used Car Instead of a New One
Buying a new car can be an expensive decision, and many people wonder if there’s some way to cut costs by buying a used car instead. Lucky for you, the answer is yes! There are plenty of perks that come…
Car Loan Essentials & Requirements
If you are in the market for a new car, most likely you will finance one. After all, few people can come up with the funds necessary for an all-cash deal. Financing, though, is fairly straightforward. This means there are…
What is a Program Car?
What is a program car? That’s a good question and it is a term that is unfamiliar to most consumers. In brief, a program car is a used vehicle, one that was used by a car dealer for an executive…
Dealer Markups and How to Avoid Them
With the semiconductor shortage throwing a wrench into supply chains, manufacturers are dealing with uneven inventories nearly across the model range. We saw this problem arise in 2020 due to the global pandemic, then worsen in 2021. For 2022, the…
How to Avoid Overpaying on a Used Car
Used car costs and how to save money on your purchase. Prices for new cars are up by more than 30 percent over the past year, according to separate reports from iSeeCars.com and Consumer Reports. The increase is staggering, brought…
Before Making Your First Purchase: What to Check in a Used Car
Year in and year out, thousands of first-time car buyers head out to purchase their very first car. Just in 2020, there were 39.3 million pre-loved or used cars sold in the United States. The number of sales is almost…
Awesome Reasons Why A Mercedes Is The Best Option For First Time Drivers
Finding a car for a first-time driver is not easy because there are so many variables to consider. Plus, the insurance companies don’t want to take the risk, so the cost of the car is generally sky high. For the…
The Rookie’s Guide To Car Depreciation – And Why It’s So Important
Mention the phrase ‘car depreciation’ to anyone inexperienced in car buying, and you are likely to raise a yawn. It’s certainly not the most glamorous subject – but it’s also one of the first things you should know about when…
