Posted in December 27, 2009 ¬ 7:37 AMh.cars canada for sale
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The internet has made shopping for a used car a lot easier than how it has been in the past. Before you would check the papers and then go from dealership to dealership to find the car of your choice.
NOW! We can sit at home and search online through sites like trader.ca or better yet a set list of dealerships without having to go and be bothered!
However, when it comes to buying a used car online, the researching and searching is where the whole buying process ends. Buying a used car online is a little more difficult a process than buying a new car. With a new car you can shop for the best pricing and even if the dealership isn’t close to you the savings may be so great that it is worth your while travelling. You can go and take a look at the new car locally and see if it will meet your needs and fit withn your lifestyle and know that the new car on your local lot isn’t going to be different than the new one where the excellent deal is.
With a used car there is only ONE with those options, those kms and colour. You can go online and narrow down the used car search, send emails asking for details, but eventually you are going to have to go to the dealership and take a look at it, take it for a test drive and put it through its paces.
I have many customers who have used the internet as a research tool when they are in the market for a used car. They have commented that the interet has made theprocess a lot easier, but with a used car you NEED to go and see it and test drive it.
Posted in December 20, 2009 ¬ 10:00 AMh.cars canada for sale
One of the big advantages that leasing a new car has over financing a new one is the payment. When you finance a new car you are paying for the whole car, all the taxes and fees.
With a car lease your payment is based on the amount of car you will be driving over a set period of time. You are paying taxes on a car lease, however, the taxes pertain to the payment not the car as it does when you are financing.
One big question that comes up a lot is lowering the payment by putting money down. On a finance it makes a little more sense. The whole point of financing a car is because you plan on keeping the car for a while.
For a lease and if you were at my desk, I would certainly advise you to rethink it, especially if you were planning on putting a sizeable amount down. That large sum down would be more beneficial to you if you were to finance. With a lease that money down is only lowering the payment, if you are comfortable with the payment as it is, then leave it and keep the money in your pocket where it belongs.
Posted in December 19, 2009 ¬ 10:00 AMh.cars canada for sale
When your car lease is up you have two options available to you:
1. You can decide to give the car back and get into another vehicle.
2. You can decide to do a lease buy out instead where you are planning on keeping the car.
Before you make the hard-fast decision about a lease buy out, read through this so that you know what to expect and do you homework!
What Is The Lease Buy Out?
When you initially signed the lease contract you were provided with the lease buy out value … what you would have to pay for the car if you decided to keep the vehicle. Keep in mind that the value is before tax and also keep in mind that the lease buy out value is NOT negotiable. The price is the price. It doesn’t matter if this is your “x” number of vehicle with the brand, the price is the price. (more…)
Posted in December 18, 2009 ¬ 11:05 AMh.cars canada for sale
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will present a battery-electric Volvo C30 with a range of 150 km. The show car represents the first step toward building a test fleet of at least 50 electric Volvo C30s that will be on the road in 2011.
Volvo Cars first presented a basic, driveable electric car prototype in September, 2009. The C30 to be shown in Detroit takes the company one step further in the development process as this vehicle features a complete interior, full instrumentation and as well as enhanced battery packaging. (more…)
