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Maybe GM Can't Sell Cars Because Its Dealerships Won't Sell Them
Consumerist reader Chris decided to take advantage of GM’s please-buy-a-car Employee Discount sale that we wrote about yesterday, so he headed off to two different dealerships in the NY/NJ area. What...
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Consumer Reports: 10 Car Shopping Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
Consumer Reports has compiled a list of common car shopping mistakes from their Smart Buyer’s Guide to Buying or Leasing a Car, which, of course, you can find in bookstores. Here’s a quick summary of...
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Using A CARS Rebate? Know Your Rights First
Jim decided to take advantage of the Cash For Clunkers program and trade his Crown Victoria in on something a little more fuel-efficient. Unfortunately, the dealership where he bought the car wasn’t...
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Mazda Dealer Won't Give Loyalty Discount Because Insurer Now Owns My Totaled Car
What does it mean to be “loyal” to a car manufacturer? Brett tells Consumerist that he wanted to take advantage of a program that offered a $500 loyalty discount to people who already own Mazdas. He...
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Check Your Blind Zones When Test-Driving A Car
Even if you do happen to have an eye installed in the back of your head, every car has a blind spot behind it, and the dangerous possibility of running over low-to-the-ground animals and children in...
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10 Signs Your Used Car Is Really A Rebuilt Wreck
We often hear from readers horrified to discover that their perfectly lovely used car was once another owner’s total loss. They only find out much later, once something goes horribly wrong due to the...
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Should I Trade In My Car Or Sell It Myself?
(frankieleon)When buying a new car, should you trade your old one in or see how much you can get on the open market? The conventional wisdom is that you get more money on your own, but meeting with...
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The New Frontier In Fuel Savings: Cars Without Spare Tires
(Sara Borden)If you want to lose some weight, get rid of your spare tire. No not your abdominal fat: the emergency spare in the back of your car. Our car-buying colleagues down the highway at the...
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Chinese Luxury Car Buyers Shop The Very Unglamorous Gray Market
(Eric Norris)Here at Consumerist, we’re fascinated with the global gray market: the system of parallel imports that gives us Omega watches from Paraguay at Costco and a pirate Trader Joe’s store in...
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How Long Until A Hybrid Car Actually Saves Me Money?
Roger H. GounBecause common sense is more common than you might think, sales of hybrid cars are down now that gas prices have fallen as well. That makes sense. Yet there are some circumstances where it...
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