We’ve spent a great deal of time talking about how to buy a used car, but we haven’t spend a whole lot of time discussing selling used cars. If you are trying to move a vehicle you have owned or if you are thinking about getting into sales, there are a few things you should… [Continue Reading]
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Selling Used Cars
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Master the Marketplace: The End
We’ve reached the end of the Master the Marketplace series and we hope we’ve been able to impart at least some degree of know-how pertaining to how to buy used cars. We know the advice was not perfect, but we feel that we can at least offer a starting point. In review, we explained that buying… [Continue Reading]
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Master the Marketplace: Getting a Sweet Deal IV
Now that you know the price and now that you aren’t afraid to walk out of the showroom if the deal you are offered is not up to par, it’s time to learn what it takes to close your sweet deal and get you on your way to eternal bliss with your carefully negotiated used… [Continue Reading]
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Master the Marketplace: Getting a Sweet Deal III
As you have become familiar with the knowledge of the price of the car you want to buy, you can move on to the negotiation process with confidence. With that confidence, you will have the forethought to know when to walk away and, with apologies to Kenny Rogers, when to run. Most salespersons of used… [Continue Reading]
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Master the Marketplace: Getting a Sweet Deal II
As you begin negotiating for a used car, use a true market pricing service like the one supplied online for free by Edmunds to help you with pricing. This will help you get a general sense of what the prices are going for beyond the posted sticker costs and will help you work out a… [Continue Reading]
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Master the Marketplace: Getting a Sweet Deal I
As we wrap up our series on mastering the marketplace of used cars, we thought it was about time to give you the final piece to the puzzle. Sure, you’ve got all of the help you can possibly use when it comes to figuring out how to approach the used car lot and how to talk… [Continue Reading]
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Master the Marketplace: Master the Test Drive 2
We began to explain how to test drive a used car in our last entry of Master the Marketplace. Today, we will continue the test drive and help you build towards your final sales experience that will have you fixed in the seat of a brand new used vehicle! Isn’t that exciting? As you start… [Continue Reading]
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Recharging Your Air Conditioning
If your car’s air conditioning has stopped working, your instinct is probably to bring the vehicle in for service. That’s not a bad thing, necessarily, as repairing an air conditioning unit can be complex. Still, in many cases, your air conditioning system may just need to be recharged. This is something you may be able… [Continue Reading]
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Master the Marketplace: Master the Test Drive
When taking a test drive of a used car, the roads you travel should consist of a variety of conditions and locations. Use city streets, backroads, and highways. Take smooth roads and try some sharp corners to see how the vehicle handles. Drive it at various speeds (within the speed limits of course) and test… [Continue Reading]
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Master the Marketplace: A Time for Action
As we draw to a close on our illustrious Master the Marketplace series, you may be noticing that we’ve spent an awful lot of time discussing the mental preparations required to buy a used car on today’s used car lots. This can not be taken seriously enough, as the mental chess match of buying a used… [Continue Reading]
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