2010 car buying guide
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The document provides tips for choosing a new or used vehicle, including factors to consider such as age, price reasonableness, and warranty period. It outlines the steps in the vehicle buying process, which include determining needs and budget, deciding whether to buy or lease, researching options online before visiting dealerships, test driving vehicles, and ensuring the right vehicle fits one's needs. The goal is to make an informed decision between a new car for safety, financing, and service benefits or a used car for cost effectiveness.
2010 car buying guide
- 1. 2010 Car Buying Guide Tips And Advises On Choosing Your Next Vehicle www.carconsumer.net
- 2. The Pain and Joy One of the more stressful things one can do is to purchase a car. Whether you are planning to purchase a used or new car, the thought of dealing with a car salesman can be nerve racking. Yet the afterward feeling of owning a vehicle can be just as exciting and thrill especially for young drivers
- 3. Factors to Consider Besides your personal preferences in brand, color, type of the vehicle you wish to buy, there are some common factors you should check when buying any vehicle Age of the Vehicle Whether price is reasonable Is dealer trustworthy Factory warranty period Incentives
- 4. Why you may choose a new car ? Safety factor guaranteed Full factory service / maintenances check Freedom of choice Better financing rate
- 5. Why you may choose a used car? Cost effective Less overall cost in servicing and insurance Less deprecation in long term for resell Theft-proof
- 6. 5 Steps of finding your next Vehicle
- 7. Step 1 What kind of car do you need? If you examine your油 needs 油rather than wants, you will quickly discover what the right car is for you. Take a moment to think about what you use your car for.油 Do you want a manual or automatic transmission? Do you really need four-wheel drive? Or all-wheel drive? What safety features do you want? Do you require a lot of cargo capacity?
- 8. Step 2 How much can you afford Regardless of whether you decide to buy or lease your next car, establishing a realistic monthly payment that fits into your budget is crucial. How much should this be? A rule of thumb is your total monthly car payments shouldn't exceed 20 percent of your monthly take-home pay.
- 9. Step 3 Buy or lease Advantages of Leasing You can drive a more expensive car for less money. You can drive a new car every few years. There are no trade-in hassles at the end of the lease. Advantages of Buying When interest rates are low, it makes more financial sense to own a car rather than lease it. There are no unexpected mileage penalties for increased driving. There's more flexibility you can sell the car whenever you want.
- 10. Step 3 Research Options In the past, car buyers have been trained to visit local dealerships to find the car they want. In the Internet age, this is a waste of time and money. You can quickly cover more ground by shopping online. Car dealers are waking up to this new breed of shopper and have created Internet departments within their dealerships to serve the educated buyer. The only things you have to do in person are test-drive the car and sign the contract. And in some cases, you can even have the car delivered to you by the salesperson.
- 11. Step 4 Schedule a Test Drive It's a good idea to make your initial contact with a dealership by phone or e-mail before going there in person. This can give you a sense of the sales style you will be dealing with throughout the buying process. Additionally, if you can establish a rapport with the Internet salesperson, it will boost your confidence before you visit the lot. Call the Internet department (sometimes called the fleet department) and ask if the car you're looking for in the right color and trim level is actually on the lot.
- 12. Step 5 Testing the Right way The test-drive should replicate the conditions the car will be used in after you buy it. If you commute, drive the car in both stop-and-go traffic and at freeway speeds. If you frequently drive into the mountains, try to find some steep grades to climb. Drive over bumps, take tight corners and test the brakes in a safe location. Get in and out of the car several times and be sure to sit in the backseat, especially if you plan on carrying passengers. In short, ask yourself if you can live with this car for a number of years.
- 13. Congratulations Now you have learned the bell and whistles of how to choose your next vehicle Happy Driving and remember no drink and drive !! www.carconsumer.net