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Used Vehicle Buying & Selling

• Tricks to Buying a Used Car, Part 2

  It would prove harder to find a CR-V than a Rav4. Hondas, with their high resale values, usually cost more than matching Toyotas. I'd have to look harder. I wound up on San Diego's Craig's List for a... Read More

• Tricks to Buying a Used Car, Part 1

  Everyone has something they hate, and for some it's buying a car. Me, I enjoy it, because I get to have something new to learn, take apart and break. I'm a gearhead, though, so forgive me those... Read More

• Residual Values

  Whether you're seeking a new automobile or a secondhand model, awareness of residual values is crucial for selecting the best prospects. Used mainly by the leasing industry, residual values are... Read More

• Hurricanes, Floods and Used-Car Sales

  After every flood disaster, media and consumer groups start waving the fraud red flag. Beware, they caution, of con men that slap a quick cosmetic job on a moldy vehicle totaled and sold for scrap in... Read More

• Certification Eases Used-Car Buying

  The number of certified "pre-owned" vehicles continues to grow as a market force, tempting shoppers who worry about potential problems with their used-car purchase. Used cars are a gamble.... Read More

• How Much is Your Used Car Worth?

  Typically, a person shopping for a new, or newer, car is currently driving something he or she is planning to use as a trade-in. This brings up the big question: What's it worth?... Read More

• Should You Trade or Sell Your Used Car?

  At new-car time there's nearly always an accompanying question: What to do with the old car? If you've already promised it to your daughter so she can take it to college, your decision is made. But... Read More

• Selling Vs. Trading-In

  When you're out shopping for a brand new vehicle, perhaps the most boring topic on earth to you is your old vehicle. After all, it's headed out of your life, never to return. But before it goes, it... Read More

• Buying Used Cars Online

  Used-car buying has always been shrouded in sleaze. Justified or not, the average used-car salesman is stereotyped as an unscrupulous lech who'd say and do anything to unload a "cream-puff" on you.... Read More

• Used Car Buying Checklist

  Smart shoppers know that's it's usually better to buy a used car rather than new one. That's partly because the market value of a new car drops almost as quickly as the fuel gauge on a gas-guzzling... Read More

• Odometer Fraud

  "The car belonged to a little old lady, and she hardly drove it"—music to the ears of a used car buyer. But, before snapping up the little old lady's vintage Ford Mustang, make sure there isn't... Read More

• Vintage Diesels, Part 2

  Part one of these articles about evaluating diesel engines ended by discussing the principles and the importance of performing an informal compression test. Let's now move on to how that's actually... Read More

• Vintage Diesels, Part 1

  All the recent attention given to alternative fuel vehicles has piqued interest in diesel-powered passenger vehicles. Their higher fuel efficiency has rekindled a desire in many drivers to join the... Read More