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How Can I Increase My Car’s Trade-In Value?

When trading in your car at a dealership, you want to maximize the amount you get from the dealer. It can dramatically affect the different figures or monthly payment figure if you put some prep work into it first.

1.      Check the Value – Before you start, however, it’s important to find out what the market is reporting on your car. The most well-known is Kelley Blue Book, and they do a nice job of giving you a range of what the car is worth depending on the condition. Please note that they also have a product called “Instant Cash…

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How Should I Pay For My Next Car?

Should I lease, finance or pay cash for my new car?

When looking at buying a new car, people will typically “go with what they know” when it comes to figuring out how to pay for it. If they financed their last one, they will probably do the same on the next one. But what if going a different route would be better for them, financially speaking?

Now, let me be clear in that everyone’s finances are different and what may be best for you may not be for your neighbor.  That said, oftentimes people will shut off the…
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How Much Is My Car Worth?

When people begin researching cars because they want to buy a new one (or pre-owned), they also want to know how much their current car is worth. Fortunately, the internet provides many tools and a ton of research to help guide you through this process.

If you type in "How much is my car worth" to the Google search engine, you will get over 377,000,000 results! Amazing, right? Where to start? Realize that…

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