Cars for Less Than $2000
Good cheap cars for less than $2000 are not difficult to find. The key word here is “good.” There are lots of cars for less than $2000 that are junk, but the good ones require a little work and time to sort out. In general, cars that are being sold for less than about $2000 are older models [...]
Where Are Cheap Cars?
Basically, there are four kinds of cheap cars: cheap new cars, cheap used cars, cheap leased cars, and cheap repairable cars. Then, there are free cars, which we discuss here. We’ll be discussing all these types of cheap cars on this web site. Meantime, we’ll give you some information and ideas that you can get [...]
Bank Repo Cars
Looking for a cheap car for sale? You might to look no further than your local bank. Let’s explain. Banks and credit unions finance a lot of cars for people who need auto loans. Sometimes those people lose their jobs, get into divorces, or otherwise find themselves in situations in which they can no longer [...]
Cheapest New Cars
We love Consumer Reports magazine, especially the annual Auto Issue that comes out each April. Anyone thinking of buying a new or used car should pick up a copy of the publication before they make a move. In addition to all the ratings, rankings, safety reports, and used car reports, they publish a list of [...]
New Cars for Cheap
If you are currently looking for an affordable automobile, right now is a great time for automotive consumers. Cars for cheap prices seem to be everywhere — especially if you want a brand new car. In fact, new cars have never been cheaper. Why? You may have noticed that in the current economy new car [...]
Cheap Cars on Craigslist – Scam Alert
Is it possible to find find cheap cars online at Craigslist.com or other online automobile classified ad sites? Yes ….. maybe, sometimes, and no. While it is certainly possible to find bargain car deals online, it requires an extra bit of caution when doing so. There are certainly people who are trying to sell cars [...]
Cheap Cars at Unclaimed Vehicle Auctions
You might be surprised at the number of cars that are unclaimed or abandoned every day, particularly in larger cities but in small communities as well. The vehicles can be newer vehicles in great condition or old, wrecked or broken down — or anything in between. Unclaimed vehicles are typically sold at public auctions and [...]
Cheap Used Cars for Teens
Teenagers often need to find the best used cars possible for the least amount of money. They want cars that are reliable, dependable, cheap to operate and insure, but yet offer reasonable style, performance, conveniences, room, and comfort. Buying a cheap car only to find that it will cost hundreds or thousands more dollars to maintain [...]
Best Used Cars
Every year, Consumer Reports magazine publishes its annual Auto Issue, completely dedicated to automobiles — ratings, results of owner surveys, best and worst makes/models, most reliable, and best fuel economy. One section reports the reliability history of almost every vehicle model for the past 6 years. From this data they select the best used cars in a number [...]
Lease a Hyundai Elantra for $169
In case you haven’t noticed, Hyundai has become the car brand to watch, with attractive new designs, great prices, great reviews, and even a new luxury model, the Equus. Hyundai has announced new special lease deals for February 2011 on most of its models but two of the deals stand out and have been rated [...]
Cheapest Car Leases – January 2011
Car makers and dealers are currently offering some outstanding car lease deals, and some of the lowest monthly payments we’ve seen in a while. The cheapest leases, in terms of lowest monthly payments, are almost always from car Japanese companies such as Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Mitsubishi, and Suzuki. Below, we list the cheapest leases being [...]
End-of-Year Cars for Cheap
When new model cars come out every year, dealers and manufacturers nearly always have leftover cars of the previous year. For example, a dealer might have both 2011 and 2012 models of the same car on his lot at the same time. If both were the same price, customers would naturally buy the newer model even [...]
Government Car Auctions
Government vehicle auctions can be a great source for good “cheep” cars. You may have seen announcements and ads regarding these auctions, which are held all over the country almost every week of the year. “Buy cheap cars at Government car auctions“. Repossessed cars and trucks. Seized and surplus vehicles. Are these claims true? How [...]
Cheap Salvage Cars – Rebuildable Cars
Salvage vehicles can be purchased and repaired or rebuilt for little money — great for low-cost project cars. Salvage and damaged cars are often easily and cheaply repaired for great daily-drivers and project cars. Learn how and where to find salvage cars. Some salvage vehicles can be in relatively good condition or only lightly damaged. [...]
Cheap Leases from Honda
Honda offers some great car lease deals almost every month. They have come though once again, for November and December, with some of the best special lease deals in the industry. The catch, as always, is that the lease deals don’t apply to all models and styles. The deals only apply to selected styles of [...]
Cheap Used Cars
Cheap used cars are everywhere. They can be found online, from private sellers, dealers, and at public car auctions of many types. There’s no shortage of cheap used cars. However………..getting a good car cheap is a bit more tricky. On this web site, we’ll be discussing and explaining how and where to find good used cars, and how [...]
Lease Your Car for Lower Payments
Car Leasing – The Short Version Car leasing is not car renting. It is not like apartment leasing or renting. This is frequently misunderstood and leads to many people who would otherwise benefit from leasing to declare that “you throw your money away” when you lease a car. While that rationale is valid with apartment [...]
Buy-Here Pay-Here Car Dealers
You can recognize them when you drive by their car lots and see their signs — “No Credit, No Problem,” “We Finance Anyone,” “Sign and Drive,” or “Easy Credit.” These are known as “buy-here, pay-here” car dealers. They handle their own financing, do not check credit, do not report credit, and will generally approve any [...]
Best Cheap Cars
CNNMoney has once again identified their list of “10 Great Cheap Cars” — the best new cars that sell for less than $18,000. The surprising thing about the list is that the top cars are American made, a welcome change from years past. American car makers have taken their time but nevertheless learned that quality [...]
Best Deals on New Cars
Finding good cheap deals on brand new cars is not as hard as it used to be. In the old days (three or four years ago), the way to get the best deals on new cars was to have good negotiation skills and to wait until the time was right — which meant waiting until [...]