Don't Buy a Used Car
Holy crap: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The national wave of auto dealership closures has come crashing down on thousands of people who are on the hook for used-car loans that dealers were supposed to absolve. When a car buyer still owes money ... owner who assumed it came with clear title. More here. [more...]
Date: 2009-02-02 22:34:35
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Car Dealerships Closing
I never understood those people who get a new car every few years ... a day — closed shop or downsized to used car lots, says the National Automobile Dealers Association ... : DETROIT — They may be folks you love to hate, but it’s hard not to have sympathy for car dealers [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 14:08:14
Why Buy Used Cars From Linnehans?
Linnehans CNAC color logo • Officially: Maine's #1 Used Car & Truck Dealer • 100% Money Back, ... ! We cater to first time credit buyer's needs! • You're approved! We specialize in 2nd chance financing! • ... vehicles. • 101 point safety and quality control inspections • Fast, affordable financing terms [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 16:48:22
Lately Around Ireland
Irish people are turning increasingly to individual exercise, such as the gym, fitness classes and exercise machines, instead of playing team sports such as Gaelic games or soccer Car dealers have begun to slash prices of new and used vehicles by up to a third (cars here, both new and used [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 12:24:56
7 FAQ's On Buying a Used Car at Linnehan's - Maine's #1 Used Vehicle Dealer
QUESTION: "I've had a (Bankruptcy/Repossession/Divorce/Bad Credit). Can I still get approved? ... in financing to people who need a second chance or first time buyers just starting out. QUESTION ... that the more down payment you can put towards the loan, the stronger the approval will be, and also [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 17:06:06
Road trip
We packed everyone in the car yesterday and headed up to a car dealer that has multiples of the car we’re interested in getting, both new and used ... , and they seem to arrange much of their financing not through the industry but through local and regional banks ... when is a car with 18K miles “Low milage?”) and explored the options available in new [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 17:14:32
Incredible Method To Integrate Keyword Analysis and SEO
By Mason JonesKeyword analysis is the foundation of search engine optimisation and whole SEO campaign built on this ... traffic. But if you are appearing under the key term used car dealer, it may give you less traffic ... keywords that are used by people to find your website. If you are fail to select good keywords [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 21:58:00
Send Tips
Need…Tips… What was I doing here? What was the meaning of this trip? Was I just roaming around in a drug frenzy of some kind? Or had I really come out here to Las Vegas to work on a story? Who are these people, these faces? Where do they come from? They look like caricatures of used car dealers from Dallas, and sweet Jesus [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 09:30:38
Have Car Dealers Stopped Trying?
There comes a time when all good things have to end. Or at least they should. Consider the plight of my SUV. It’s been reasonably good to us, but I went to trade in my used car and try to get a deal ... deal on a single-owner used car with low miles. We even set up an aggressive payment schedule [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:23:57
Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark That's Some Bad Hat, Harry (A Weekly Column) / Michael Murray "Who are these people, these faces? Where do they come from? They look like caricatures of used car dealers from Dallas, and sweet Jesus, there were a hell of a lot of them at 4:30 on a Sunday morning, still humping the American dream [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 18:00:00
playing around
Yesterday, Marty's employees gave him a b.d. luncheon and I was invited. Here is Valerie, presenting the cake after a huge buffet lunch ... took the afternoon off to keep me company as I continued to comparison shop for a used car. We went to two Subaru dealers: the first one had nothing in my price range and the second one had a beauty [more...]
Date: 2009-02-21 03:23:00
Independent Dealership Failures Should Slow as Used Car Market Rebounds
Many independent used vehicle dealers closed in 2008 as the credit crunch and cautious consumers shrank sales. The situation has now improved such that larger dealers could return to significant profits within the next 5-6 months. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-31 04:35:40
The battle for local: The players
With LR’s new focus, I wanted to lay out the landscape in “the battle for local” - and look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of each ... . They traditionally knew who their competitors were and focused on on big advertisers like car dealers ... newspapers used to subsidize their news gathering not with the ads that ran next to the news stories [more...]
