Shopping for a new car can easily become an emotional process. You might fall in love. Or you might simply want to get the whole thing over with. If either happens, you could easily end up paying hundreds or even thousands more dollars for the car. One possible solution: take a friend along when you go to the dealer to… More →

Unless you must have a car now, if you are considering a domestic car–or even any car that directly competes with a domestic car–I would wait. Many proposed measures to save the domestic auto industry would have the effect of cutting car prices by thousands of dollars. If you buy a car now, you could pay thousands more. The most… More →

Recently I’ve heard of a few cases where someone went to a car dealer intent on buying one car, and ended up driving away with another. Now, sometimes such a switch will be for the better. But, in general, if you feel yourself considering a different car than you came in for, walk out. Dealers are interested in selling what… More →

A car can have problems from the momment you drive it off the lot. Sometimes these problems can be difficult or even impossible to fix, such as an odd vibration when driving on the highway. Once you sign the papers and leave the lot, though, the car and its problems are yours (at least until a lemon law kicks in). To… More →