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Used Car Buying Guide 2007 (Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide)
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Buying a car can be a smart idea – a car loses the lion’s share of its value when it is driven off the new car lot, so why let someone else take that loss? But buyer beware: A used car is likely to need more repairs and may come with a short warranty or none at all. In addition, used cars may lack the latest safety features. That is why it is so important for consumers to do extensive research so they can avoid all of the potential pitfalls of buying a used car.
The auto experts at Consumer Reports have done the work for you and have compiled their extensive research and report their findings into the 2007 edition of USED CAR BUYING GUIDE. This fabulous tool will help steer any consumer who is in the market for a used car towards the better-performing and more reliable used car models and away from those models with a troubled past or substandard performance. Before consumers set foot on a used car lot, they should read all the valuable information provided in this book so they can be armed with as much information as possible and the knowledge to make an educated choice. Consumer Reports knows cars and offers the most detailed and revealing used car reliability information available anywhere including:
- Unbiased reviews of every major model from 1999 – 2006
- Lists of the best and worst used vehicles and how to avoid a lemon
- A checklist of what to look for when inspecting a used car
- Best used cars for gas mileage
- Tips on negotiating the best priceReliability, recalls and crash test information
- Making sense of safety information
-How to get the most money when trading in your current car
The majority of this book is devoted to the profiles of 264 cars, minivans, SUVs and trucks, presenting all major 1999-2006 models. Each profile contains a photo from the representative year, a write-up of the vehicle, reliability history, crash-test data, and the model years when key safety gear was added and when a major redesign was made.
About the Author
The auto experts at Consumer Reports have almost 70 years of experience in driving, testing, and reporting on cars. Their work is based on the testing and expertise of the Consumer Reports Auto Test Division, located in East Haddam, Connecticut, which evaluates autos both on the test track and on public roads.
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05月 14th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
By A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com “Great Day to… (Glen Ellyn, IL USA)
Buying a used car? Buy the “Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide” first.
Rather than depend on the advice of semi-knowledgeable friends, a mechanic biased toward a car maker and not a specific vehicle, or by looking to see what your neighbor drives, you can depend on this.
I bought my last two cars using earlier guides.
In it, I found lists of “Good Bets,” which are cars the authors consider to perform well over the years. That is guiding my purchase. I won’t buy a car not listed there. I also found lists dividing reliable cars by price range, which cars have had recalls, unreliable models (by year), and detailed descriptions of the pros and cons of each vehicle.
That’s not all. There are also articles on safety, buying strategies, batteries, insurance, towing, depreciation, tires and child car seats.
It is not a complicated book. It is straight to the point, with minimal car jargon. Novices like myself are not overwhelmed by information I am not concerned with.
I am interested in safety, performance, cost of repair and related information. I found all of this here.
I fully recommend “Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide.” I am confident that because I have read it and will refer to it while I shop for an auto online, I am prepared to save money and to buy a better vehicle.
Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
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05月 14th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
By Ashley Adams (Roslindale, MA)
Consumer Reports provides a vital function in today’s uber-materialist culture. They report objectively about the many products we purchase. In so doing they cut through all of the hype, distortion, and outright lies of the marketers, ad-men, and other assorted hucksters who bombard us constantly.
This guide is a powerful tool for helping both the new and experienced car buyer with the difficult task of sorting out the lemons from the cream puffs. It provides detailed information on each car and then summarizes the best used car buys and the worst used car buys — for those with limited attention spans like me.
I could not recommend this guide more highly. It is an essential part of the decision making process of used car buyers.
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05月 14th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
By R. Sandford
Overall an excellent guide for purchasing used cars. My only complaint are the hard-to-visually-scan graphics they use for rating reliability history and crash test results. A reference should be easier to scan without having to constantly refer back to a legend that is buried somewhere in the front of the book.