Kelly Blue Book for all
f you?re looking for a used car, be sure to have a look in the Kelly Blue Book before you get too far into your search. Using the Kelly Blue Book is a great way for you to figure out how much you should spend for the used car you?re interested in.
The Kelly Blue Book looks at all angles of second hand and used-car prices. It will tell you how much you should pay for almost any car that?s ever been produced, and is organized in an easy-to-use style by make, model, year of the car and condition.
Be aware that there are a few significant things the Kelly Blue Book isn?t much good for. It doesn?t provide any thought to how dependable a car is, or how problem-prone it may be. You can get some idea of this by gauging how well the car holds its value, but Kelly Blue Book will mostly tell you pricing.
Consumer Reports and vehicle and Driver will tell you much of what you need to know about a car?s performance. These two magazines give you tons of useful information about used cars?life expectancy, maintenance costs, and?point by point?which segments of the car (e.g. transmission, engine) are likely to need to be repaired or replaced, and which aren?t. I also like epinions.com. You?ll locate a wide range of information about almost every car that?s ever been made, written by real people. All three of these resources are excellant because of their thoroughness and neutral bias.
Of course, none of these are enough. The Kelly Blue Book will tell you how much to spend, and Consumer Reports, Car and Driver and epinion will tell you strengths and weaknesses of the cars you?re interested in. But we also suggest getting the car examined by a mechanic you trust. And trust yourself to spot problems on the test drive, even if you don?t know much about cars.
Calvin Leonard helps people everywhere with information about Kelly BlueBook and other subjects.
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