Car Shopping

Helping you become a better informed new- and used-car shopper

Car-shopping services may be answer to high-anxiety for some
November 2, 2015

Car-shopping services may be answer to high-anxiety for some

Shopping is part of the fun of the new-car experience. Driving out of the dealership with a new (or new-to-you) vehicle also is enjoyable. In between, however, comes the haggling and paperwork. Generally, that part isn’t as much fun. But…

Buying a used car through Craigslist classifieds – or maybe not
October 26, 2015

Buying a used car through Craigslist classifieds – or maybe not

There’s Craigslist. And there’s NOT Craigslist, competitors such as Oodle and Geebo. And then there’s trying to find order in the chaos of classified advertising websites selling used cars to determine whether any is/are worth the time and effort to…

Uncage the 400-pound gorilla in your search for a used car?
October 19, 2015

Uncage the 400-pound gorilla in your search for a used car?

Automotive News once called CarMax Inc. the 400-pound gorilla of the used-car market. Not much has changed in the year or so since then, despite the launch of used-car-only stores by Sonic and Asbury automotive groups, which, for the time…

Most vehicle shoppers use dealership websites – should you?
October 12, 2015

Most vehicle shoppers use dealership websites – should you?

Dealership websites are popular among vehicle shoppers. More than six in 10 such shoppers – 64 percent seeking used vehicles, to be precise, and 61 percent seeking new vehicles – visit auto dealership websites before making a purchase, one study…

Nothing special about used-vehicle website ‘aggregators’
October 5, 2015

Nothing special about used-vehicle website ‘aggregators’

It sounds like such a great idea. Compile used-car listings from multiple websites to give shoppers all the options – everything they need to identify their next vehicle – in one online location. One so-called “aggregator,” autolist, even likens itself…