Does anyone know what the process is for buy a car in the state you live in except you have an out of state license? I just moved to NC and I have a GA drivers license. I need the car by December 10th at the latest and I know exactly what I want and have the funds for it however I don’t know what I need to bring with me because it’s an out of state license.

I got royally scammed 2 summers ago, I didn't do my part to get a fair deal, bought impulsively, blahblah, I made an expensive mistake. Anyway, the car is super cute but old and obsolete so parts are expensive. in 1.5yrs I've sinked in more than I'd like to admit. Now check engine light is on again. For umpteenth time.

I don't like boring, but most car options that make sense for reliability are pretty boring. I noticed many folks here advocate for Mazda for practicality sake. I have nothing against Mazda. I really want a hybrid after too many years of this self proclaimed environmentalist driving fuel inefficient wheels.

I am personally considering an Acura Integra. I have the ability to pay cash, as I hate loans/paying interest. Not a hybrid, but decent-ish mileage. Are there still tax incentives w/hybrids or only on EVs? I don't really want an EV. Any other hybrids you all are fond of personally? Maverick anyone?

Or do I just fix my lil' red cutie once again? Haha rhetorical perhaps, but you all seem like a good sounding board. Gracias.

Hey everyone,

I’m super excited to buy my first car and am looking at the later years of the 3rd gen Rav4 because of its affordability and performance. Today, I checked out a 2012 Rav4 V6 3.5L and would love some advice on its condition and what else I should consider.

Here’s what I know about the car:

• Single owner
• 157,000 km (97,000 mi)
• No accidents or dents
• Recent maintenance work do
• I couldn’t test drive it because the seller requires proof of insurance, which I don’t have yet, but I let it run for a while, and it sounded great.

I’ve driven a Rav4 before and loved it, so I’m pretty set on this model. However, since I’m new to car buying, I’d love some advice:

1. Are there any specific issues with the 2012 Rav4 V6 that I should watch out for?
2. What should I look for during a test drive or inspection (assuming I arrange insurance)?
3. Do you have any advice on what I should ask the seller or check myself?

For reference, the seller is asking for 14K CAD (10K USD), which seems like a good deal for the Vancouver area.

Thanks in advance!

In order to have a pre purchase inspection “which is something I just learned” in my car buying research. Is there a service the dealership would do? Do I pay some place to do it? Or do I call the mechanic I usually take my current car to do?

Not even sure if I asked the right question here I am just trying to avoid a mistake I made 3 years ago when buying another car unfortunately used.

So I was looking to lease an EV because an $8K Colorado tax credit that makes it cheap. In the process, I found that buying through Nissan's financing is another $7.5K off, such that a new 2025 Leaf S is $12K.

If that's real, I'm planning to pull the trigger on that tomorrow. Anyone know about this? Is it bullshit?

Is the Leaf S a worthwhile purchase? Is there an equivalent to this huge discount at non-Nissan dealerships?

Next month incentives

Does anyone know what the incentives for next month will be in the cx-5?

Trying to see if I have to rush to get a deal done tomorrow before the rates change.

My dad is considering selling me his car, and I started to look into it but I am not sure of what exactly to do.

For reference I am in Illinois
Regarding sales tax, it looks like for direct family there is a sales tax exemption. I looked at the RUT-50 form and it seems that for a vehicle newer than 15 years there is just a $15 fee. Is this correct? (also is there a different subreddit I should be posting this to? I don't want to waste anyone's time posting it in the wrong place lol).

Also, would my payment count as income tax for my father? I can't remember where but I recall seeing that private selling is not counted toward income tax. I won't lie, I do not have much experience regarding this aspect.

Does anyone have any tips or is there anything else I should be looking at to do all this? I have no clue where to start.

Thank you for your time.

Putting aside reliability/aesthetics/better brand options, given the challenges Nissan faces and the potential for the company to not survive another 12 months, what are the risks of buying a new Nissan?

Is it faster depreciation if the brand goes under? Is it an inability to service the vehicle adequately if the brand folds or merges?

Or is this all kind of moot and there is minimal risk in buying a new Nissan? Would love to hear from people who know a lot about cars.

A family member is looking to buy a new Rogue (they previously had a 2023 that was totalled in an accident) but we are concerned about the implications of the brand's volatility. Any advice is appreciated!

