Sunday, May 10, 2009

Car Shopping Help

Chris McGinn posted a new blog on Digital Landing! Read about how you can really get the best deal on a used car.

We just bought a new (used) car for my husband. Our last car lasted about 5 years longer than we thought it would. We had purchased it quickly to get us by after his original car burned up in our driveway days after we moved in to our house (long story). Anyway, it’s been a while since we have been car shopping.

Unfortunately, I didn’t find this site until after we already bought a car, but I’ll be using it next time we go car shopping. TrueCar shows you what people are paying for specific car models in your area.

The site collects and analyzes data from 25% of the car buying market to show you want dealer invoice prices are, sticker prices and what people actually pay. In addition the site tracks car models with greatest price drops and increases. You can plug in specific features and see what dealer invoice vs. sticker prices are.

All of this information is free and is designed to help you get a fair deal from your auto dealer.

Via LifeHacker.

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