When it comes to cars, nothing is more expensive than an education. A bad owner. A neglected model with expensive problems. Or even a stupid owner with nothing but dreams in their head can easily turn...
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Tax refund. Got one yet? Well even if you don’t, millions of people will, and this is great news for car dealers. The fortunate folks who can afford to pay off their Christmas largess...
There are three types of beater: cheap, cheaper and push start. A cautious consumer can’t let brand snobbery blind him to the truth about a car. Case in point. A low mileage leathered-up Olds...
I’m a third generation mule trader. Grandpa literally bought mules and cows from the rural outskirts of Bavaria and sold them at the nearby cattle auctions. Dad’s been a food importer since 1949 for...
20 years. When most folks ask me how long the average car should last, that’s what I tell them. It’s actually not true though. The real answer these days is a lifetime. In fact,...
Back in 2006, I sold a frugal friend a Volvo. He paid $2500 for the conservatively driven 1995 Volvo 940. It had all the records. Top quality tires. Volvo OEM components. A true cream...
We used to call it 60-80. You could buy a two-year-old used car with 80 percent of it’s life left for 60 percent of the new car price. Then, as Detroit & Co. started...
Ah, the good old days. When ‘Show me the money!” was the car business’ mantra and sub-prime loans were cooked-up in four font legalspeak and signed by anyone with a pulse. Not anymore. Dealers...
We just had a public sale close up in Atlanta. This was a place I called ‘The Red Light District’ for the whorific dealers and management team that ran it. These putzes used to...
The Geo Metro. One Liter. Three Cylinders. A near-car that represented automotive nirvana for tree-huggers and penny pinchers throughout America. Except not anymore. Gas is down 60 percent from its zenith; the Metro has...
Looking for higher returns? How about 25 percent! That’s right 25 percent a month, every month. Plus penalties. Plus fees. Plus the entire value of any car you repo and sell off. Not a...
Those who know the least are screwed the most (both figuratively and literally). Case in point. 1997 Nissan Pathfinder XE. No leather, but a roof and a helluva good look. 206,852 miles. It sold...
Sometimes it’s the stingiest person who pays too much. Case in point. A 2007 Chevy Aveo with no a/c, ugly gray color, and wheel covers made out of recycled Chinese plastic. Yours truly was...
How cheap are work trucks when no one’s working? Case in point. 2008 Ford F250 Superduty with rear seats, Automatic, and a throbbing 6.4L V8 powerstroke diesel with 350 Hp and 650 lbs. of...
We just had the local Dodge dealership close down in Marietta. This coincided with one of the briefest sales I’ve ever seen at a nearby Friday afternoon sale. With that in mind… Dealers make...
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