Tips on how to choose your next car

1. 2010 Car Buying Guide
Tips And Advises On Choosing Your
Next Vehicle
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2. The Pain and Joy
• One of the more stressful things one can
do is to purchase a car. Whether you are
planning to purchase a used or new car,
the thought of dealing with a car salesman
can be nerve racking.
• Yet the afterward feeling of owning a
vehicle can be just as exciting and thrill
especially for young drivers

3. Factors to Consider
Besides your personal preferences in brand, color, type of the vehicle
you wish to buy, there are some common factors you should check
when buying any vehicle
• Age of the Vehicle
• Whether price is reasonable
• Is dealer trustworthy
• Factory warranty period
• Incentives

4. Why you may choose a new car ?
• Safety factor
guaranteed
• Full factory service /
maintenances check
• Freedom of choice
• Better financing rate

5. Why you may choose a used car?
• Cost effective
• Less overall cost in
servicing and
insurance
• Less deprecation in
long term for resell
• Theft-proof

6. 5 Steps of finding your next Vehicle

7. Step 1 What kind of car do you need?
If you examine your needs rather than wants, you will
quickly discover what the right car is for you. Take a
moment to think about what you use your car for.
Do you want a manual or automatic transmission?
Do you really need four-wheel drive? Or all-wheel drive?
What safety features do you want?
Do you require a lot of cargo capacity?

8. Step 2 How much can you afford
Regardless of whether you decide to buy or lease your next car,
establishing a realistic monthly payment that fits into your budget is
crucial.
How much should this be?
A rule of thumb is your total monthly car payments shouldn't exceed 20
percent of your monthly take-home pay.

9. Step 3 Buy or lease
Advantages of Leasing
You can drive a more expensive car for less money.
You can drive a new car every few years.
There are no trade-in hassles at the end of the lease.
Advantages of Buying
When interest rates are low, it makes more financial sense to own a car
rather than lease it.
There are no unexpected mileage penalties for increased driving.
There's more flexibility — you can sell the car whenever you want.

10. Step 3 Research Options
In the past, car buyers have been trained to visit local dealerships to
find the car they want. In the Internet age, this is a waste of time
and money. You can quickly cover more ground by shopping
online.
Car dealers are waking up to this new breed of shopper and have
created Internet departments within their dealerships to serve the
educated buyer. The only things you have to do in person are test-
drive the car and sign the contract. And in some cases, you can
even have the car delivered to you by the salesperson.

11. Step 4 Schedule a Test Drive
It's a good idea to make your initial contact with a
dealership by phone or e-mail before going there in
person. This can give you a sense of the sales style you
will be dealing with throughout the buying process.
Additionally, if you can establish a rapport with the Internet
salesperson, it will boost your confidence before you visit
the lot. Call the Internet department (sometimes called
the fleet department) and ask if the car you're looking
for — in the right color and trim level — is actually on the
lot.

12. Step 5 Testing the Right way
The test-drive should replicate the conditions the car will be used
in after you buy it.
If you commute, drive the car in both stop-and-go traffic and at
freeway speeds.
If you frequently drive into the mountains, try to find some steep
grades to climb.
Drive over bumps, take tight corners and test the brakes in a
safe location.
Get in and out of the car several times and be sure to sit in the
backseat, especially if you plan on carrying passengers. In
short, ask yourself if you can live with this car for a number of
years.

13. Congratulations
Now you have learned
the bell and whistles
of how to choose your
next vehicle
Happy Driving and
remember no drink
and drive !!
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