About a year and a half ago I found myself in the market for a car. I had moved from Baltimore to Austin car less. In Texas, I found it to be extremely difficult to get around without a car. This brought me to the purchase of a 2005 Toyota Corolla.
The five steps in the decision making process needed to decide what to do in my situation includes; 1) Problem recognition, 2)Information search, 3)Evaluation of alternatives, 4)Product choice, and 5)Post purchase evaluation. I was tired of the poor mass transportation in Texas, a car would give me more freedom and time. I needed a car! During my information search, I asked my friends in Austin (Rebekah and Dan) why they chose the cars they have. We looked online at car maker websites such as Mazda, Toyota, Honda and Nissan. Dan pulled up www.edmunds.com which helped them in their decisions. I also spoke to my friend in Corpus Christi who had recently bought a Toyota Tacoma. For further information, I called my dad and asked him what he thought about the cars out there. He had been car shopping himself. He had bought all of the car comparison magazines including Car and Driver, Consumer Reports, etc. When I was evaluating the alternatives or evaluating criteria, I finally narrowed it down to the Toyota Corolla, Toyota Tacoma, and Honda Civic. I proceeded to write down the pros and cons of each automobile. Finally, in the fourth decision step, I decided on the Toyota Corolla. The car pretty much sold itself. I liked the car since it had great gas mileage, was visually appealing, reliable, and great acceleration for a manual 4 kicker. The interior looks like it belongs in a more expensive car, and ability to seat 4 adults comfortably. Often times, after I have made a ...
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...e. The product itself came washed and vacuumed, had a full tank of gas and a 3yr/36,00mi bumper to bumper warranty. Toyota priced their quality product at a decent cost allowing me to purchase it. The after purchase services included free oil changes when I get the changes done at their facility in Austin. Usually they have a 30 minutes to an hour turnaround with most basic services. Toyota also offers extended warranties to your tires, paint, engine, etc. Security systems, roadside assistance, gap insurance are also items you can tack on the the package and cost of your car. The tricky part is they will tell you what extra services or products you can purchase. They then proceed to tell you practical instances when you wish you had these "extras." The name of the game is to make the buyer believe they cannot imagine how they can live without these "extras."
...ot of factors to look at. One of these factors is the scarcity of the car. If they have made a lot of the car you want, it will be less expensive. Another factor is if the car has been changed from its original state or condition. If it has been broken or damaged it won't be as valuable. A third factor is the year it was made. If a car is 35 years old it is considered a classic. Classic muscle cars are more valuable than newer ones, but if a car is not yet a classic, than a new one will be worth more. Another factor in buying muscle cars is the market value. If you are looking to buy a car and there is another car that is just like it, chances are they are around the same price. You also need to look at the prices of gas. You don't want to buy a car that needs a lot of gas. You should also make a budget. You don't want to be paying for a car that you can't afford.
...ferent jobs and different options like horsepower and inside. If you're a retailer and you are taking you buyers to look at a house you want a nice car to take them in. Not a van or a truck. If you're a construction worker you want a truck that works as hard as you do and not a van or a small truck.
I can recall when my older sister in the 70’s had purchased a shiny new Ford Pinto and pulled it into the driveway. She used at that time what she thought was her best judgment along with an economical price but only to be succumbed by our Dad when he realized what she purchased. Ford Motor Company in the late 60’s were being overtaken by other countries car manufactures in the subcompact market. The Volkswagen Beetle was still formidable, and the VW Rabbit was on the drawing board. Datsun and Toyota were readying new models. Honda was preparing to change the nature of the competition with its Civic. (Lee Iacocca 's Pinto: A Fiery Failure) It would be 10 years later that Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Co. Chairman would fire the person who ultimately
...t to this becuase, when I was a sophomore I got my liscence and always have been asking for a car but never got one, but at the end of sophomore year I got one but I wasnt satisifed, so middle of junior year I had to get a more affordable car, I went from mercedes to dodge. Once I got the dodge I realized that my mercedes was perfect. So I now know that you never know what you have tll you lose it.
CarMax faces challenges from several fronts that could threaten to disrupt their growth plans and their position as a disruptor in the used car market. The biggest challenge they face is being able to continuously secure a study supply of high quality used cars, due to the extremely competitive nature of the used car market. CarMax offers cutting edge technology to help the company identify buying trends, pricing trends, and consumer preferences down to the zip code that gave them a large competitive advantage, as “data mining” has matured and competitors have developed their own software tools, eroding the competitive advantage to CarMax.
The issue of whether customers should buy FWD and RWD cars is complex and controversial. Different people hold different ideas due to their drive experience and consumers attitudes. On one hand, lots of people believe that only RWD cars represent Luxury and high-performance. On the other hand, the car made on FWD are much cheaper and popular. However, most of customers are blind and ignorant on it. Many of them don’t even know the automobile layout of their sedan after use it for decades.
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There are many different automobile companies providing buyers with many styles of cars, trucks, SUVs, and motorcycles. Toronto Star January 14, 2005 present ways to approach the automotive buying process. There are many different surveys, crash reports, and rating systems comparing different companies and their vehicles. Things you should look for when reading these published articles are who conducted the study? Who paid for it? Who gains from it? Who loses? These are all things to keep eye on as some automotive companies will run their own surveys making their products seem overpowering against the competition. Some prove their products are safer then the competition where the competition has been proven time and time again to make that survey seem inaccurate.
You want to get a new car, but you are not sure whether to get one with an automatic transmission or one with a manual transmission. Well read on and perhaps this essay will help you out with your decision. Cars have played a big role in my life. When I was a little kid my dad and I used to work on his 197? Ford Granada. Every time something would go wrong with the car he would ask me to help him fix it. Not because I knew much about cars, because I didn't know anything about the subject, but because he wanted me to learn about cars and spend some time with me. Or maybe he just didn't want me to get ripped off at a garage when something went wrong with my car. Either way, we spent a lot of time working on cars. He taught me to love cars; I think it was because of him that I got really into cars. Unlike most people when they do something for a long time, they tend to get bored of whatever it is they're doing. But I, instead of getting bored of cars, the more I work on them, the more I like them. What I really like about cars is the engine. A car can look beautiful and exciting on the outside, but if you don't have enough power under the hood, the car will just end up being boring. The transmission plays a really big role on the car too because, besides getting power to the wheels, it can make or break the car. There are two different kinds of transmissions, automatics and manuals. Stick shift cars have played a bigger role in my life than automatics. If you want your drive to be boring or you're just lazy, no pun intended, ...
Taking out a car loan is what most consumers do when buying a car. Whether buying new or used, few people have thousands of dollars on hand to purchase a car. Car loans are available from banks, credit unions, financing companies, and dealers. Here’s what you need to know when shopping for a loan.
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We all dream in the day we get to purchase our first vehicle. The day we stop asking our parents to take us here and there. Some may say buying a vehicle is a pain in the you know what. It can seem like a stressful situation if you're not familiar with the process. However, working in the car industry has taught me valuable tips and tricks that will help me teach you to save money when car buying.
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A few months ago I bought my first new car. The number of choices to be made seemed a little ridiculous. I walked into the dealer knowing I wanted a green Ford Focus sedan, only to find out there were half a dozen models that fit into that category – Focus LX, LX Premium, SE, SE Comfort, ZTS, blah blah blah, and a couple shades of green.