Buying a Car For Dummies ANNOTATION
The author of Auto Repair for Dummies returns to her area of expertise in this guide for nervous buyers and sellers of cars. Deanna Sclar teaches by example, including lots of true stories illustrating both worst-case and best-case scenarios. Features info on understanding the Kelley Blue Book, deciphering insurance jargon, employing test-drive techniques, and much more. 400 pp.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Make It a Smooth Ride . . .
If the idea of buying a car is driving you mad, then let this dependable guide steer you in the right direction!
Using clear explanations and road-tested advice, renowned consumer advocate Deanna Sclar guides you down all avenues of buying and owning a car, from negotiating a fair price to finding reliable insurance to saving money on routine servicing. So, park your anxieties-with Buying a Car For Dummies®, you1re always in the driver's seat!
Get the most mileage out of your dollar
Calculate how much your current car really costs you
Weigh the pros and cons of buying new or used
Pick out a cherry and avoid the lemons - expert advicefor buying a reliable used car
Determine what features and options you really need in a new car
Get the straight scoop on financing or leasing your car
Buying a Car For Dummies points out the rules you need to follow to successfully negotiate your next car purchase and warns you of circumstances that are either dangerous or could cost a fortune.
Read by the author.
Author Biography: Deanna Sclar, a leading auto repair expert and consumer spokesperson, has appeared on more than 700 radio and TV programs including Good Morning America, Today, and A.M. Los Angeles. She has contributed to such magazines as Family Circle, New Woman, and Redbook and is the author of the perennial bestseller Auto Repair For Dummies®.
SYNOPSIS
This entertaining and informative reference will give you the lowdown on how to save a load of cash when buying a new or used car. Includes information about negotiating a fair price, getting insurance, and settling on an affordable maintenance plan.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
For many, the experience of buying a car is as unpleasant as a root canal, and author Sclar (Auto Repair for Dummies) provides just the right medication. A well-known consumer advocate and expert repair consultant, she presents numerous tips on first deciding whether to buy a new or used car and, the best part, the truth about auto financing. With this handy and briskly narrated advice, listeners can now feel better as they steer their way through negotiating a fair price, getting insurance, establishing an affordable maintenance plan, picking cherries and avoiding lemons, determining what options are really needed, and calculating how much a car really costs. Highly informative, this guide is recommended for all public libraries.--Dale Farris, Groves, TX Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Library Journal
The For Dummies series is on most public libraries' best-loved, highest-circs lists today, and this addition will be warmly welcomed, because "car books" are perennial favorites as well. Sclar, a frequent talk-show guest who writes a monthly car-care column for Family Circle, teaches by example how to read the Kelley Blue Book, decipher insurance jargon, and write a good ad to sell your used car, among other things. Sclar includes handy checklists and charts concerning subjects like used-car inspection, test drive, repair evaluation, fuel consumption, and cost-per-gallon log. These will save readers money, time, and maybe their sanity. First-time buyers and even seasoned car owners will find helpful hints here.Susan C. Awe, Jefferson Cty. P.L. System, Arvada, Col.
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