Car Buying Statistics – You Might Be Suprised

Chances are you never thought about car buying statistics, but it is something you might want to know. These are not the kinds of things that you would normally care about unless you are in the car business. Some of these car buying statistics might surprise you and you might see how they come into play when you are buying [...click title to continue reading...]

Cash for Clunkers or Not?

Everybody seems to be wondering what is going on with the Car Allowance Rebate System (C.A.R.S.) or as many know it, Cash for Clunkers. The Secretary of Transportation came out and said that they will guarantee that all qualifying cars sold through the weekend of August 1, 2009 and they will be approved and paid.

Then the weekend was over and [...click title to continue reading...]

Buying Your First Car – Be Ready

Buying your first car is like a right of passage. You knew it was coming and now you are excited and ready to buy your first car. Don’t get too excited, you need to keep your wits about you during the process of buying your first car. Up until now you probably used someone other person’s car or you live [...click title to continue reading...]

Cash for Clunkers – More Money

I have been following the Cash for Clunkers program by keeping my ear to the ground with the new car dealers. The latest drama was last evening (Thursday July 30th, 2009) when someone, somewhere announced that the Cash or Clunkers program was going to be suspended at midnight. The news spread like a wildfire across the internet. The strange thing [...click title to continue reading...]

Take Away Close for Selling Cars

When you are negotiating on your new or used car purchase be ready for the take away close. The take away close is another phrase from the car salesman lingo that is used on a car buyer during the negotiation process. It is pretty much what it sounds like and a car dealer scam.

Take Away Close to Close the Car [...click title to continue reading...]

Cash for Clunkers – Selling Cars and Misconceptions

Here we are a few days in to the new Cash for Clunkers government program also know as C.A.R.S (Car Allowance Rebate System) and I am hearing that the new program is driving considerable traffic into the new car dealer’s showrooms. I have heard some dealers say that is has had quite an impact on the floor traffic and even [...click title to continue reading...]

Buy Here Pay Here Car Dealers

Buy Here, Pay Here Car Dealers

Buy here pay here car lots are becoming increasingly more common, which may leave you wondering what exactly they are and how they are different than regular car dealerships. More importantly, you may be wondering if you need to know about buy here pay here car dealers.

The answer to that is a resounding, unambiguous probably. [...click title to continue reading...]