How it works · 6 min read
Buying a used car online: how delivery actually works
Buying a car you have not sat in sounds like a leap. It is a sequence of ordinary steps, and the return window is what makes the whole thing reasonable.
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Inspection checklists, financing arithmetic and running-cost comparisons — written by the people who put the cars on the lift, and published whether or not they help us sell a car.
Financing · 7 min
Financing a used car when your credit is still recovering
A low score does not close the door, but it does change the arithmetic. Here is what to expect, what to avoid, and how to make sure today's rate is not permanent.
Running costs · 9 min
Used hybrid, electric or gas: which actually saves you money?
The answer depends almost entirely on where you drive, not on what you drive. Here are the crossover points, with the numbers behind them.
Financing · 7 min
How much should you put down on a used car?
Twenty percent is the rule everyone repeats and almost nobody explains. Here is the arithmetic behind it, and the two situations where it is the wrong answer.
Buying guides · 8 min
The used car inspection checklist we run 172 times before listing
Most used car inspections are a walk-around and a test drive. Here is what a proper one covers, why the wheels have to come off, and the four checks buyers most often skip.
Buying guides · 6 min
When is the best time to buy a used car?
Most timing advice is about new car quotas and does not transfer to the used market at all. The used market moves on different signals — here they are.
Buying guides · 6 min
Used SUV or used sedan? The honest comparison
SUVs outsell sedans three to one, and about a third of those buyers would have been happier and several thousand dollars better off in a sedan. Here is how to tell which one you are.
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