Archive for February, 2012
Better Car Deals in March and Beyond
We’ve been talking about it and predicting it since the Fall of last year. It’s coming but it’s been slower than anticipated. The “it” that we’re talking about is the coming return of Toyota and Honda’s normal new-car sales levels after the devastating Japanese tsunami of March 2011 and the floods in Thailand in October. [...]
High Resale Values for Best Deals
As you may already know, all new automobiles depreciate in value over time. However, some brands and models depreciate at a slower rate than others and have higher future resale values. That makes them better deals in the long term. In this article we’ll reveal the vehicles with the highest projected resale values. Why is resale [...]
Lincoln Offers New Deals
Lincoln is currently offering a number of good deals on its 2012 models, as well as on leftover 2011 models. These deals come in the form of special lease deals, 0% or low-interest loans, rebates, loyalty bonuses, and military bonuses. All offers end on April 2, 2012. Lincoln’s present offers are a bit confusing in [...]
New Way to Get the Best Car Deals
SEE THE EXACT PRICE YOU SHOULD PAY FOR YOUR NEW CAR A new company has come along that has the potential to greatly improve and simplify the way we buy cars now and in the future. The company helps answer the question “What should I pay for my new car?” based on what dealers pay [...]
Cash or Loan? 0% APR or Rebate? Lease or Buy?
We frequently see cars being advertised with simultaneous lease and purchase deals. There might be a cash rebate, a 0% APR loan rate, and a special lease deal being offered at the same time. You have to choose only one of the offers; you can’t combine them. So which is best? Let’s examine it from a [...]
Best Car Brands for Dependability
Getting a great deal on a car that is not reliable may not be such a great deal at all. It’s a fact that some car brands are more reliable than others, but which ones? Results of the new J.D. Power 2012 Vehicle Dependability Survey of thousands of actual car owners gives us the answers. J.D. [...]
Best Toyota Deals – February 2012
Toyota is currently offered a number of good deals — special leases and 0% APR loans — on many of its models. The deals are good until February 29, 2012. All the deals for February come with Toyota’s now-standard free factory recommended service for 2 years or 25K miles, whichever comes first. All the lease deals are [...]
Scion Lease Deals for February and March
Scion vehicles are cool and appeal to the young or young-at-heart. Having been introduced by parent company Toyota in 2004, it’s one of the youngest car brands in the country. Scion inherits the outstanding reliability, safety, and value characteristics of their Toyota cousins. There are three model styles, the Scion tC, xD, and xB wagon, [...]
America’s Favorite Car for $209
The Toyota Camry has been the best selling car in America for many years, for good reasons. It’s a good solid car that enjoys great reliability and safety at a price that makes it an outstanding value. You get a lot of car for your money. While there are other vehicles that may be sportier, [...]
Best Rebates from General Motors
As usual, American carmakers are offering the largest and best rebates in the industry. This is especially true for General Motors (Cadillac, Cheverolet, Buick, GMC) for February 2012. GM’s rebates are better than either Ford or Chrysler this month. These GM rebate offers end on February 29, 2012. Most of the GM vehicles also have [...]
Great BMW Lease Deals – Again – for February
BMW has consistently been the leader in offering great car lease deals for the last several months. February 2012 is no exception — once again. They lead in the number of different models which have lease offers and on the value of the offers — outstanding. The company is offering special leases on 55 different [...]