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Navigating the Trade-In Process

The trade-in process is your Achilles' heel when buying a new car. While you are being dazzled by new car dreams, your trade-in disappears amid a flurry of juggled figures and double talk. But with a little knowledge and preparation, you can at least get the going price for old faithful. Here are our top 10 tips for making the most of your old car.

When to Buy Your Next Car

In the eternal quest for a great car deal, it sometimes seems that buyers spend too much time trying to figure all the angles. A favorite topic to explore is this: when is the best time to buy a car?

Online Car Buying Revisited

Several years ago, we were told that the Internet would change the way people buy cars. All that unpleasant haggling and game-playing at the dealership would be avoided. We would locate our car using sophisticated search engines and negotiate via e-mail. Better yet, we could solicit bids from multiple dealerships and choose the best price.

10 Steps to Buying a New Car

The following steps will tell you how to locate, price and negotiate to buy the car you want.

Car Lot Lingo: Talk the Talk

Picture this: you are escorted into the sales office at a car dealership. You sit across the desk from a seasoned car salesman who says, "So how can I earn your business today?"

How to Shop for Car Insurance

The word shopping brings a feeling of immediate excitement to most people. But if you combine the word shopping with car insurance - as in "shopping for car insurance" - it produces the opposite effect. The thought of shopping for auto insurance makes the eyes glaze over and the heart rate drop to the pace of a slumbering couch potato.