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A Good Price For Your Used Car

Getting The Best Price For Your Used Car

You can get the best price for your used car only when a new care of the same model is being sold at the highest price. If a manufacturer gives discounted prices for a new car of the same model, you can’t sell your car at the best price. In other words, the best time to sell your used car is when the prices for the model you have are at the highest.

Hence the important factor that affects the price of a used car is the price of a new car of that model you own. So it is better to wait until the price of a new car of your model goes up rather than selling it when the manufacturer gives discounts for a new car of your model.

Preparing your car for selling it is a must. You have to consider what the potential buyer thinks of your car. So you have to maintain the interior and the exteriors of your car properly.

If your car is not clean inside and out, the potential buyer may not think positively about your car. This simple issue might make you lose a possible deal.

Therefore proper maintenance of your car is essential to fetch a good price for your used car. Some people might overlook some serious problems in the car if the car looks shiny and glowing.

Touch up scratches on the exterior and interior. Make up the small dents in it. Balance the tires properly. Clean inside and out. This might fetch you a profitable deal.

The price of your car should take into consideration the mileage and the condition of the car. You might also consider the demand for that model. Cars that have run for more miles are often not preferred and they are considered ‘used up’. Hence most of the people prefer cars that have run for fewer miles per year.

Usually a potential buyer would consider the price that you have fixed for your car as the asking price and he would negotiate the price. It is always better to have a margin of 5% of the price that you want to sell so that your can negotiate that 5% with the buyer of your car.

Finding places to sell your used car? There are sites that specialize in selling and buying cars. You can also rely on the local auto traders in your locality to sell them. Or, place classifieds in the newspapers to get your deal.

Written by: Pete Lance
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Negotiating With a Car Dealer

Best Negotiating Tips When Buying An Used Car

Being a good negotiator doesn’t have to be difficult. Sooner or later everyone has to negotiate with someone if they want to get a good deal on a purchase.

When you are trying to negotiate with a car dealer, you should know that they are very practiced in the art already. You will need to know how to get through their car speak in order to be successful.

You should get a copy of the paperwork from a friend that recently bought a car, so that you can become familiar with what you will see on your paperwork. They are all generally the same.

The key is for you to get in and out of the dealership as quickly as possible because the salesman will definitely find more loopholes to up your charges if you stay.

Here are a few tips to successful negotiating.

• Remain positive and confident
• Don’t talk down to your opponent
• Show up prepared and ready to counter anything that may come up
• Bring ads from other dealerships with you as an extra weapon
• Finance your loan before you arrive at the dealership so as to avoid paying unnecessary extra fees
• Bring a friend with you for extra support

Something that you should look out for from salesmen, is the extra little tricks that you will likely encounter that will try, to force or rush into a buying decision.

You have to remember that they are trying to negotiate you into paying more money just as you are trying to negotiate paying less. Here are some of the things that you can expect to hear from them.

1. These cars are flying off of the lot. It may not be available for the same deal tomorrow. (Threaten to leave and they will ease up and try to change their strategy)

2. This deal is only good for today. If you come back tomorrow I can’t guarantee that the deal will be the same.

3. I’m an honest man. Look at how many cars I’ve sold this weekend (This is where he will show you his list of sold cars. If he does this, then tell him that he doesn’t need your money).

4. I hate to tell you this but I have another offer on the table from a man that is willing to pay more money than this. I am just waiting for his paperwork to be returned. (Tell him that if he promised the car to someone else, you don’t want to step on someone else’s toes and that you should leave then).

5. To cover the overhead costs, we have paid $13,000 for this car (Just check your paperwork in your folder and prove them wrong).

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Warranty Extras

A lot of people are cheated immediately after they have agreed to a new car offer. It is at this point in the deal when the salesperson or dealers try to get the last drop of blood out of you, by offering extras packages and additional warranties.

Your extras packages are generally things such as anti-corrosion applications, scotch guarding, and so on. It always appears to be a pretty simple investment, but it may surprise you at the high number of who get ripped-off on these. However, we are going to discuss the extended warranty ruse.

One of the sneakiest final-charge rip-off’s, would be the extended warranty, mainly for the reason that the terminology applied to this is really confusing.

It’s not your factory warranty that came with the vehicle either, rather it is an extended warranty that only covers the dealer’s outlay for solving problems associated with, or causing, a break down in your new vehicle.

Extended warranties normally do handle just about any fixes that you may need during your initial insurance coverage, there is however, frequently a fair bit that is not explained, certainly not clearly.

By way of example, your extended warranty is frequently only good for up to a particular number of miles, or perhaps term period (amount of time insurance protection is in force); or whichever occurs first.

The case may be that only specific kinds of difficulties are covered, so if the extended warranty won’t be going to handle every single portion of your vehicle – is there any reason why you would want it? Should you avoid the warranty extras when buying a new car? A resounding yes.

Indeed, some warranties really don’t cover the bigger complications, only those insignificant kinds, like bulb or fuse replacement. In the case of your car actually dying on you, you may be on your own.

