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Market Demand Means Used Car Prices are Climbing
With used cars so hot today, the result is that market demand means used car prices are climbing. That’s the conclusion from Edmunds.com, which reports that certified pre-owned programs are booming, thus boosting prices of used cars. What’s a consumer to do? Where are the deals? Are there any to be found? Searching for the [...]
Top Vehicle Searches on iSeeCars in Q1 2009
Here are the top vehicle searches by iSeeCars.com users for the first quarter (January to March) of 2009. iSeeCars.com currently enables users to search over 2.5 million cars for sale across more than 10,000 different car classifieds websites. The top 10 most searched used cars by make on iSeeCars.com were: Honda Toyota BMW Nissan Chevrolet [...]
More People Are Turning to Used Cars
It’s no longer a status factor to have newer and shinier, but to make do with what one has. Parts and service departments across the country are reporting good numbers as people chose to fix their current vehicles rather than trade out and into something new. Taking this into consideration, there’s no better time to [...]
Inside the Used Car Business: How and Where Do the Dealerships make their Money?
By: Sarah E. Sanuth, an insider in the automotive industry with many years of experience in the car dealership and repair business Used car dealerships are very different than many of your new car dealerships; therefore they make most of their money a different way. They seek their inventory from very different avenues. Your traditional [...]
How Old a Used Car Should You Buy
This is common question amongst used car buyers. That was certainly one of my main questions when I first started looking for a used car. In my experience, I tend to look for cars that are 3-4 years old and less than 30-35K miles and that has worked well for me but that of course [...]
Avoiding Buying a Flood-Damaged Car
In the aftermath of a series of hurricanes, the Better Business Bureau in Texas (in their Press Release yesterday) provides the following tips to avoid buying a flood-damaged car. In the wake of a major disaster in your area, the Better Business Bureau urges new and used car buyers to be cautious of unscrupulous businesses [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Buy a Used Car vs a New Car
This blog is written by the team at iSeeCars.com, a Google-like search engine for used cars for sale posted on sites like Craigslist, eBay, and many other car classifieds websites. The mission of iSeeCars.com is to provide unbiased and useful tips and tools to help used car buyers make better decisions. Buying a used car is a great [...]
Top 10 Questions to Ask a Used Car Seller Before You Buy
You’re looking for a new car and you’ve decided to buy used. Smart choice! With the price of gas and the state of the economy, shelling out all that extra cash for a brand new car when a used car can be just as fuel efficient and a much better deal is like tossing your [...]
Buying a Used Car – a Word from the FTC
In case you haven’t come across this document on buying a used car from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – the U.S. governmental agency whose mission is to “Protect America’s Consumers.” Here’s what our tax dollars are paying for: Buying A Used Car “I can’t wait to get my own car.” Sound familiar? Before you [...]