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Smart Car Buyers
Date: Apr 19, 2005
Contributor: Christian Vidrio
Need Help Buying a Car? Gas Prices Breaking the Bank? Edmunds.com Offers Free Tips at Festival of Books
Car-crazed Californians looking to get the upper hand in their next automotive transaction should cruise by the Edmunds.com booth at the Festival of Books at UCLA this weekend. Phil Reed and Mike Hudson, Edmunds.com consumer advice editors and co-authors of "Strategies for Smart Car Buyers," will be at the booth to answer questions from consumers and offer tips on how to save time and money on car purchases and related expenses. The Festival of Books takes place on the UCLA campus on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Edmunds.com predicts that soon nearly 30 percent of new cars will be purchased through car dealerships' Internet departments, and that number is expected to continue to grow as consumers become more savvy about the convenience and savings available. The recently released "Strategies for Smart Car Buyers," second edition, explains how to locate and price cars online and maximize savings by working with the Internet department at a dealership.
"Car shoppers who use the Internet wisely can save hours at a dealership and take a lot of stress out of their car buying experience," asserts Phil Reed, co-author of Edmunds.com's "Strategies for Smart Car Buyers."
The second edition of "Strategies for Smart Car Buyers" offers the following new sections:
* Primer for Young Car Buyers
* Dissecting a Lease Deal
* Tips for Haggling
The second edition also contains all the great advice found in the previous edition, covering:
* Buying a new or used car
* Leasing a car
* Buying car insurance
* Selling your old car
* The popular investigative series "Confessions of a Car Salesman"
In addition to giving free advice at the book festival, Edmunds.com will be selling the "Strategies for Smart Car Buyers" book for $14.99 plus tax and Edmunds.com's car and truck buyer's guides for $12.95 plus tax. These books are also available at local bookstores and through www.edmunds.com/books, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other popular sites.
For more information relating to "Smart Car Buyers", please visit our Smart Car Buyers page.
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