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Hurray for Depreciation! Used-Car Prices Should Be Getting Cheaper
The Great Recession caused the usual marketplace for new and used cars to go a bit haywire. Normally, a new car depreciates substantially the moment it’s driven off the lot, with cars sometimes losing as much as 25% to 30% of …
Where to Look for the Best Car Deals This Fall
The autumn-to-early winter period is traditionally an excellent time for car shoppers on the hunt for bargains. Why this is so can be explained by factors including consumer behavior (more people tend to buy in spring and summer) …
Auto Screen Overload: Is There Too Much Tech in Cars?
In a column for Automotive News, Larry P. Vellequette risks getting labeled as a cranky old-fashioned fuddy-duddy by calling for a halt to the arms race for more and more video screens in cars. In the column, which he presumably …
Driver Consensus: It’s Silly to Upgrade Cars Every Couple of Years
Today’s car buyers are in it for the long haul. Earlier this year, a report indicated that drivers could be expected to hang onto a new car for an average of six years after purchase, up from four years not long ago. According to …
10 Things You Should Be Buying Used
What if everything didn’t have to be new? Thanks to sites like Craigslist.org and Freecycle.org, along with old-school standbys like thrift shops and tag sales, there are more ways than ever to score new-to-you stuff. Buying …
Car Shoppers: Better Prices Expected Down the Road
After months of rising used-car prices, drivers are getting some relief, with “previously loved” models expected to get cheaper in the near future. As for consumers in the market for a fuel-efficient new Japanese import, it looks …
As Gas Prices Go, So Go Prices for Used Cars
What do prices at the pump have to do with prices at the used car lot? They actually tend to mimic each other. Higher gas prices tend to cause drivers to want to spend less out of pocket on their automobiles. That means rising …
When New Cars Are Cheaper Than Used Cars
Sometimes, thanks to a combination of soaring used car values and special dealership and automaker incentives, the stars align and a fluky thing happens: Buying a new car is cheaper than a used version of the same model. It’s …
What, You Only Have 100K Miles on Your Car? That’s Nothing
Once upon a time, a driver could get some form of pride, and perhaps even bragging rights when his car reached into the six figures for mileage. A consumer who owned a car that hit 100,000 miles without the need for any major …
Monster Month for Car Sales: Auto Purchases Rise 20% in February
It has been an especially good month for car sales from two American automakers, Ford and Chrysler. The latter’s sales are up 27%, compared with February 2011.
Drivers Upgrading to New Cars at Slowest Pace in Years
Buy a new car, and the odds are getting better and better that you’ll still have it when it’s an old car. Not long ago, after buying a car new, the average driver kept it for four years before selling it or trading it for another …
