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Should I Buy A New Car?

November 29th, 2007 — Selling and Buying Cars

One of the worst things that can happen to you on the way to work is your car breaking down. That happened tom me when I was only 19 year old. My belowed car broke totally down and blew smoke from the hood. I remember being so worried that I was going to lose my job. The good news is that I didn’t. Apparently it was time to buy a new car. Not that I had the funds for that. This is when my dad let me in on a little secret. It’s absurd to purchase a new vehicle when you can get one that’s practically new for much less.

Shopping around is the key. I don’t care if you’re in the market to buy a new car or something with a bit of wear, you need to browse first. I’ve often found that smaller towns sell cars at lower costs. And one major thing we have going for us as the customers now days is the web. We can see what vehicles cost, so there’s no duping from the dealers. Do the research online before hitting the dealerships.

I prefer to purchase slightly used cars. Take the Miata I used to drive for example. I purchased this car used in 1994. It was a 1992 Mazda Miata with only 9000 miles on it. To the eye, this car appeared brand spanking new. There were no two ways about it. So naturally I was stoked at the 13,400 dollar sticker price pasted across the windshield. I had previously looked into these cars and they ran around 20 grand new. This was a deal I had to seize. I wasn’t about to buy a new car when I could get one that was just like new for over 6,000 less.

I think most people assume that it’s ideal to buy a new car, but I disagree I think you can make a much better deal buying a 2 year old car. Do not be surprised that you can even find good quality and almost new cars on sale at government car auctions. Try it you’ll be surprised. So why spend all that hard-earned money on a new vehicle? So if you do not mind a second hand car, then government seized car auctions are great hunting grounds to buy a new car.

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Buy Your Car At The Used Auto Sales

November 28th, 2007 — Selling and Buying Cars

When I was a kid I loved to go to used auto sales. I dreamed about getting the perfect car, you see, so looking at used cars for sale was a lot of fun. The perfect car for me was the classic 1968 Corvette. I could not get enough of old Corvettes, or Mustangs for that matter. Muscle cars ruled my world. Every time I would see a Trading Times advertising used cars for sale, I would pick it up. My daddy was happy to see me getting into cars.

When I was 15 I went to my first used auto sale it was a police auction. I knew that, as soon as I was 16, I would be able to get a drivers license. I also knew that my parents wouldn’t help me out. Therefore I had been working a job for a few years, saving up money for used auto sales. I would have to buy a used car with my own money. I wanted to buy a car as soon as I could.

Strangely enough, I did not get my first car at one of those used auto sales. I ended up buying a car from a friend. He was a family friend who had been fixing cars for years, and he had some great old muscle cars that were in reasonable condition. It cost practically every penny that I had, but I ended up getting a rest bucket Trans Am. It did not exactly drive like a dream, but I really loved that car.

Nowadays, I am an auto mechanic and I run my own used auto sales. You see, I have a used car lot of my own. The neat thing about used cars is that everything is open for negotiation. I like making deals with people, and trying to find the right thing for the right customers. Working at the used car lot really lets me do that. I am happy because I make money on the used auto sales, and the customers are happy to get the best deal they can.

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