Buying a new car is a big decision, but it doesn’t have to be a difficult one. The average person will buy 10-12 cars in their lifetime. Preparing yourself and doing your homework is the key to being able to make the important decisions with total confidence.
Step 1: Narrowing Down Your Choices: Does the car fit your scenario?
Take a minute and, on your blog, write down what scenario you are presently in. For example: I am a single male living in Saskatchewan, aged 25 years old. I love sports and the outdoors. I love taking my quad into the wilderness and driving like a madman with my friends. I work at a potash mine and make $80 000/yr. I want to spend anywhere from $25 000-$45 000 on my new vehilce.
- One of the most important steps of new car buying is deciding exactly what type of car fits your needs. Do you want a large vehicle with lots of room or a small car that’s very fuel efficient? Whether you’re looking for a practical Dodge Caravan minivan to take the kids to hockey practice , a 4x4 truck to haul stuff around or a sporty Mazda Miata convertible to drive through the summer, it’s essential to define your model class and price range.
Once you have defined the class and price range, the next step is to research features, safety ratings and reviews. There might be ten different cars in the class you are looking at, therefore using existing analysis from expert sources to narrow down your choices can be very useful. There are many places to do in-depth research about new cars, including online car magazines such as Car & Driver http://www.caranddriver.com/, TheCarMagazine http://www.thecarmagazine.com/, Motor Trend http://www.motortrend.com/ and CanadianDriver http://www.canadiandriver.com/. Some of the better Canadian car manufacturer websites are http://www.honda.ca/ , http://www.toyota.ca/ , http://www.ford.ca/ , http://www.nissan.ca/ , http://www.bmw.ca/ , http://www.mazda.ca/ and http://www.subaru.ca/. For reliability rankings try http://www.edmunds.com/ , http://www.jdpower.com/ or http://www.consumerreports.org/.
- Find 3 or 4 vehicles that fit into your price range and needs and post them on your blog.
Good information. When purchasing a new car you have to weigh your options and do a decent amount of research on the car and price. I just recently purchased a new Honda and before signing all the papers I made sure I took one extra step and learned about Massachusetts Lemon Law.
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