Car Maintenance, Consumer Tips
Most people claim they want to have a good reliable car to drive in existential bliss, to enjoy the commute without having to worry about the check engine light suddenly illuminating or having any problems arise that distract us from our daily driving expedition. We...
Car Buying Tips, Consumer Tips
When choosing between a new or used car it pays to consider everything that is involved. The most cited reason for buying new is that there is very little risk. True, the new car will have a full factory warranty that you will have for a number of years and there is...
Car Buying Tips, Consumer Tips
When it comes to people you can trust, car dealers are right up there with politicians. How that ever came to be I cannot say. Car dealers are notorious for being aggressive, ruthless and untrustworthy and they usually wear way too much cologne. It is an unfortunate...
Car Buying Tips, Consumer Tips
My Worst Cars To Buy list is compiled from overall reliability data covering models with much-below-average reliability. It includes only the models for which I have 3 years of sufficient data. Problems with the engine major, engine cooling, transmission major, and...
Car Buying Tips, Consumer Tips
Dealerships are in the business of extracting as much money out of you as possible. That is the sales persons job, and they are highly trained at it. When a client contacts me for a car purchase, I feel as though I am being summoned to go into the battle field. I may...