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Car Auctions

May 4th, 2008

American car auction sales are booming! Today, you can find new and used vehicles. Many people prefer to purchase a new vehicle from a car auction because they believe they’re saving money.

Before you attend a car auction, so some research on the vehicles you’re interested in. Find out what the blue book value is on the vehicle and make that your starting point. Look at all of the features and even look up consumer reports.

Most auctions operate Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Dealers are given a private auction date on one of those days. The public can attend as well, just not on the same day. Often, the cars are lined up outside of the facility and you can look them over more closely before they go before the auctioneer.

Here are some suggestions:
Do your research before going.
Get there early so you can look over the car in the parking lot.
Check for smoke out of the exhaust and oil leaking.

Once they start moving through the line, your time will be limited. As people are bidding, others are looking at the engine, and for body dents. The entire process takes no more than 5 minutes and the highest bidder always wins.

Buying a vehicle at a car auction does not mean you’ll have a car in good condition. There are many risks to purchasing a car this way. You are not allowed to take the car for a ride before you pay for it, so the ride home is when you find out if there is an underline problem.

Despite this, car auctions are still popular. Some people sell vehicles on the side that they get from the auction and make a few bucks, while others are more serious and obtain a dealers license to sell them from a lot. It is definitely a sale that “buyer should beware of”.

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Five Ways to Judge Your Car Stereo Speakers

March 30th, 2008

Car stereo speakers are very vital for an efficient car audio
system. Car speakers are unique in that they are designed for
reproducing sound frequencies. You can evaluate your car stereo
speakers on the following criteria:

Frequency response of the speakers should be higher and wider
for better sound capturing and reproducing

Efficiency of the speakers determines the distance sound will
travel and is measured in terms of decibels, the higher the
better.

For playing your system continuously, the factor to be
considered is the maximum power RMS, i.e., the maximum powers
speakers can produce continuously.

A component speaker set will give a full range and quality of
sound in your car and it will be a thrilling experience.

The car stereo speakers should be power efficient so that it
does not eat up the riding power of your car.

A car audio system is comprised of different components.
Speakers for your car have unique characteristics to ensure
quality audio sound in your car. They are much different from
speakers you would buy for your home, office, or computer.

When shopping for speakers, be sure to listen to a variety. Each
speaker will have its own sound. Therefore, with the above
knowledge gear up your car with better car stereo speakers,
which will enhance your musical experience and rock your car.

Used Car Lemon Laws

March 28th, 2008

The Used Car Lemon Law: The Used Car Buyer’s Best Friend

You’ve just bought yourself a used car. The car was cheap and
you left the used car lot with the feeling that you managed to
come out reasonably well. Then the car conks out - what happens
now?

Under other circumstances, you would probably have no choice but
live with your choice. Fortunately, there is a law that would
help you. The used car lemon law is the most useful law for any
person who buys a used car. The law provides a legal remedy for
those buy or lease used cars that turn out to have outstanding
mechanical difficulties, those which are better known as
“lemons”.

The law has used car dealers give their buyers a written
warranty. The warrant requires dealers to repair any defects
found in the car, free of charge. The dealer can also choose to
reimburse the repair costs of the repairs to the buyer. It also
notes that if the car isn’t repaired after a number of attempts,
the buyer is supposed to receive a full refund of the purchase.

For the law to cover your purchase, check your local state laws.
Usually, these four conditions should be met for the lemon law
to be invoked:

1) The car was purchased, transferred or leased after either a)
eighteen thousand miles of use or b) two years from the original
release; and

2) The purchase or lease price has the value of at least one
thousand five hundred dollars; and

3) The car has been driven less than or equal to a hundred
thousand miles at the time of lease or purchase; and

4) The car was used for non-commercial purposes i.e. personal
use. This means the car should have been used for household or
family purposes. This includes personal transportation to and
from work and household errands. The car could have been used
for a mix of business and personal use but it still should have
been used predominantly for personal use.

The law can also be used to cover motorcycles; however some
states exempt other vehicles from the used car law. Note that
the transfer of ownership of a used car is also covered by the
law; however a private purchase from a private individual is not
protected by the law. You can choose to consult a lawyer to see
what sort of action you may take.

Remember the law and check with your state before you buy a used
car. If your state has such a law, you should feel safe about
your purchase when you leave the used car lot.