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Negotiating the Best Deal For Your Trade-In Car
By: Brian O'Connell

Slick auto salespeople will tell you that there isn’t much they can do to change the trade-in price of your old car. They say there’s a formula involved that just cannot be tampered with. Not so. You can negotiate a higher price for your trade – but only if you follow these key tips. Read more»

Selling a Used Car? Watch Out for Trouble
By: Brian O'Connell

With the economy in the ditch, used car sales are on the rise. Read more»

Selling Your Car: The Nuts and Bolts
By: Brian O'Connell

Selling that 1998 Buick Skylark is an art form, and the real winners know stuff that the rest of the car-selling population doesn’t. That’s a problem, especially when the market for used cars is hot and growing hotter. According to Edmunds.com, used car sales comprised 49.7% of all dealer sales in the U.S. in 2008 – that’s up from 47.3% for the same period in 2007. Read more»

Will GM Really Give Me a Refund?
By: Jeff Brown

Unless you’re a contestant on “Survivor,” or are cut off from the world some other way, you’re sure to have seen the weekend’s ads for a new money-back guarantee on vehicles from General Motors (Stock Quote: GM). Read more»

How Much Car Can You Really Afford?
By: Brian O'Connell

This is not another article on Cash for Clunkers – but it is designed to help you figure out how much car you can actually afford, if you decide to opt for a new car over your old clunker. The formula is an easy one, and useful to know before you walk into a dealership. Read more»

Lease or Buy?: What to Do After You Trade In Your Clunker
By: Jeff Brown

Drivers have flocked to dealerships to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program, which provides up to $4,500 for buyers who turn in gas guzzlers for vehicles that are more fuel efficient. As good a deal as this is, though, it still leaves the buyer to come up with thousands more, typically $15,000 to $25,000, since the rebate is only to buy or lease a new vehicle, not a used one. Read more»

Cash for Clunkers Shifts Used Car Values
By: Jeff Brown

The biggest surprise in the government’s Cash for Clunkers program is the boost it apparently has given to used-car sales and prices. Since the rebates of up to $4,500 are only for new-car sales and leases, it seemed obvious the program would reduce demand for used cars, depressing prices. Read more»

America Gets Steal on Wheels
By: Carmen Nobel

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- If you've spent any significant time near a TV, radio or billboard, you've probably grown immune to car dealers who insist you'd be crazy not to buy a new car! Thing is, it's true right now. Read more»

Cash for Clunkers: What Cars Qualify
By: Althea Chang

Whether you drive an old SUV, truck, wagon or sedan, you may be able to trade it in for a $4,500 government voucher toward the purchase of a new car. Read more»

Chrysler to Match 'Cash for Clunkers' Incentive
By: The Associated Press

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Chrysler Group LLC said Wednesday it is offering $4,500 in cash toward the purchase of a new vehicle as it seeks to match a government incentive for people to trade in their old gas guzzlers.The automaker said it will offer cash or zero percent financing for six years on most of its 2009 Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep models. The incentive begins Thursday and lasts through Aug. 31. Read more»

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