I’m always asked, how do I know the car I’m buying is the right one? It all starts with the perfect test drive! A test drive is truly the only way to really know if the car is right for you. This is of course even after you have compared all the specifications and narrowed…
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Should I purchase a former rental?
Car rental companies, or sometimes referred to as car hire agencies, often carry large fleets of vehicles that they generally change over regularly. As a result, the vehicles they get rid of make their way into the hands of regular consumers through various used car markets. These vehicles are labelled as “rental vehicles” and are…
The experience of buying and owning a Chinese car in Southeast Asia
China has a pretty large automotive manufacturing industry with local auto manufacturing giants such as BYD, NIO, and Geely. However, there are not very many Chinese vehicles present in North America and that’s for two good reasons. One, most of them do not pass the safety standards set out by the IHS and two, there…
What is the “Dealer Prep” fee?
I’m not sure if it’s because more people are shopping for vehicle online now with the pandemic or if people have finally started reading sales contracts. Either way, I am getting more inquiries as to what the “Dealer prep” fee is. Sometimes, dealer refer to this as the “Make Ready” fee, but it’s the same…
Why are used car prices crazy right now?
You might be asking yourself, is it just me or has literally every used car gone up in value? You aren’t crazy, used car prices have soared since the pandemic. While many believed used car prices would be driven down by COVID-19, the opposite has actually happened for a few reasons. The first and most…
5 Questions to Ask Your Salesperson to Ensure You Don’t Make a Bad Buying Decision
Car buying should be a fun and rewarding experience but here are 8 questions you can ask your salesperson to make sure you are buying the right vehicle. 1) Why are there so few/many? If there are too many the market is flooded with them and the resale value will reflect that. If there are…