You don’t need a PhD in economics to understand that when times are tough, consumers are on the hunt for less expensive products. That’s especially true with big-ticket purchases like cars and trucks. Even as new car sales remain sluggish, sales of used cars have increased in recent ...
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It's just plain human nature: Every day, buyers across the country drive their shiny new vehicles off dealership lots, and immediately get the sinking feeling that they could have gotten a better deal somewhere else. But where would that somewhere be? How about Tampa, Atlanta or Washington, D.C.? ...
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Read & Discuss »If you're looking to pinch pennies on your next new vehicle, a low sticker price is just one aspect. What some car buyers don't consider ahead of time are ownership costs. Over several years, you'll have to pay for insurance, fuel fill-ups, maintenance, and probably even a few repairs. And at the ...
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Read & Discuss »Americans may be snubbing trucks and sport utility vehicles in favor of fuel-efficient, smaller cars, but when it comes to saving money over the long haul, a range of costs -- from depreciation to maintenance to taxes to insurance -- has to be considered. This is especially important for a simple ...
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Read & Discuss »2008 Volkswagen Rabbit || Get a Free Price QuoteBase Price: $16,250For the first time in the nameplate's 34-year history, the word sprint can justifiably be used to describe the Rabbit's straight-line performance; fun here means quick. The Rabbit's 2.5-liter five-cylinder makes 170 horsepower and ...
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Read & Discuss »Who says rich folks have all the fun? Granted, exploring the Amalfi Coast from behind the windshield of a Ferrari 599GTB or throwing fistfuls of $100 bills into packs of mere wage earners just to watch them scrap like famine-stricken dogs are lovely ways to pass an afternoon, but neither ...
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Read & Discuss »High gas prices and concerns about the environment are sending American car and truck buyers toward a consumer psychology that has never found much traction in the United States: minimalism. But attitudes could change if new generations of buyers decide that they can make a social and fashion ...
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Read & Discuss »2008 Kia Rio || Get a Free Price QuoteBase Price: $11,515The Kia Rio shares the same chassis with the Accent but is, per parent company Hyundai's branding strategies, "sportier." You'll also find the same 1.6-liter mill under the hood as that in the Accent, but in the Rio, these four cylinders of ...
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Read & Discuss »2008 Nissan Versa || Get a Free Price QuoteBase Price: $13,575We're going to start off by suggesting you select the Versa five-door over the sedan, as it costs just $100 more and gets you oodles more space. Then, however, you'll wonder why you bought a two-thirds-scale Nissan Quest, that roadgoing ...
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Read & Discuss »The "adjustment" in our economy we've heard the president mutter about after something having to do with minimum-wage sector growth (oops, wait, scratch that last part) will have plenty of Americans adjusting their way from houses into rental properties, from organic frisée to iceberg lettuce, ...
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Read & Discuss »The cost of owning a vehicle goes beyond the purchase price. Expenses like insurance and maintenance can add up.To attain absolute rock bottom ownership costs -- which still tally more than $30,000 over five years, even for a $10,000 car -- a vehicle must be spartan. It must be small and lightweight ...
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Read & Discuss »One of the big lures of buying a used car instead of a new car is that they are considerably easier on the wallet. Unlike a new car, a used vehicle has already gone through the depreciation gauntlet, so the prices are accordingly lower.Keeping your eyes peeled for bargain vehicles holds true for ...
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Read & Discuss »The term 'econobox' used to conjure images of shoddily-made compact cars (read, Yugo) that got awesome gas mileage and might vaporize in a head-on crash with a Schwinn. No more.These days, the lower end of the automotive spectrum yields gems whose fit and finish, gadgetry, occupant safety and ...
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Read & Discuss »Nobody wants eye-popping auto insurance premiums in addition to monthly car payments. So if you're considering purchasing a small sedan, not factoring in your personal driving records, the Honda Civic is the least expensive car to insure in that niche. Conversely, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4WD ...
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Read & Discuss »Most cars aren't good investments -- the only return you'll earn from owning one is a way to get around.High-end cars may depreciate less, but buying a vehicle with the lowest possible sticker price is one of the best ways to minimize a car's cumulative drain on personal finances. That's because ...
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Read & Discuss »For some, the most inexpensive ride possible is of the essence. And cheap used cars, while offering a good value because depreciation has already taken affect, are just not an option to those who want that all-important new car feeling of ownership, style and reliability.Today's most affordable ...
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