The Datsun 240Z was blessed with excellence. Not because it was a feat of technological brilliance.  Classic car Datsun 240zIt didn’t offer revolutionary styling that turned the industry around, nor did it deliver economy or performance  that set it apart from its contemporaries. The Datsun 240Z‘s greatness is derived from the combination of  evocative if derivative styling,competent engineering,  better-than-average performance and low price. The standard  automotive buyer of the late-Sixties couldn’t afford a Jaguar E-Type, but she or he could afford a 240Z. Read more . . .

Selling your car can be a long and drawn out process if done the wrong way.Sold! Save yourself some time and money by following the steps below:

  • Research the value before you place a classified ad. Too high a price will scare people away.
  • Take into consideration the mileage, condition, and the records you have kept. People will be more willing to buy a car if you kept good records of all maintenance.
  • When arriving at an asking price look at several online sources and get an average cost. Most sites use different databases for pricing information and your best price is an average from all of the sites. Read more . . .

How much is your time worth? No, this is not a rhetorical question; it is something you should immediately determine if you are considering selling your current vehicle yourself rather than trading it in, especially if you are about to buy a new vehicle.

If you don’t figure out what your time is worth, you might well spend costly hour upon hour engaging in amateur salesmanship only to find you would have been better off trading the old boat in to the dealer where you purchased your new car. Or, conversely, you might discover that selling your car yourself is more than worth your while. Read more . . .

Which do you dread the most: buying a new car or visiting the dentist? For the average person, they may be equally painful. Buying a new truck or car can be very stressful and challenging; there is a lot to consider and a lot of money on the line.

Blue sedan“Most people say it’s like having a tooth extracted,” says John Davis, host and executive producer of MotorWeek, the critically acclaimed PBS weekly automotive magazine. “Nobody enjoys it.”

Davis and his staff want to change that. “We look at how people actually buy cars,” says Davis, whose team test drives more than 150 vehicles a year and evaluates them on handling, maneuverability, power, Read more . . .

If you have ever bought a new car–or if you plan to in the future–you are being scrutinized. Car makers want to know how you think, where you live and, most of all, what you are likely to buy. They want to gauge the upcoming trends or at least catch the wave of current ones, and to do that they have to know what you’re thinking. There’s nothing really sinister about it, because all they really want is to learn what vehicles you’re going to want in future months so they can plan their production accordingly. Still some consumers might be uncomfortable with the extent that car manufacturers will go to learn about their lifestyles. Read more . . .