Posts Tagged Used Cars

When it comes time to purchase a used car, there are many advantages to buying one from your local dealer.
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On the front of a Carfax brochure is the picture of a happy customer holding the keys to a new car. At the very bottom is the statement: “The Truth About Used Cars”, while on the inside, the top of the first page states: “Buy With Confidence”. But how much of this is true and how much is pure hype?

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While vehicle history reports have helped many used car buyers walk through the minefield of potentially bad used cars, they are not always accurate…

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If you aren’t part of the auto industry, as most of us here at Lot Pro are, and if you haven’t been paying attention to what has been going on in Congress for the better part of a year, you might think that the title to this article means that the government has finally decided to regulate Starbucks. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending upon which side of the argument you are on), this is not the case – despite the fact that my father would probably roll over in his grave if he knew that I pay almost $4 for a cup of coffee from one of those establishments.

What was lost in all the Christmas holiday hustle and bustle was H.R. 6, more commonly known as the “Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007” – the long overdue sequel to the original Energy Act of 1975.
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20 or more years ago, the decision of whether to buy a new or used car was fairly easy. New cars were, after all, new. This meant that they were more reliable because all of the parts on them were new. Most new cars came with a warranty that covered pretty much everything on the car for at least the first two years.

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