Date: 2008-08-17 18:36:10
New Renault Koleos, £228.84 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Renault Koleos deal to my contract hire website! ... !).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 09:30:57
New Toyota HiLux, £308.19 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Toyota HiLux deal to my contract hire website! ... !).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 18:33:24
New Honda Civic Type-R, £274.85 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Honda Civic Type-R deal to my contract hire website! ... !).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 12:34:22
New SAAB 9-3 Convertible, £340.39 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new SAAB 9-3 Convertible deal to my contract hire website! ... !).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Cadillac, [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 09:54:18
New SAAB 9-3 Convertible, £367.99 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new SAAB 9-3 Convertible deal to my contract hire website! ... !).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Cadillac, [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 09:54:48
Green changes on my Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
CO2 affects fuel consumption directly. Less CO2 means less fuel burnt. So, I’m reporting this change on the Citroen C4 Grand Picasso Petrol Manual. Have a look at the new figures. I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 10:10:01
Fuel economy and CO2 change on my Jeep Cherokee
Everyone moans that things go up and up and up. Well, the CO2 on the Jeep Cherokee (New Shape) 2.8 CRD (174bhp) ... is to let you know. I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi, Alfa Romeo, BMW [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 14:37:54
New Vauxhall Astra Twintop, £252.99 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Vauxhall Astra Twintop deal to my contract hire website! ... !).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Cadillac, [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 13:58:45
New Mazda 6, £271.39 inc VAT
If you check my car leasing website, you will see I have just added a new cheap contract hire Mazda 6 deal! ... other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 16:51:58
Green info has changed on the Audi A3
Green output is important to me, so I tell you the Audi A3 (New Shape) 1.9 TDIe (105bhp) ... hard to keep everything up to date. I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use include; Audi [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 16:10:01
Some of My Money Saving Tips for Life (pfblogs.org)
1. Do not buy trophy houses - less upside. 2. Live below your income means - thus avoid debt.3. Negotiate free extended warranty on new car at time of purchase - you will need it.4. Pay no bank ... goods at Walmart - some things are sold at or below cost.11. Keep your car serviced and use the dealer [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 01:35:46
New Ford Mondeo, £355.34 inc VAT
If you check my car leasing website, you will see I have just added a new cheap contract hire Ford Mondeo deal! ... other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use [more...]
Date: 2009-02-22 18:58:54
New Volvo C30, £228.85 inc VAT
If you check my car leasing website, you will see I have just added a new cheap contract hire Volvo C30 deal! ... other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 07:34:35
Dealerships finally get what they deserve
The news is full of stories about auto dealerships closing and filing for bankruptcy, such as this one on Bloomberg: General Motors Corp ... to pay the high cost of the middlemen in order to get a new car. Meanwhile, used car sales over ... . said it may lose as many as 500 dealers in its home market this year, an increase from 350 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 20:45:34
New Volvo V50 Sportswagon, £263.35 inc VAT
If you check my car leasing website, you will see I have just added a new cheap contract hire Volvo V50 Sportswagon deal! ... other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 07:39:15
New Skoda Fabia, £195.49 inc VAT
If you check my car leasing website, you will see I have just added a new cheap contract hire Skoda Fabia deal! ... other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers I use [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 20:12:49
Non-Profit USGA Reports More Profits
More exorbitant USGA profits...even in this economy. Now THAT'S for the "good of their game" ... much rooted in the special-interest protection business, not that different from the Alabama Used Car Dealers Association, or the Berkeley Vegetarian Restaurant Association, or the Teamsters [more...]
Date: 2009-01-27 16:29:55
Odds and Ends from the Nakagawa Resignation
Yomiuri was the most favored of all. I’ve noted that Yomiuri was kindest to the Finance Minister when the story about the press briefing ... some, then goes to the other used car dealer’s lot down the street. Everybody is talking [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 09:03:00
Doors close on 13th largest US dealer group
13 car dealerships in 6 states 2700 employees 2007 revenues: $2.13 Billion Number 13 on the Automotive News Top 125 U.S. dealer groups ... , who will be able to pick up on substantial service business, not to mention new and used car sales. For once ... yesterday that their stores would be closing. High fuel prices, canceled floorplan financing [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 16:14:09
How Female-Friendly Is Your Car Dealership?
Not to discount the car purchases made by men, if there is a lady in the home then there is a good chance she has a say in what they buy ... you that. Through Anne’s own positive experience buying a used car from a dealership, Women-Drivers.com was born. Women all over can find how their local dealers rate or post their own car buying [more...]
