Helping you become a better informed new- and used-car shopper
You’ve probably seen the TV commercials by now. A driver not paying attention to the road ahead and his car automatically braking to avoid an accident –Volkswagen Passat’s “Dad, Stop!” and Hyundai’s “Dad’s Sixth Sense” come to mind. But those…
The end of the road. That’s where four cars received World Car of the Year recognition. The six-month journey concluded with the Mazda MX-5 declared the overall winner of the World Car of the Year competition, as well as World…
Everybody knows that you have to buy a new vehicle to get great technology. And that leaves a lot of shoppers out in the cold, right? Well, maybe not, according to Edmunds.com car-shopping website, which suggests that recent used cars…
Really? 100+ tips for used-car shoppers? Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on how confident – and experienced – you are buying used, we suppose. But those shoppers who are neither may want to consider the compilation from experts at Edmunds.com, a…
Looking for a good used car? The J.D. Power Dependability Ratings and Awards is a good place to start. The dependability study looked at problems reported during the past 12 months by 33,560 original owners of three-year-old vehicles, that is,…
Some automotive brands you would expect to find atop Consumer Reports’ ranking of those that make the best vehicles overall. Luxury brands such as Lexus, Porsche, BMW and Audi are virtual no-brainers. But there are more affordable brands in CR’s…