Conversely, there are those  extended warranties that don’t include coverage of incidentals like fuses, etc, rather, only for break-downs. If you do want extended warranty, obtain the one that covers the two kinds of circumstances.

Keep in mind that you will want a warranty that’s immediately effective. Additionally, it is essential to obtain a warranty from a reputable finance company, rather than the one you have never heard of before, as it may very well cease to exist in a relatively short time.

Don’t buy any extended warranty from the car-yard, rather, examine sites on LendingTree.com, etc, regarding an online extended warranty, as this gives you an appropriate amount of time to assess different policies, without pressure from sales-people.

Be on the look-out for the deductibles, this is your share that you must pay in the event of an accident, theft, etc. Deductibles vary, sometimes between states and you really do not need to get charged for something that you expected was already covered in the warranty.

These kinds of extras do a great deal more for the dealer than for you. So, basically, it’s a matter of paying attention to, or reading fully, about any extras on offer.

On the question of whether or not to avoid the warranty extras, when purchasing a new car, the answer is a resounding yes.

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Seized Car Auctions

How To Save up to 97% On Your Next Used Car!

I was shocked when I discovered the truth.

Did you know that each month across the country, thousands of used cars are being sold ‘in secret’ for a fraction of what they are really worth?

In fact, used car dealers buy these new (or almost new) cars for pennies on the dollar and then turn around and sell them to people just like us for huge profits.

Now that might be good for them, but wouldn’t it be great if you could get your next used car from the same place that the dealers get theirs?

Well, now you can. Take a look at CheapCarSecrets where you will discover exactly where you can get access to these ‘secret car sales’ and how you could get your next car where prices start from as little as $100.

No, that’s not a misprint. And I’m talking about late-model cars here, not old bombs held together with bits of string!

I guess you’re wondering why these nice cars are so cheap? It’s because every week, hundreds of ordinary Americans default on their car loans and lease payments.

As a result, banks and other financial institutions are being forced to repossess more and more cars. At the same time, thousands more cars become government property every month through various seizure and surplus laws.

Auto storage is a real problem for these organizations because it’s very expensive. It actually costs them millions of dollars a year to store these cars, even just for a few days.

The result: they need to get rid of them as fast as they can so that they don’t lose any more money. So, each month, all across the country there are thousands of cars being sold at huge automotive auctions.

And many bids start at $100 … see it for yourself at CheapCarSecrets

This is a very protected source of revenue for the majority of car dealerships and is not advertised to the general public – even though the public is welcome.

The simple fact is that many people don’t have any idea that they can purchase cars this way so they lose money by paying highly inflated prices to car dealerships.

Lots of consumers think these auctions are only available to licensed dealers because they’re not advertised. And the car dealerships obviously aren’t going to tell you about it!

But, they do at CheapCarSecrets This site gives you access to the direct sources where you can literally find a vehicle for 10 cents on the dollar. You can even do it online!

The internet has dramatically changed the way auto auctions are done, increasing the ease of access for the public. There are a number of seized auto auctions being conducted online and you can save money right from your own home. The only problem is, there are so many different places on the net to look for a new car that finding the ‘secret’ auctions is a real challenge.

That’s where CheapCarSecrets.com comes in. This tool let’s you search thousands of car sites, all at the same time, just by pressing a button.

You can look for your car in these ‘secret’ government and finance company auctions, you can do a search through hundreds of thousands of classified ads, and you can search listings in hundreds of internet auctions.

And the great thing is you don’t have to spend hours looking through hundreds of different places. You just use this one site, tell it what you’re looking for, and presto – it does all the work for you.

Do yourself a favor and check out CheapCarSecrets.com right now. Like me, you’ll be shocked when you discover the truth.

Written by: Jim Douglas
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Jim Douglas is just an ordinary guy who scored an extra-ordinary deal when he discovered the secret to saving up to 97% off the sticker price of any used car, without leaving home and without ever speaking to a car dealer. If you would like to find out how he did it, and how you could do it too, grab your free copy of his report at www.CheapCarSecrets.com

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Vehicle Leasing and Insurance

When leasing a car, it’s easier to stick with the same company for your auto insurance. What you don’t know, however, is that you may end up  paying too much for your coverage and it’s better to look elsewhere for lower rates.

When you lease, the vehicle that you will drive belongs to the leasing company. They want to make sure that their investment is covered in the event the vehicle gets damaged, totaled or stolen.

They typically want to get covered for the difference between what your auto-insurer pays and your outstanding leasing obligations at the time of the accident or damage. This is called GAP, short for Guaranteed Auto Protection, and is usually included in the leasing contract.

If your leasing company is called BMW Financial Services, Chrysler Financial or any other finance division of an automaker, then chances are your GAP insurance will be offered by the same lease company.

You are under no obligation to accept GAP insurance included as part of your lease agreement. Why pay an insurance premium if you could get the same coverage for a lower price?

Invest some time shopping by comparing quotes from other insurance companies, including your existing one. Ask for discounts that you already qualify for and adjust your coverage accordingly.

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