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Used cars 101: From setting a budget to the test drive – a guide for buying a used vehicle

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Illustration by Melanie LambrickSo, you’ve decided to buy a car. Here’s the first question: new or used? In general terms, the choice is straightforward. A new car comes with the latest features, warranties and the promise of several years of driving free from all but routine maintenance. The benefits of buying used? If you choose well, you’ll save a bundle. It hasn’t been so simple in pandemic times. The pandemic led to inventory shortages and soaring vehicle prices as people who would normally buy only new cars flooded onto the pre-owned lots. But the pandemic challenges aside, the basic…
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Here are all the used EVs that qualify for the new $4,000 tax credit

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January 1, 2023 marked the dawn of another year for the world, but in the realm of EVs, purchases made by US consumers more specifically, the date kicked off a fresh start of new tax credits for vehicles both new and used. While much of the dust is still settling on the Capitol as it works to implement new qualifying terms for tax credits, we do have some information about what EVs will and will not qualify for. Here’s what we know so far.A used EV might be the way to go in 2023 Although the $7,500 federal tax…
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Arrested: Queensland man selling utes with wound-back odometers

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A Gold Coast man is wishing he could turn back time after he was arrested for allegedly tampering with the odometers of used cars, to hide how many kilometers the vehicle had really clocked up.View 2 imagesA 27-year-old man in Queensland has been arrested by detectives from the Gold Coast Major and Organized Crime Squad in a joint operation with the Office of Fair Trading.Queensland Police allege the man had sold a number of second-hand vehicles with odometers wound back, fraudulently increasing their value on the used-car market – by reducing the distance shown the vehicles had…
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Experience Meets the Right Tools for Success: Bill Pittman Explains His Approach to Stamping Feasibility

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Introduction Bill Pittman is the Stamping Feasibility Manager for the North American center of an international OEM. The job title can have varying interpretations in different corporate environments, and the tasks and objectives can change depending on the phase of the program and its application. With numerous years of experience at various automotive manufacturers, Bill possesses a solid foundation of practical knowledge. However, he believes that utilizing new tools is the key to further improvement and accuracy in his work. This article provides an insight into his daily responsibilities and his philosophy on his work and how global organizations can…
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Why there may be no return to ‘normal’ for the used vehicle market

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Customers browse in a used car lot on February 15, 2023 in Glendale, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesAll new vehicles become used cars and trucks once they’re sold. It’s an obvious statement, but one that needs to be laid out to explain the root cause for ongoing inventory and pricing issues in the US used vehicle market, which has been a barometer for the country’s inflation levels.related investing newsDuring the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, automakers shuttered factories for weeks to stop the spread of Covid-19. This was an unprecedented action that eventually…
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