| When is the best time to buy a car? How to buy a | | | | research the car you're interested in and learn how to |
| car manuals charge big money to tell you this, but we'll | | | | get the best deal on it. Any time can be a great time |
| do it for free here, and in a lot fewer words! | | | | to buy a car, and you can get taken to the car |
| One school of thought on when the best time is to buy | | | | cleaners any time of the year too. |
| a car says that you should purchase your new or | | | | Still not sure? |
| used car at Christmas time. With everybody else | | | | Here are four simple tips to get the upper hand in your |
| looking for Christmas presents, no one's thinking of | | | | car purchase or lease-whatever time of the year you |
| buying a new car; dealers work harder to make a deal | | | | do it. If you're looking to buy a car you should begin |
| and salesmen are more willing to haggle down to your | | | | with these tips. |
| price. | | | | : some dealers refuse to haggle over the cost of a |
| This same school of thought says that you can also | | | | car, so once you make your opening offer, they won't |
| get a good deal from July to October because this is | | | | accept anything higher. (Go somewhere else.) |
| when dealers are trying to get rid of the current year's | | | | : never talk about monthly costs during your |
| inventory to make way for the new models. For a lot | | | | negotiations. You'll pay less if you focus on the cost of |
| of reasons, we've come to take model close-out sales | | | | the car and all the things that come with it. |
| with a large grain of salt-they're usually not nearly as | | | | : never buy a car when you're in desperate need for |
| good for the buyer as they sound. | | | | one because a dealer will see that and take |
| The other school of thought says that the best time to | | | | advantage. Never wait until your old car is dead before |
| buy a car is when you're ready to buy one-you want | | | | searching for a new one because you should give |
| to buy one, you've done your research and you're | | | | yourself time to shop around for one and get the best |
| prepared to do it well. Car dealers and salesmen will | | | | deal possible. Desperation clouds judgment. |
| do everything in their power to get you to buy a car | | | | : do all your research before any money changes |
| the day you walk into their showroom-not the car you | | | | hands. |
| want to buy either, but the car they'll make the money | | | | The best time to buy a car isn't a date or season on |
| off of. | | | | the calendar, but a time on your schedule when you |
| Whether you decide the best time to buy a car is at | | | | have the time to do what's necessary to get yourself |
| Christmas, during the end-of-year close-outs or when | | | | a great deal. We firmly believe you should start with |
| you want to buy a car, no one who knows anything | | | | reading a book on the subject. Great luck! |
| about the subject would argue that you should first | | | | |