Posted in Automotive, car buying incentives, Incentives on Aug 30th, 2007
If you are considering buying a GM this weekend or currently in negotiations fro one you now have another $250 to play with. GM is giving dealers $250 per car sold for a limited time.
Posted in Automotive, Financing, Research on Aug 30th, 2007
Articles are going out all over, we have discussed this for weeks, sales are down and you can’t find a better time to buy. With the economy on shaky ground, mortgage and housing issues all around us, car buying is not expected to be high on consumers minds. Consumer confidence figures reported by the government […]
Posted in Automotive on Aug 28th, 2007
I’ve often wondered if people are like me. My Acura lease comes up next April, and I can’t help but look at every new car and think, “would I buy that, do I need that?” Are you someone who after the new car smell goes away starts thinking about the next new car in you […]
Posted in Automotive, Incentives on Aug 22nd, 2007
One thing shows you it is time to research and buy a car, and that is when a manufacturer cuts production. GM announced today, as you can read at Forbes.com, that they are cutting production at 6 plants that are making larger SUV and trucks. GM states the article reads it is due to fuel […]
Posted in Safety on Aug 21st, 2007
On the same day Car and Driver comes out with it’s list of the 10 safest cars under $25,000. USA Today comes out with an article about how unsafe small cars are to drive. My suggestion is do not drive small cars fast. Do not drive them while impaired. And do not drive them while […]
Posted in Automotive on Aug 17th, 2007
It sure looks pretty bad out in the mortgage and real estate worlds. If you don’t think this will effect your ability to buy a new car, think again. GM see’s it one way, I see it another (you will like me more than GM after this). In a story from Reuters available at CNBC […]
Posted in 0% Financing, Financing on Aug 13th, 2007
The Fed infused a bunch of money into the world markets on Friday. Money is getting tight and if you are credit deficient hopefully you have a car that will last awhile. A professor at Penn State has released a study that finds “the probability that borrowers will default on their auto loans is affected […]
Posted in Automotive on Aug 9th, 2007
If you are considering buying a GM truck wait. At a conference today Bob Lutz of GM mentioned that GM was going to turn up the incentives on trucks. So wait for the deal before you go buy.
Posted in Automotive on Aug 8th, 2007
Toyota who sells more hybrids than anyone do to the popularity of the Prius is having battery problems with the next generation hybrids. The newer technology, lithium-ion battteries, are being held back for safety reasons. Toyota hoped to have the newer model Prius out in 2008, but with the new battery problems won’t have them available […]
Posted in Automotive on Aug 3rd, 2007
Cars.com has a story on Kicking Tires which list 10 cars that sell for under$10,000 just in time for school. Cars that made the list include the Ford Focus, Ford Taurus, Mazda Protege, Mercury Sable, Buick LeSabre, Ford Windstar, Chevy Impala, Honda Civic, Honda Accord and the Olds Aurora. Of course these are all pre-2004 […]
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