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• If you’re careful, a used-car lease can yield a low-cost creampuff

  For someone on a fixed budget who is prepared to do a bit of homework, leasing a used car can be a great deal.

  4 min read Jan 01, 1986

  

• Florida car dealer makes an unusual offer: Buy a car, get a secured credit card

  A car dealer is giving away secured credit cards to its auto buyers.

  2 min read Jan 01, 1986

  

• How to negotiate the best loan with the car dealer

  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to get a good car loan through a dealer, but it does take some preparation.

  1 min read Jan 01, 1986

  

• Questions to ask when buying a used car online

  Questions to ask when buying a used car online.

  1 min read Jan 01, 1986

  

• Interest rate averages drop, auto loans remain high

  The trend toward securitization in automobile loan financing is eroding the previous link between car loan interest rates and other interest rates

  1 min read Jan 01, 1986

  

• New rules may end some dealers’ practice of rolling old balance into new car loan

  New federal disclosure rules require auto dealers to clearly spell out the financing amount for car buyers who are buried in their trade-ins.

  3 min read Jan 01, 1986

  

• Changing from vroomy to roomy: Tips for buying a family car

  Consumer experts urge people to purchase that first family car well before the baby arrives, preferably when both parents are still working full-time.

  5 min read Jan 01, 1986