Selling

If you're selling your car by yourself, remember to always have the buyer sign a "Bill of sale." Also, arrange to handle the title or loan swap at a bank so the transaction is fair and the details are out in the open.

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Startups that let you rent your ride for extra cash

Do you have a spare vehicle sitting around collecting dust? Try renting it out. Kiplinger magazine reports there are several new websites that can help you get started as a 1-personal rental agency, with the possibility of generating several hundred dollars in extra income each month. The reality is most ...

Consumer Reports rolls out annual auto issue

Every April, Consumer Reports makes a special effort during car buying season to give advice for new and used buyers in their annual auto issue. This year, the overall most reliable brand for new cars is a real sleeper of a brand that has a pretty minor presence in the ...

Prices headed up in all sectors of auto industry

CLARKONOMICS: Just a few years ago at the height of the recession when Americans were reluctant to buy anything, auto dealers simply couldn't move their inventory. And cars were a screaming deal. But now, purchasing is up, manufacturing is up and cars are moving off the lot as fast as ...

EPA offers fuel-economy labels for used car sellers

The Environmental Protection Agency is offering fuel-economy labels for used car sellers that could amount to a selling advantage for those who have fuel-efficient vehicles for sale in a time of high gasoline prices. Sellers can go to FuelEconomy.gov and input year, make, model and engine-transmission configuration of their ride. ...

Current car market favors sellers, not buyers

This could be a great time to be a car seller, but not so much a car buyer. First, new car prices are the highest they've been since record keeping began. The average new car is now just under $30,000, according to the latest numbers I've seen! Yet just a ...

Hyundai rolls out trade-in guarantee program

One foreign automaker that's worked long and hard to overcome an initial poor showing now has a new initiative aimed to woo people to its brand. I remember long ago when Hyundai came to the United States in the mid 1980s with a car called the Excel, after it had ...

New warning about bogus Craigslist offers posted by armed criminals

Craigslist can be a great place to buy all kinds of items -- but there's a special warning about cars advertised for sale and a hot new scam targeting would-be buyers. And this one could cost you your life. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution ran a story about a Lexus on Craigslist ...

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A More Economical SUV

Want the style of an SUV without the big bill every time you go to fill up? Then there's one kind of SUV you need to look…and it's a deal right now!

Asian nameplates among the best deals in the car market

MONEY-SAVING MOMENT: The Asian automakers have seen deeply slumping sales, making this an optimal time to score a deal on one of their vehicles. In a world where a one-tenth of one percent change in market share is significant, Toyota is down 1.5 market share points. That's huge, and it ...

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A New, Green Transportation Idea...

Looking for a greener way to commute to work? Here's one possible option that starts at just $375 and costs a penny per mile to operate.