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• Shipping Your Vehicle in Style

  The search is over and you've finally acquired that one vehicle you have longed for, whether you bought it at auction, either online or on-site, or you ordered it from a dealership out of town. Maybe... Read More

• Site Unseen

  Today, with our world becoming smaller and smaller, thanks to our ever increasingly sophisticated forms of communication, is it becoming any easier to buy a used car? In other words, with our ability... Read More

• Top 10 Collector Car Buying Tips

  Buying a collector/hobby vehicle should be an exciting, fun thing to do. But—without the proper considerations—the results can be frustrating and financially disastrous. Always try to... Read More

• More Production Previews from NAIAS '07

  2007 marks not only the 100th anniversary of the Detroit Auto Show but also the 19th year that the show has held the "International" title, competing with the likes of Frankfurt, Geneva and London.... Read More

• Super Hybrids

  Earlier this summer, three dollars a gallon stood like a benchmark for unacceptable gasoline prices. Now, with record-breaking storms coming in record-breaking numbers and continued instability in... Read More

• Haute Cayenne

  When Porsche's Cayenne first came out, initial reactions were mixed. Sure, it lives up to Porsche's reputation for superb performance, even in off-road conditions, which is not the company's forte.... Read More

• What is a Crossover?

  Crossover vehicles have been available in the United States for the past decade or so, gaining market traction with all-wheel drive tenacity with year after year. Only recently, however, has the word... Read More

• Getting Out of Upside-Down

  Upside-down means you owe more on the car than it is worth. You may ask, "How can that be?" Easy. Let's say you buy a new car with for a price of $35,000. The various taxes, license and fees will... Read More

• Lower Your Car Payment

  If it's important that you reduce the monthly payment, or the down payment, there are a variety of ways to make that happen. For a lot of reasons, which will probably be obvious, most people don't... Read More

• Don't Be a Payment Shopper

  Anyone who has sold cars for a living will tell you that most buyers are payment shoppers. More than comparing vehicles, or looking for the best vehicle for their particular needs, they shop monthly... Read More

• A New Way to New-Car Shop

  Mazda is rolling out a "Retail Revolution," which John Mendel, Executive Vice President and COO of Mazda North America characterizes as "all about falling in love with cars." The auto industry, in... Read More

• Leasing Today

  Not so long ago, leasing was the hot item in the automotive marketplace. Commercials touted lease deals that sounded impossible to refuse. Who could resist, say, a Mazda Miata roadster for $99 a... Read More

• The Waiting Game

  Chances are, when you step into an auto dealership today, or any kind of especially upscale marque's service center, you're going to see a big difference in the area where you, the customer, sit and... Read More

• The Car is Back-and Better than Ever!

  Sometimes a potential automotive buyer has to seriously justify the need to purchase a new vehicle. But right now, there are a lot of very good reasons to buy or lease a car.... Read More

• Driving for Sales

  Selling cars, trucks, SUVs, just about everything, has taken a different approach these days. Very different.... Read More

• From the Dealership to Your Driveway

  One of the worst mistakes made by car buyers is a widespread inability to overcome the strange urge to go after something that's a lot more expensive than what they can reasonably afford. The sad... Read More

• From the Dealership to Your Driveway

  It's certainly no surprise to find that many car owners are not exactly tickled-pink happy with their current vehicle of choice. It's old, it needs fixing, the tires are bald, gas prices are going... Read More

• From the Dealership to Your Driveway

  The single biggest mistake new-auto shoppers make is a failure to select a good vehicle for their needs. All too often, people buy the wrong cars for the wrong reasons. They let emotion take over... Read More

• From the Dealership to Your Driveway

  Every year, millions of buyers drive home in vehicles that were not really the best choices they could have made and not the best deals they could have done. It is common, and too easy, to blame the... Read More

• Truck Engines: Gas vs. Diesel

  Pickup truck diesel engines of a decade ago were noisy, smelly and shook like a washing machine with an out-of-balance load. Today's pickup truck diesel engines are much more civilized, but are they... Read More

• Glossary of Automotive Terms

  Can refer to add-on options not normally included on standard models. Can also refer to items operated by either the car's engine or by battery power including power steering, electric windows and... Read More

• Extended Warranties

  Buying a new car involves making several decisions, some of which can be expensive. But just when you think you've picked the right make, model, color, and options and researched pricing, a prominent... Read More

• Built-To-Order Vehicles

  Technology has changed not only the way we buy little things like books and rare Pez dispensers, but it's actually revolutionized the way we buy bigger purchases, like cars and trucks. While the... Read More

• Window Stickers Demystified

  Every car shopper knows to look at the window sticker for a vehicle's price. But that's just the beginning of what the sticker can tell you. For the savvy shopper who knows what to look for, the... Read More

• New Car Research

  The car-buying decision is a multifaceted process, which requires consideration of a lot of separate pieces of information. The best way to make sure that you buy the right car at the right price is... Read More

• Kars for Kids

  Driving-aged teenagers put their parents in a Catch-22. On one hand, having another chauffeur and vehicle in the household allows parents to curtail their self-perceived double lives as taxi drivers.... Read More

• What's it REALLY Cost?

  As the world's leading culture of consumers, perhaps our preoccupation with sale price is perfectly understandable. But when it comes to cars, the bottom line really isn't the end of the story.... Read More

• How to Speak Specs

  There's practically no way to avoid 'em—statistics, dimensions, measures and techno-hype. Carmakers and car reviewers bombard the hapless car shopper with highly technical information. In the... Read More

• Adapted Vehicles

  Although most people take driving for granted, more than 54 million Americans can't. These are people with disabilities. For them, operating a car or van requires special equipment or obtaining... Read More

• Lemon Law Basics

  In 1979, Rosemary Shahan of Lemon Grove, California took her car to a dealership for repairs after an accident and was promised a speedy job. Three months later, the poetry teacher was still waiting.... Read More

• Test Driving Tips

  The test drive is one of the most important parts of buying a car. No matter what the car reviews say, if a vehicle doesn't fit you and your lifestyle, you're going to become dissatisfied with it... Read More

• Auto Accessories for Moms on the Go

  Ask men what automotive accessories women want and you'll get answers like cup holders, vanity mirrors and safety enhancements. Ask women, more specifically, mothers, what accessories they're... Read More

• Dealer Add-Ons for Customizing Your Car

  Personalizing a plain-vanilla production vehicle with all sorts of eye-catching toppings is more popular than ever. About $27 billion worth of accessory items were sold last year to vehicle owners,... Read More

• Preparing Your Car for Sale

  As Neil Sedaka once crooned (remember him?), breaking up is hard to do, but when it comes car ownership, nothing lasts forever. Sentimentality aside, you may be dying to get rid of that old beast... Read More

• Plus Sizing

  Imelda Marcos isn't the only one who knows that fashion begins at the ground and works its way upward. The automotive equivalent of Imelda's obsession is "plus-sizing," the practice of upgrading to... Read More