| Just recently I had to go buying a car. I found it to be a | | | | good at negotiating. It can make a big difference in |
| pretty daunting task. After all a car is a major | | | | what you end up paying for your car. |
| investment so I didn't want my money to go to waste. | | | | 5. Different ways of buying cars. There are several |
| Here are just a few car buying tips and hints which I | | | | different ways you can look at buying a car Going to |
| found useful when I embarked on looking for a new | | | | a car yard is only one. You might consider looking |
| car. Hope they are helpful to you. | | | | through auto magazines which advertise cars for sale; |
| | | | searching on the internet (just make certain that you |
| 1. How much can you afford? First up you need to | | | | deal with reputable sites if you do decide to buy this |
| decide how much you can afford. I was about $5,000 | | | | way); going to car auctions. |
| short for what I wanted. Back to the drawing board! It | | | | 6. Car auctions: before you bid, make sure that you |
| really is better to alter your thinking on what you want, | | | | have done your research otherwise you could end up |
| rather than to have a debt that might be difficult to | | | | paying far too much. It's easy to get carried away |
| service. | | | | when you go to an auction. There are some car |
| 2. Match your car with your lifestyle. You need to | | | | auctioneers who deal with government cars. These |
| match your car with your lifestyle. You need a large | | | | cars are being turned in at around the two year |
| car when you have to carry three kids, their mates | | | | 40,000 km mark. Usually a good buy as they have |
| and two dogs, as well as all their gear. Alternatively, if | | | | been well looked after. If you do attend any car |
| you are a young single, a smaller, sporty car might do. | | | | auctions, just remember that you have to sign in |
| 3. Research. Do your research. Find out what you | | | | (doesn't cost anything), before you can bid. You can |
| might be expected to pay for the particular car that | | | | also put in an absentee bid where you give the limit |
| you are interested in buying. Have a look on Google | | | | you will go to or you can bid online. Bidding online is |
| and find out the manufacturers suggested retail price. | | | | good if you can't get to the auction, but it is a bit fiddly |
| The MRSP is the price that that the car company is | | | | and you have to put up a sizeable deposit before you |
| setting for the dealership to charge for a car. This will | | | | can access the online bidding. |
| give you a baseline for negotiating with a dealer. | | | | More help in buying a car can be found by reading |
| 4. Negotiation Skills. Which brings us to the question - | | | | magazines and books. There are some really good |
| how are your negotiation skills? If you are like me, then | | | | car buying manuals that you can consult which are a |
| the reply would be, not very good. In that case it would | | | | great aid in making a decision when you go looking for |
| be a very good idea to take someone with you who is | | | | a new car. |