Buying a New Car: Tips to Help You Not Get BurnedWritten by Fisher Swanson
Do Your Research The first thing you will want is a clear understanding of what you are looking for in a car. It's best to narrow your search to a particular make and model that both fits your needs and has a good track record. If you go to a car lot for a particular car and find yourself being steered towards a completely different car don't buy it that day. Go back home and research it thoroughly. Edmunds.com has a great tool for comparing car features.
True Cost To Own Edmunds.com also has a wonderful "True Cost to Own" feature. This will tell you how much a car will actually cost you including interest if you are financing. Be sure to research gas cost. Fueleconomy.org has a nice resource which allows you to compare gas cost of different models of cars. http://www.fueleconomy.org> Trade-in Research Get bluebook value for your trade-in at: Timing Shop for cars at end of month. Many sales people will be working to meet their quotas at that time and may be more willing to negotiate on price. Don't Pay Retail The retail price, often called sticker price or Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price, is higher than what a dealer is actually willing to take for a car. Edmunds.com has tool for researching what particular cars are actually selling for in your area. When you search for a car on Edmunds you will see two prices. The invoice price and Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price. You will want to start negotiations at Invoice price and settle on a price as close to that amount as possible.
| | TIPS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING LOUIS VUITTON HANDBAGS FROM AUCTIONS Written by Costas Pitas
1) Only e-luxury is authorized to sell brand new Louis Vuitton. It is owned and operated by Louis Vuitton and their associates. Their prices are as much as you would find them on ebay or other websites anyway, So why not just buying for them, if you want to make sure you are buying authentic. Usually items offered on ebay will sell at a premium. And if pictures do not belong to person that owns handbag, you never know what you are buying. 2) Most auctions around internet offer fake Louis Vuitton handbags. Be advised again, LV does not wholesale it’s merchandise and not too many people would have brand new and authentic Louis Vuitton. 3) Please note that many fakes are sold during weekend at “special discounts”, because LV lawyers do not work full time during weekends, so they can sell their merchandise undisrupted. 4) You might consider not purchasing from a non smoke-free home. Did you know that smoke enters fabric and often leather parts of LV bags and it is not easy to get rid off. In long run, it decreases quality of your Louis Vuitton. 5) Sellers with high feedback do not always sell authentic merchandise. Don’t get me wrong, if a seller has high feedback, good for him/her. She/he at least finds a way to keep clients happy even by selling fakes. But make sure you ask questions before bidding. Make sure you can get a money back guarantee if bag is found to be a fake. 6) If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Check out prices of similar handbags in same category. Check out same handbag at eluxury.com. Too good to be true? It probably is. 7) What you see is not always what you get. The seller might have a picture of an authentic Louis Vuitton. When auction ends though, he/she sends you fake. And story goes on. So, be careful. Even if picture reflects an authentic LV, you might still get a fake. Not all scammers get caught by eBay police or LV lawyers.
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