Car Buying Game

Paint Oxidation

Lorraine — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:28:37 +0000

If you live in a state with extreme weather, especially very hot weather, there is one color not to choose for your new vehicle. Believe it or not, it is white. For some reason we had more problems with white than any other color. I thought it would be red or black but I was wrong. White paint would oxidize very quickly even when the customer said that proper maintenance was performed.

If you do purchase a white vehicle, be sure to wash and wax often. Parking the vehicle in the garage is preferable but sometimes not possible. Just remember, wax, wax, wax!

Don’t Negotiate Payments

admin — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:29:16 +0000

You never want to negotiate based on a monthly payment. If you are then you can not afford the car. You have to realize that a dealership makes money three different ways from you. The first is on the price of the car you buy, Second is on your trade-in, and Third is on the financing. If the first words out of the salesmen’s mouth are “So how much can you afford a month” you need to put a stop to it. He is going to try to put you into the most expensive car he can get you financed for over 72 months. Focus on the price of the car rather than the monthly payment. “Never answer the question, ‘How much can you pay each month. You are there to negotiate price not payments. If you negotiate based on payments the dealership is not going to negotiate price and you are going to pay more for the car and more in interest and the dealer wins on both.

Classic Car Info

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:26:34 +0000

Found a good site called Classic Cars at Fossil Cars with a lot of good info on classic cars. They list cars for sell and have a lot of content on older cars. Its a good stop if your looking to buy a classic car.

The New Chrysler Lifetime Powertrain Warranty

admin — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:17:03 +0000

The first from an OEM and the longest in the industry - is a statement of confidence in the reliability of Chrysler products

- Warranty covers the cost of all parts and labor needed to repair covered powertrain components - engine, transmission and drive system

- Provides worry-free ownership for new Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge owners

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 26 — Chrysler today announced that the Company would extend its powertrain warranty from the 3- year/36,000-mile Basic Limited Warranty to a new Lifetime Powertrain Warranty. The new Chrysler Lifetime Powertrain Warranty applies to most new Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge vehicles purchased from dealer inventory and delivered on or after July 26, 2007. (more…)

You didn’t Qualify

admin — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:58:31 +0000

And the #1 Scam is: “You didn’t Qualify for the Low Interest Rate” or commonly called the Spot Delivery Scam

So how does this scam go? You didn’t check your credit score or arrange a loan before going to the dealer or you saw the LOW interest TV ad. You come to the dealership sign the paper work for the LOW interest rate and drive away in your new car with that LOW rate.. Couple of weeks and many miles down the road, the dealership calls and tells you that you failed to qualify for the LOW rate and the rate is going to be double what you thought. Now if you read the contract there was a “subject to financing” clauses that kicks into effect and it does not work in your favor. Read the Contract because most people thing that the deal is done when you drive away. Now the dealer knows what you qualify for before the deal is ever signed and it with the exception of if you lied about something on your load application. The dealership knows your credit score shouldn’t you? If your credit score is above 680, you should qualify for the lower interest rates. My credit union can pull my credit and approve my loan in less than 15 minutes.

So how do you fight this? Get a loan approval before you go to the Dealership. By securing you own loan ahead of time you avoid all the payment scams, and your purchase will be determined by the price of the car, not monthly payments. If a dealers first question is how much can you afford a month, it’s time to leave. If they try to adjust the Interest rate based on options, get up and leave. If you should happen to finance a car through dealer, then use your credit card for the deposit and for gods sake do not take delivery of the car till the loan is approved.

Mustangs on Ebay

admin — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:40:29 +0000

Looking to buy the new or vintage Mustang well check them out on Ebay.

Ebay Car Buying

admin — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:36:34 +0000

Every 60 seconds of the day a car is sold on ebay, is it any wonder that car dealerships are getting into the game.