Used Cars & Trucks Buyer's Guide 2005 Annual


Book Description

For more than 39 years, millions of consumers have turned to Edmunds' buyer's guides for their shopping needs. This format makes it easy for consumers to get the advice and information they need to make a wise purchase on their next used vehicle. Readers benefit from features such as: - Recommendations for the Best Bets in the used car market - Detailed histories on popular models - Certified Used Vehicle Information - Hundreds of photographs - Glossary of Used Car Buying Terms In addition to these features, vehicle shoppers can benefit from the best they've come to expect from the Edmunds name: - True Market Value pricing for trade-in, private party and dealer retail - Highlighted yearly model changes - In-depth advice on buying and selling a used car




Edmunds.com New Car & Trucks Buyers Guide 2005 Annual


Book Description

For more than 38 years, millions of consumers have turned to Edmunds' buyer's guides for their shopping needs. This format makes it easy for consumers to get the advice and information they need to purchase their next new vehicle. Readers benefit from features such as: - Comprehensive vehicle reviews - Easy-to-use charts that rate competitive vehicles in popular market segments - Expanded in-depth advice on buying and leasing - Editors' and consumers' ratings - High-quality photography - Editors' Most Wanted picks in 29 vehicle categories In addition to these features, vehicle shoppers can benefit from the best that they've come to expect from the Edmunds name: - In-depth articles on all-new vehicles - Crash test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Warranty information - Previews of future vehicles not yet for sale




Edmunds New Cars & Trucks Buyer's Guide 2006 Annual


Book Description

For more than 39 years, millions of consumers have turned to Edmunds' buyer's guides for their shopping needs. This format makes it easy for consumers to get the advice and information they need to purchase their next new vehicle. Readers benefit from features such as: - Comprehensive vehicle reviews - Easy-to-use charts rate competitive vehicles in popular market segments - In-depth advice on buying and leasing - Editors' and consumers' ratings - High-quality photography - Editors' Most Wanted picks in 27 vehicle categories. In addition to these features, vehicle shoppers can benefit from the best that they've come to expect from the Edmunds name: - Crash test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Warranty information Information on most fuel-efficient models and how to improve your fuel economy - Detailed explanation of how hybrid vehicles work - Previews of future vehicles not yet for sale.







Starting Out


Book Description

A young person faces a remarkable array of choices when making a leap to independence. This engaging book anticipates every situation: renting and leases, keeping a cash reserve, establishing credit, borrowing, repaying student loans, and wrestling with all-important career decisions.




Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide [2005]


Book Description

Features recommendations and ratings on hundreds of small, medium, and large-sized cars based on quality, economy, performance, and comfort standards, with judgments on crash protection, and assessments of available options.




New Car Buying Guide, 2004-2005


Book Description

"Since its first auto test 50 years ago, Consumer Reports has become the No. 1 source that car buyers turn to when buying a new or used vehicle" -USA Today. Consumer Reports is the definitive authority on unbiased automotive ratings.







Edmunds.com Strategies for Smart Car Buyers


Book Description

This book outlines proven buying scenarios, clearly explaining the consumer's course of action in simple terms. The complex and sometimes frightening process of car buying is demystified in a comprehensive guide that covers: - How to choose the right car - New/used car-buying strategies - Getting a used car bargain - Avoiding the pitfalls of leasing - How to shop for insurance In addition, Strategies for Smart Car Buyers includes several appendices and a variety of new material to complete the buyer's research process, including: - The acclaimed investigative series, "Confessions of a Car Salesman," relating insider secrets in an entertaining account of two car dealerships - Monthly payment charts and monthly leasing payments - Expanded financing section detailing crucial contract dos and don'ts - Additional commentary throughout text from undercover car salesman Chandler Phillips - More in-depth information on trade-ins and lease-end strategies - Edmunds' latest consumer tool: "Smart Car Buyer" - Bonus section: "Verbal Self Defense" avoiding sales language pitches and traps - New section: "Safely Navigating eBay Auctions"




Used Car Buying Guide 2007


Book Description

Buying a car can be a smart idea - a car loses the lion's share of its value when it is driven off the new car lot, so why let someone else take that loss? But buyer beware: A used car is likely to need more repairs and may come with a short warranty or none at all. In addition, used cars may lack the latest safety features. That is why it is so important for consumers to do extensive research so they can avoid all of the potential pitfalls of buying a used car. The auto experts at "Consumer Reports" have done the work for you and have compiled their extensive research and report their findings into the 2007 edition of USED CAR BUYING GUIDE. This fabulous tool will help steer any consumer who is in the market for a used car towards the better-performing and more reliable used car models and away from those models with a troubled past or substandard performance. Before consumers set foot on a used car lot, they should read all the valuable information provided in this book so they can be armed with as much information as possible and the knowledge to make an educated choice. "Consumer Reports" knows cars and offers the most detailed and revealing used car reliability information available anywhere including: - Unbiased reviews of every major model from 1999 - 2006- Lists of the best and worst used vehicles and how to avoid a lemon - A checklist of what to look for when inspecting a used car- Best used cars for gas mileage- Tips on negotiating the best priceReliability, recalls and crash test information- Making sense of safety information -How to get the most money when trading in your current car The majority of this book is devoted to the profiles of 264 cars, minivans, SUVs and trucks, presenting all major 1999-2006 models. Each profile contains a photo from the representative year, a write-up of the vehicle, reliability history, crash-test data, and the model years when key safety gear was added and when a major redesign was made.