Comments on: Buying a car? 10 Ways to Get the Best Deal http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/ Saving, Earning, and Investing Money Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DavidK http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105727 DavidK Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:03:22 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=1065#comment-105727 Good advice but I'd like to clarify one thing. The Kelly Blue Prices are a good guide but they are nowhere near gospel or even what sellers are close to. Just to take two examples from my own experience, BMWs sell for MORE than book value and Jaguars sell for LESS than book value. The best thing to do when researching car values is to use a combination of KBB, Edmunds.com True Market Value and a wide-area AutoTrader.com search to get a real-world idea of what the vehicle should be selling for. Good advice but I’d like to clarify one thing. The Kelly Blue Prices are a good guide but they are nowhere near gospel or even what sellers are close to. Just to take two examples from my own experience, BMWs sell for MORE than book value and Jaguars sell for LESS than book value. The best thing to do when researching car values is to use a combination of KBB, Edmunds.com True Market Value and a wide-area AutoTrader.com search to get a real-world idea of what the vehicle should be selling for.

]]> By: Andy http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105210 Andy Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:23:43 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=1065#comment-105210 Did a similar post on this topic a couple of weeks back, and a number of similar points. One follow on disucssion was whether gender plays a role in getting a good deal. Does a man get a better deal than a woman or can a woman fiegn ignorance to get a good deal.... Did a similar post on this topic a couple of weeks back, and a number of similar points. One follow on disucssion was whether gender plays a role in getting a good deal. Does a man get a better deal than a woman or can a woman fiegn ignorance to get a good deal….

]]> By: Lazy Man http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105142 Lazy Man Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:39:14 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=1065#comment-105142 The MPGs that you see in the dealer should be all government-controlled tests. Yes, they test in the best possible conditions that you'd never actually drive on, but it makes good sense to standardize on some metric. I wouldn't want to judge a Kia that been tested in NYC against a Hyundai that has been tested in Chicago. Maybe an extra stop light changes everything. I think the consumer just has to realize that they are going to get some percentage less than what's on that sheet, but at least when you compare the sheets it should be the same percentage off. It's almost like having a bad bathroom scale. The initial number doesn't matter much as the comparison from measurement to measurement. The MPGs that you see in the dealer should be all government-controlled tests. Yes, they test in the best possible conditions that you’d never actually drive on, but it makes good sense to standardize on some metric. I wouldn’t want to judge a Kia that been tested in NYC against a Hyundai that has been tested in Chicago. Maybe an extra stop light changes everything.

I think the consumer just has to realize that they are going to get some percentage less than what’s on that sheet, but at least when you compare the sheets it should be the same percentage off.

It’s almost like having a bad bathroom scale. The initial number doesn’t matter much as the comparison from measurement to measurement.

]]> By: rusted pill http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105138 rusted pill Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:23:34 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=1065#comment-105138 Good advice, especially on the dealership side. One thing I've noticed (I just recently bought a car) is that a lot of dealerships also aren't displaying the accurate mpgs of their vehicles and trying to hop on the green fad as well as make the "fuel efficiency" pitch. This is a situation where it really pays to do the research, because a lot of times the "real world" mpg is very different from the numbers you see on the dealership stat sheets (you also have to bear in mind the nature of your driving, however). I looked up gas info on sites like Carspace (forums are a good reference) and www.carfunfootprint.com (more of a fun site, but the "green" scores they give to cars offer a good way to compare models if you're like me and don't want to sift through pages and pages of EPA jargon). There are many others as well. If mpg is important to you (and it should be) it pays to research. You might also ask friends of a particular model you're considering what kind of mileage they get. Good advice, especially on the dealership side. One thing I’ve noticed (I just recently bought a car) is that a lot of dealerships also aren’t displaying the accurate mpgs of their vehicles and trying to hop on the green fad as well as make the “fuel efficiency” pitch. This is a situation where it really pays to do the research, because a lot of times the “real world” mpg is very different from the numbers you see on the dealership stat sheets (you also have to bear in mind the nature of your driving, however).

I looked up gas info on sites like Carspace (forums are a good reference) and http://www.carfunfootprint.com (more of a fun site, but the “green” scores they give to cars offer a good way to compare models if you’re like me and don’t want to sift through pages and pages of EPA jargon). There are many others as well. If mpg is important to you (and it should be) it pays to research. You might also ask friends of a particular model you’re considering what kind of mileage they get.

]]> By: Lazy Man http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105135 Lazy Man Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:37:27 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=1065#comment-105135 Danny, it always helps to have a good credit score. The standard tips apply for that (get credit, use it responsibly, pay it back, etc.). Once that is achieved, I've found that credit unions typically offer the best rates. Solomon, perhaps Master Your Card has some. If not, I'll try to do some research and come up with something. Danny, it always helps to have a good credit score. The standard tips apply for that (get credit, use it responsibly, pay it back, etc.). Once that is achieved, I’ve found that credit unions typically offer the best rates.

Solomon, perhaps Master Your Card has some. If not, I’ll try to do some research and come up with something.

]]> By: Solomon@ThingsI'mGratefulFor http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105114 Solomon@ThingsI'mGratefulFor Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:41:44 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=1065#comment-105114 Got any tips for individuals selling their cars, and how they can get the maximum amount of money for them? Got any tips for individuals selling their cars, and how they can get the maximum amount of money for them?

]]> By: dannygutters http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105109 dannygutters Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:05:08 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=1065#comment-105109 'have financing in place' a lot of people mention this tip but everytime I look into bank financing I can never find a decent rate. Any suggestions for outside financing for vehicles? ‘have financing in place’ a lot of people mention this tip but everytime I look into bank financing I can never find a decent rate. Any suggestions for outside financing for vehicles?

]]> By: Kit Kat http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/buying-a-car-10-ways-to-get-the-best-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105100 Kit Kat Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:34:41 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=1065#comment-105100 Thank you for sharing this mind game. Will try it out to see the power. Thank you for sharing this mind game. Will try it out to see the power.

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