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Best Car Resale Values by Class. Best Overall Car Resale Values. Worst Overall Car Resale Values. [Kicking Tires]
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Reader Falls Victim To Spot Delivery Dealership Scam
By 12.5.07
Andriy writes:
It seems as I’m falling a victim to a Yo-Yo Car Financing | Spot Delivery Scam from a car dealer…
By 12.5.07
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Hey, everyone is getting debt free! “No debt” is the new “debt!” Thrill as Leo from Zen Habits pays off his car loans. Lots of good tips on how to get out of debt. [Zen Habits]
By 12.5.07
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High prices at the pump are here to stay for the near-future, OPEC decided to maintain current production levels. [AP]
12 Least Satisfying Cars Of 2007
By 12.4.07
Here are the 12 cars drivers enjoy owning the least, according to a Consumer Reports survey of its readers, which asked, “Considering all factors…would you get this car if you had to do it all over again?
Congress Strikes Deal To Match China's Fuel Efficiency Standards By 2020
By 12.1.07
Congress will require American automakers to achieve fleet-wide fuel efficiency of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The deal struck late last night by Congressional negotiators and hailed as “an historic advancement,” would put America on the slow track towards meeting the same efficiency standards that Europe, China, and most of the developed world already enjoy.
Cars And Binding Mandatory Arbitration
By 11.27.07
Is it possible these days to buy a car, even a used car, from a dealer without a binding mandatory arbitration clause? Nope, we guess not.
Computer Glitch Causes Toyota Prius To Fail Georgia Emissions Test
By 11.27.07
If you bought a Toyota Prius and have been trying to pass an emissions test in Georgia, you’re probably pretty stressed out right about now.
Budget Settles With FTC Over Bogus Fuel Fees
By 11.27.07
Budget Rent-A-Car settled with the FTC over its illegal charge of fuel fees even for customers who returned the car with a full tank of gas. Budget claimed in its advertising and in-store signage that customers would not be charge for fuel if the car came back with its tank full. In reality, Budget would charge customers a $5, $6, or $9.50 fuel fee if they drove fewer than 75 miles and returned with the tank full. The only way to get the fee reversed was to present a gas receipt, a procedure Budget didn’t disclose in advance. Under the terms of the settlement, Budget will have to stop doing this crap.
Alamo, Rudely, Doesn't Honor Costco Discount
By 11.26.07
Due to the Costco membership second driver discount, I suggested that my parents use Alamo on their trip to visit me. When my mother told the rep on the phone and again at airport pickup that she was a Costco member for the free additional driver, they told her there was no such thing and they had never heard of it. I have used this discount, and it was the only reason I recommended Alamo. Rather than contacting someone else who might know of the partnership discount or listening to their customer, they were rude to my mother and she left with no second driver rather than pay the additional $9/day they were asking for.
Auto Shop Owner Flees, Leaving Unfixed Cars, Unpaid Employees In Wake
By 11.21.07
Blaming insurance companies, Fox Collision of Arkansas closed all of a sudden, leaving customer’s cars stranded in the middle of repairs, and employees with bounced checks. KTUL tracked the owner, Tod Foxx, down in Colorado, driving a Cadillac Escalade that Hertz has been looking for for 2 weeks. He has a new venture in wealthy ski resort town Aspen, selling leather wraps and blankets. In a letter, Fox asked employees to be patient as he tried to raise money to take care of the final week’s payroll. Former employees have opted instead to file a class action lawsuit.
10 Best Resale Value Cars
By 11.20.07
At fifty thousand dollars, buying a new Corvette can hurt—but on the plus side, after five years it will still retain a value of around 50% . That puts it among the top 10 best cars for resale value as compiled by CNN Money and based on Kelley Blue Book figures. Or if your budget is smaller, a Honda Civic Sedan costs around $19k and retains 52% of its value.
By 11.19.07
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Auto industry investors are warning that automotive sales could hit a 15-year low in 2008, but that auto makers will probably cut production before they offer steep discounts. [Reuters]
Behold The $54,995 2002 Dodge Neon
By 11.16.07
Reader and commenter PAConsumerist alerts us to the deal of the century: A 2002 Dodge Neon for only $54,995 from Del Toyota of Thorndale, PA. We heard a rumor that it was previously owned by Jon Voight.
Top 10 Luxury Cars Nobody Is Buying
By 11.16.07
ForbesAutos rounds up the luxury automobiles pulling the biggest bargains at the end of the year. Gas-guzzling and super-packaged performance vehicles haven’t been as popular as consumers trend towards fuel economy. Consumer rebates combined with the prospect of haggling down the markup means you can get more bling for your buck on these slow-selling vehicles. On some of these that savings will be offset by how much gas you’ll have to put it but hey, at least they look nice.
10 Things To Never Say To A Car Dealer
By 11.15.07
ForbesAutos has ten things you should never say to a car dealer, unless you feel like beefing up his kid’s college fund. Hit the link to find out their rationale. The basic premise is hide your assets and weaknesses until the right moment, to not say stupid crap, and watch out for the little maneuvers that hand over control to the salesman.
America's 20 Most Discounted Cars
By 11.5.07
BusinessWeek has thoughtfully rounded up the 20 most discounted cars for your bargain-hunting enjoyment. From total failures to the recently redesigned, here are 20 cars you shouldn’t pay too much for—and probably won’t have to. What the hell is a Chrysler Aspen, anyway? A Mitsubishi Raider?
LoJack Foils Customer's Car Theft Scam
By 11.2.07
If you’re going to report your vehicle has been stolen and then hide it in a friend’s backyard with license plates you grabbed from your boyfriend’s house, then make sure it doesn’t have a LoJack system installed first. A woman in San Diego did just that in an attempt to prevent it from being repossessed, but as soon as she filed the report with the police, they activated the system and traced the vehicle.
