Helping you become a better informed new- and used-car shopper
Why is your credit score important? It may be one of the most important numbers in your life – besides your blood pressure reading – because it helps determine the availability and cost of credit for vehicles and other purchases….
Know how much vehicle you can afford. Learning how to set up a monthly budget is the key to buying a new vehicle while ensuring you don’t overextend your finances, according to experts. But even using a car affordability calculator…
Each holiday season seems to get longer and more stressful. Shoppers strategize about visits to their favorite retail stores, which generally are crowded already with everyone else who strategized about visiting favorite stores. And all gets more frenzied by advertising…
The end of the year is the best time to get a deal on a vehicle. That’s the common wisdom, anyway. COVID-19 and its ripple effects have changed the calculation this year for many shoppers, but one thing that hasn’t…
There soon may be a chill in the air, but car sales competition is heated as the calendar turns to October. That may not mean what it usually does for car shoppers. So, is it the best time to buy…
There was a lot of customer satisfaction guaranteed to go around this year in the AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards. Award winners were spread among 12 manufacturers, 17 brands, 24 categories and 27 vehicles – including ties – a lot of…