Car Shopping Made Easy Buying or Leasing, New or Used: How to Get the Car You Want at the Price You Want to Pay

by Edgerton, Jerry

• ISBN13: 9780446677646
• ISBN10: 0446677647
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

With the average paid price for a new car up nearly 30% since 1990, readers will find out how to calculate the true value of a chosen vehicle in order to negotiate the best sale, and much more.

Author Biography

Jerry Edgerton is a senior writer for Money and the magazine's car specialist

Table of Contents

Introduction Answering Crucial Car Questions	1	(4)
PART 1 CHOOSING THE RIGHT VEHICLE FOR YOUR LIFE AND YOUR BUDGET	5	(84)
The Car You Want, the Car You Need: Getting It Right	7	(13)
Your Auto-Biography: The Right Car or Truck for the Job	20	(10)
Staying Safe, Saving Money	30	(13)
Your Answers, Your Deal	43	(10)
What Can You Afford? Don't Kid Yourself	53	(11)
Targeting Your Price: The Internet Gives You the Lowdown	64	(11)
Buying Right on the Internet	75	(5)
Shopping for Money	80	(9)
PART 2 SHOPPING FOR THE BEST DEAL	89	(80)
Hate Haggling? Then Hire Help	91	(10)
One Price but Not the Highest Price	101	(6)
Leasing: Through the Looking Glass	107	(13)
Scoping Out Service: Finding the Right Dealer to Work on Your Car	120	(7)
Getting Down to the Deal: How to Negotiate with Confidence and Get the Best Price	127	(10)
Closing the Deal: Making Sure You Don't Sign Away the Savings You Just Negotiated	137	(5)
Buying a Used Car: Getting the Most Car for the Least	142	(16)
Got a Lemon? Don't Let It Squeeze You	158	(5)
Down the Road: Mechanical Maintenance and Financial Planning	163	(3)
Summing Up: Step by Step to a Great Deal	166	(3)
Glossary	169	(4)
Appendix A Insurance Costs: How Cars, Trucks, Vans and Utilities Stack Up	173	(10)
Appendix B Record of Injuries	183	(12)
Appendix C Rating the Crash Tests	195	(6)
Appendix D How Much Loan for the Payments	201	(4)
Index	205