2012 Car Deals
Should You Buy New or Used?
It wasn’t that long ago that making a money-saving choice between buying a brand new car and used car was a no-brainer. Prior to 2009 used cars were relatively inexpensive, on average, based on a large supply fueled by trade-ins, lease returns, rental car replacements, and fleet turnover— all driven by a good economy. Likewise, brand new [...]
$99 Lease Deal on smart fortwo Car
You know those cute little smart fortwo cars from Smart USA, owned by Mercedes-Benz. You know the ones — the ones that get all the attention, can park just about anywhere, have unique styling and colors, get 38 miles per gallon, offer a ton of cool options, are very safe, and have plenty of room [...]
Best Mitsubishi Deals for January
Mitsubishi is currently offering great incentives on both 2012 and 2011 models. These incentives come in the form of rebates, 0% APR loans, special lease deals, and loyalty rebates. All deals expire on January 31, 2012. Let’s take a look at deals on 2012 models first. 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer – 0% APR loan rate for [...]
Car of the Year for Only $179/Month
The Hyundai Elantra was just voted North American Car of the Year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Fifty independent auto journalists voted on a number of finalists including not only the Hyundai Elantra but also the Volkswagen Passat and Ford Focus. This award is like winning an Oscar in the movie [...]
Interesting Cadillac Leases for January
Cadillac normally offers a few good lease deals every month, which is now true again for January and February 2012. The deals expire on February 29. Cadillac’s lease deals are interesting in that they are a bit wishy-washy on details. For example, Cadillac states that “dealer sets own price” and “example [of the deal] based on [...]
New BMW Lease Offers for January – Excellent
BMW, unlike other luxury car brands, offers terrific lease deals nearly every month, even better than most non-luxury brands. January 2012 is no exception. There are 55 different BMW models with special promotional lease deals this month. Five of those are 2011 models, which are the best of all the excellent deals, and the remainder are [...]
New Toyota Leases for January 2012
Toyota is currently offering a number of excellent lease deals for January 2012. The deals expire on January 31. We show you the latest lease deals below. Just so that you know, and as we’ve explained before, Toyota’s monthly car deals can vary by region of the country due to the way the company uses [...]
January 2012 Car Deals
We always write this kind of article every month — just before the beginning of a new month — because we know our readers are interested in what kind of new car deals are going to be offered next month — in this case, January 2012. Unfortunately, car manufacturers don’t even tell their dealers about [...]
Outlook – 2012 Car Deals
We don’t have a crystal ball to foresee the future but we know from experience much of what to expect regarding 2012 car deals. Unless dramatic changes happen to our economy (which is not likely), we see 2012 being much like 2011 for automotive consumers. Here are some of the things that we see occuring [...]
Year-End Lease Deals on Scion
Scion is, as you probably already know, is the young and cool child-brand of parent, Toyota. Toyota created the brand specifically for a young and young-at-heart customer set, with fresh new styling and features, but retaining the value and reliability that the company has been famous for. For December, Scion is offering a number of [...]
Special Toyota Leases for December
Toyota is now offering a number of special car leases for December, particularly on 2011 models. These deals come from Toyota or from a Toyota distributor, depending on where you live. Because the lease deals have different origins, the details of each deal might differ from those we give you here. In some cases, the [...]
Best Chevrolet Deals for December
Chevrolet is currently offering a number of attractive new-car deals for December 2011, just in time for Christmas. The deals come in the form of special leases and 0% APR loans on selected 2012 models (and some 2011 models). All deals expire on January 3, 2012. All the leases being offered are $0 due-at-signing leases, meaning there [...]
December Dealer Cash for Good Deals
Most car manufacturers have already released many 2012 models but still have leftover 2011 models (and some 2010 models) that must be sold. To help dealers sell 2011 inventory, the car companies offer limited-time “marketing support” factory-to-dealer cash on selected car models and styles. Dealers typically use the cash to provide price discounts to customers. The more [...]
Best December Car Rebates
December has always been a good sales month for new cars and car companies compete for customers’ attention with attractive rebates and other incentives. There are a number of good rebates being offered now, until 1/3/2012, that are worth considering. As you might expect, some — but not all — of the largest rebates are [...]
December Car Deals
As many of you already know, car manufacturers don’t announce new car deals and incentives until the old incentives expire. Fortunately, a number of car makers announced deals at the beginning of November that are good through December 2011. At the time of this writing, we expect to know about deals from all the car [...]
Biggest Car Rebates – November
In any given month, car manufacturers can offer special new-car sales incentives in the form of direct-to-customer rebates to help promote sales. November brings a number of large rebates, especially on left-over 2011 models. Typically, rebates only apply to selected models and styles, and only for a limited time. Dealers apply rebates at the time of [...]
Best Nissan Car Deals for November
Nissan has announced some of the best new car deals for November 2011 of all the foreign carmakers. Included in the new Nissan incentives are attractive rebates, low-interest loans, 0% APR loans, and special car lease deals. Deals on leftover 2011 models are especially good. All offers expire on November 30, 2011. Let’s take a look at [...]
Toyota Special Lease Deals – November
Of all the car companies, Toyota is one of the most difficult to report on with regards to incentives and special deals because their offers always vary by region of the country, sometimes by city within a region. We’ve explained it before, but Toyota has regional offices and distributors that often make up their own deals for the [...]
BMW Offers Outstanding Leases – November and December
BMW, of all the luxury car makers, offers the best promotional lease deals of anyone in the business. They’ve just announced some of the best leases we’ve seen this year that are good during November and through the end of 2011. Deals are especially good on 2011 3-Series models. Here are some examples, all for [...]
Best Chrysler Deals for November
Although not quite as exciting as some other car companies’ incentives for November, Chrysler is offering a few good deals worth considering if you are in the market for a Chrysler product. For example, you can get 2011 models of the Chrysler 200, 300, and Town and Country with large factory-to-dealer cash, which as you [...]
New Chevrolet Deals for November and December 2011
Chevrolet has offered up a brand new set of rebates and other incentives for November 2011, actually good through December as well. So far, these seem to be some of the best rebates we’ve seen this month. Although the rebates apply to selected models and styles of 2012 vehicles, the best deals are on leftover [...]
Special Honda Leases for November – and December
Honda is doing it again. They’ve announced a number of outstanding new car lease deals for November. Actually the deals are good through December as well — until 1/3/2012. All are available for less than $300 a month, some less than $200. They’ve also brought back one of our favorite kind of lease deals — [...]
Who Has the Largest Rebates?
Car manufacturers offer limited-time rebates as a way to encourage potential customers to buy now. October 2011 is no exception. In any given month, some manufacturers really want customers to buy, offering very large rebates that represent a significant discount off of sticker price. These are deals worth considering if you are in the market for a new car. [...]
All New 2012 Volkswagen Passat Lease Deal
We don’t often talk about a single car make/model in these articles but the all-new 2012 Volkswagen Passat deserves some of our extra attention. It’s not just that the new Passat is being introduced with a special lease deal but also that it’s a special car. Volkswagen is building the new Passat at a brand [...]
Hyundai – Excellent Lease Deals for October
Hyundai is currently offering some great car lease deals on nearly every model in their lineup for October 2011. These deals apply to both 2011 and 2012 models, although you can naturally expect the 2011 offers to be a little better — but not by much. All the October special leases are for 36 months, 36,000 [...]