Archive for the ‘Buying Tips’ Category
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Various car companies are promising to have EVs on the road in a couple of years, but they'll still come with very limited range and long recharge times. Pricing should also be a problem as well, but they don't burn any gas if that's critical for you.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
An overview of the situation surrounding the cash-flow problems facing the US car companies and why helping them now makes the most sense for the country.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Various changes in the world cause one couple to consider and reject the big vehicle they had planned to buy, and now they're reconsidering their entire way of life.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
A young writer who is too familiar with the misconceptions her fellow Americans have about Detroit-based cars writes to set the record straight.
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Sears has always had a good selection of basic parts -- tires, wheels and batteries -- for sale online at www.sears.com/automotive, but now the famous retailer is going to include 130,000 more automotive items to its list of offerings.
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
That mad Brit auto writer, Jeremy Clarkson, is back with details on what many people have suspected about men and over-powered cars for a long time.
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
The purpose of this story is mostly to convince everyone that GM, Ford and Chrysler are worth saving, but by reading the truth behind the myths the smart consumer will learn that they may be giving the foreign car brands too much credit and paying too much as a result.
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
How can a brand show the world how successful and rich you are if so many other people own them? That is the essential problem for the German car company as it adds cheaper models to what used to be a pretty exclusive mix. Now every real estate agent and ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
A few months ago it was just big vehicles that came with car company rebates, but now the car dealerships are also offering deals on their smaller models to help ease the crush of products on their lots. So excellent deals are the order of the day.
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
The Texas National Organization For Women and the Environmental Defense Fund both support a program in Texas that lets low-mileage drivers (under 12,000 miles a year) buy insurance for the distance they drive, which could mean savings up to 75 percent for some people.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Lower prices for HD radios make it easier for people to get better sound from all those free radio stations.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
This little contretemps near Seattle provides big advice for people wondering about the relative safety of different cars. Consider the position and condition of the two small cars in relation to the trucks, and take special note that the drivers of both small cars were hurt and the truck drivers ...
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Hybrids have never really made much economic sense for the average buyer because it was hard to recover the cost of their extra cost by small amount you save for gasoline, but with various government incentives drying up and the cost of gasoline falling their financial value is getting worse.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Unbeknownst to most women, there's a vast army of people creating an endless array of aftermarket products for cars of all types. Every fall they gather in Las Vegas to display their new wares, and this year's show features a bunch of helpful stuff that would appeal to both sexes.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
The features that made larger vehicles more expensive and yet more attractive to buyers are quickly missed by people who downsize and downgrade to smaller vehicles. And then there's the very real question about safety.
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
By Alex Law
For Hyundai's fabulous Genesis premium sedan to succeed, it's going to have to overcome a societal attitude that's most vividly described in Chris Rock's latest concert movie -- Kill The Messenger.
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Every situation is different when the time comes to buy a new car, but this blogger shows it can be a reasonable experience if you take the time to make it work for you.
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
A top speed of 80 mph still seems too high, but Ford's MyKey system could help teen safety by muting the sound system until their seatbelts are done up.
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
By Alex Law
The army of Baby Boomers that makes up the bulk of Toyota's customer base should be thrilled with the arrival of the five-seat Venza this winter bearing price tags from $25,975 to $29,250 when it arrives this December.
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Car sales have dropped so much across the United States that even small, fuel-efficient cars aren't doing as well as their manufacturers want, so there are now different kinds of deals and incentives available.
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Like their mothers and grandmothers before them, today's cohort of young female car buyers is much more enthusiastic about owning a car that helps ensure their safety and security than they are in buying a car which promises them a sporty ride. So why doesn't more automotive advertising reflect this ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
There's enough credit available for people to buy cars, says a study by www.edmunds.com, but a lack of consumer confidence is keeping them from taking the leap to a new vehicle.
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
First off, carrying your beloved pet on your lap so that it can be trapped between the airbag and your body in a crash an incredibly stupid thing to do. Really, how bad will you feel when you kill your best friend like that?So it's a good thing that more ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
This survey doesn't actually draw that conclusion or even mention cars, but it's easy to jump to if you're running a website called Car News For Women.
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
This story from the UK takes a look at the way men and women perceive the underlying messages of different gifts and what songs British men like to put on mix tapes. Men should probably read this more than women, but that's not going to happen.
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
This is pretty good advice from an organization that's nowhere near as reliable or infallible as most people believe, but you should be careful about taking Item 5 at face value. Sometimes buying the deal is the best way to get the best price with the least amount of effort. ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
If you're thinking of going to a smaller car to save money on gas, you could end up paying more for insurance and that could wipe out the fuel economy gain. Most importantly, you'd be paying more for insurance because the smaller cars are likely to cost the insurance companies ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
It's hard to imagine that anyone with a car and an iPhone couldn't use at least one of these software systems.
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
A leading North American auto journalist praises Car Advice For Women (and Smart Men), which naturally enough pleases those of us who wrote the book. it's the kind of third-party endorsement authors can usually only dream about.
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
While the writer of this piece is not known for his aversion to exaggeration, he is known for making hard points in an extremely entertaining fashion. Here he takes a look at the idea of people switching from cars to motorcycles in an attempt to save money on gas.
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
When members of the North American Car/Truck Of The Year jury complain that it's hard to predict which vehicles will take the awards, it means there are too many great vehicles available to predict a winner, which is great for the consumer.
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants Chrysler to rescind a rule forcing its assembly workers to wear leather boots at work. Sounds like a good reason to avoid Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep products until the company agrees.
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
This story out of San Francisco makes a nice counter-balance to all the rabid boosterism for hybrids that have made them seem like a good idea for way too many people.
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Check out the picture of the Honda Civic that's attached to this story and pay close attention to all the good having a five-star crash rating did for this person. Safety is about more than how a car scores on a government test against a vehicle of the same size.
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Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Hovercrafts actually make some sense if you have rough terrain or water to traverse, and one that lifts six feet off the ground might have additional uses. And it's less money than you might think. Imagine how the man in your life would love it, or some of the other ...
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