Date: 2009-01-22 03:21:36
New Fiat Bravo, £218.49 inc VAT
If you check my car leasing website, you will see I have just added a new cheap contract hire Fiat Bravo deal! ... the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 17:44:52
New Nissan Micra, £152.94 inc VAT
If you check my car leasing website, you will see I have just added a new cheap contract hire Nissan Micra deal! ... the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 08:17:51
New Honda Civic Type-R, £267.38 inc VAT
If you check my car leasing website, you will see I have just added a new cheap contract hire Honda Civic Type-R deal! ... the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different finance companies. Main dealers [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 12:32:25
From Mother Jones
Why You Can't Buy a New Car Online I never really thought about it before. I only know that over the years I have tried every possible way to avoid buying a new car directly from the dealer and was successful twice. I used intermediaries... a long story. And today [more...]
Date: 2009-02-14 12:39:00
Cars - BuyAmericanMidMO
BuyAmericanMidMO I don't begrudge someone for wanting to support the U.S. What I don't care for is this commercial sponsored by some of our local car dealers (Beck ... . Your commercial just puts you in line with the old stereotype of a used car salesman, that will say [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 04:52:00
How To Buy A Car (Without Getting Screwed)
If you’ve done any reading on how to negotiate with dealers when buying a car, ... is your friend, not theirs. Get financing from your bank - You are unlikely to get a good deal from the dealer, this way you go into it knowing your amount, rate, and other terms. Don’t sell your used car to them [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 16:10:45
Driving down memory lane in a clapped-out HQ
A mate's kid just got her first car. 'Kid' - she's 18. Hell . I was 18 once too. In 1987 ... . But Kiwis are ingenious and many found a way to beat the system. Amendments to used car import rules in 1986 exempted the general public from the taxes and duties imposed on licensed car dealers. Kiwis [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 20:24:00
Time to Play “Spot the Scam”
Since one of the requested topics for Morrise.com posts is cars, I thought I would put this up by way of introduction. I decided to peruse KSL ... go for at dealer auctions. The answer was that this car routinely goes for about $30,000. I am a curious fellow, so I decided to find out what I could about this car. Using the alias “Andy Rogers” I [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 05:52:28
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show January 25, 2009 New week, new president ... in a comment. Oliver is looking to finance the purchase of a used car. His options: 9 percent on a $7,000 personal loan; 0 percent from a car dealer for the purchase of a much more expensive new car [more...]
Date: 2009-01-28 01:12:46
Recession as excuse
One of the benefits of recession is that it gives everyone an excuse ... years; the ONS try to adjust for quality changes. In the last three years, used car prices have fallen ... when the prices of their close substitutes has come down so much? New car dealers might [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 11:05:33
BMW CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE BUSINESS TRACKING TO RECORD YEAR
Posted 9th March, 2009 in BMW | Leave a commentWoodcliff Lake, NJ - March 9, 2009… The demand for BMW’s certified used vehicles in the U.S ... for BMW dealers, not only balancing new car sales but also generating additional aftersales and warranty ... when the market improves, and this is another benefit in addition to helping our dealers to weather the [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 11:19:19
+/-_%?.php Graduated Investment w/ Uncertain Returns
This Sunday morning a good “type” seems just like what I need. As usual around here life seems to be equally as effervescent as it is ironic ... in me not leaving with “that” car. There is such a thing as too much disclosure and when car dealers ... the service. vb 3.8 : LOVE the new platform. Awesome awesome awesome. Given the last one I used was vb [more...]
Date: 2009-02-14 20:26:39
New Ford Fiesta, £178.24 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Ford Fiesta deal to my contract hire website! ... or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 16:26:08
New Mini Cooper, £254.14 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Mini Cooper deal to my contract hire website! ... or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 06:48:22
New Ford Fiesta, £178.25 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Ford Fiesta deal to my contract hire website! ... or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 10:44:25
New Volkswagen Tiguan, £320.02 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Volkswagen Tiguan deal to my contract hire website! ... or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 07:51:23
New Renault Koleos, £247.81 inc VAT
I have been offered the following lease car deal, so here it is! I have just uploaded a new Renault Koleos deal to my contract hire website! ... or private), I can’t display the price any other way but to show VAT seperately (sorry!).I get my car deals from many sources, main dealers, finance companies, or I work them out myself using different [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 10:11:20
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