Been helping my gf shop for a car for last few weeks, trying to steer her in right direction but it’s her money and she has the cash to get a solid car.,. She decided on grand Cherokee’s 2022-2023.. I like them too but don’t trust them long term, but she’s getting one with lots of warranty left so can bail if the worst happens. I’m so fucking sick of dealing with dealerships though , I lost it after driving 2 hours to look at 3 vehicles at one dealership when we were already loosely negotiating prices only to arrive and have two of them be out on loan and the other had a deposit put on it so was not available. Then trying to upsell new models I just lost it.. it felt good tbh but someone out there with experience working at a dealership please confirm this- I’ve had salesman laugh at me for offering 4K below asking, or throwing in x and y, or tell me their final price is 1k below listed.. there’s no way they only make 1k off of a vehicle, especially a trade, profit margin is built into everything they sell you on paper, the fucking fees , financing if you’re doing that, offering 10k less for a trade in that I know it’s street value ..4 k off a 23 grand Cherokee can’t be that impossible can it? We even were going to finance through them initially to get a better sale price and pay it off the next week ..so am I out to lunch or what ?

I want to buy a new Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury trim. The base model is $39,495. With all of the options I want it comes out to $48,005, according to the Cadillac website.

I've never purchased a new car before, though I have found a few online guides and already read some Reddit threads. For context, I plan to use a car loan from my credit unit to cover 60% of the purchase price.

My questions to you guys are: What are some specific strategies you would use to negotiate the price on this car with a dealer? I built this car out on the Cadillac website, should I just go to local dealers and build it out there? What is a price you suggest I negotiate it down to that I might reasonably achieve?

Any and all advice is welcomed. Thanks in advance!

What is the maximum you would pay for a pre-inspection(qualified mechanic that gives the car a once over) check before buying a vehicle ? And what would you expect from the check in terms of warrenty etc ?

If you could get a check for £10 / $10 would you buy it to save yourself the effort of driving to go see a car sold privately on marketplace?

So yesterday my wife and I went to buy me a car. Long story short we are giving my 18 year old daughter the current car I am driving and I am going to drive what we pick out. We ended up going to a Ford dealership.

We ended up deciding on a 2023 Nissan Rogue with 12k miles on it. Initially when they ran my credit they came back with an 8.6 interest rate for 72 months. This blew my mind and I told them I have a 800+ credit. The sales person asked if I had by SSN card on me, and I did so I have it to him.

He came back and said they misread my SSN and now I can get a 7.1 with Well Fargo.

When we go back to sign the paperwork with the finance guy he asked if I wanted an extended warranty and I said no. He then told me he got me a 6.8 rating with a credit unition and how our payment would be lower than we were told by the salesman. He left the office and came back and also said we got a free 2 year extended warranty. My wife and I thanked him and he started zipping through the paperwork.

Later yesterday night I was able to sit on the couch and go through the paperwork and I see that we got charged 1200 for the warranty by them. Doing the math its only 16 extra bucks a month but man, I really feel like its is unethical and they lied to me about the warranty and pulled me in with the payment that was 20 bucks lower.

I'm honestly not sure what to do, but I am leaving towards ignoring it because it feels like if I did make a fuss it would be more stress than it is worth.

Have any of you ever seen this done before?

Family member offered to sell us their 2016 RR Sport supercharged for $16,000. Car has 58k miles and has been serviced at the dealer its whole life.

Got the delivery of this car for DCA petrol creative segment on Friday 12pm.

friday 5pm it is given to workshop for transmission issues and not yet received till Monday.

As a compensation they are just doing coating on the car and giving it back to me.

Anything I can ask for and they will have to agree?

Is it worth buying cars with accident history just because they are cheap? I am completely new to car buying and looking forward to buying used car. Any suggestions will be helpful...

So, my husband and I bought a vehicle on Tuesday. I thought I did all my research and that I was in a good position to not get screwed over by the snakes at the dealership, alas I feel like it happened anyway despite my best efforts. I can afford the monthly payment, the car is nice and relatively new, but I have been having debilitating panic attacks at least twice a day since the purchase. I can't eat, I can't sleep, I feel like the anxiety will never go away. Ultimately, I feel like I should have been able to get the car for about 7k less than I walked away with. I keep replaying the day over and over in my head and I feel so horrible for the questions I didn't ask and the things I didn't do. It's gut wrenching. If anyone has any stories about this happening to them or any kind words of advice, I would really appreciate it. If this panic does not stop I'm really scared I'm actually going to have a heart attack.

In the market for a new car. Was interested in finding a way to shortlist cars that have been sitting on dealer lots for a while. My assumption is that I might be able to get a better deal on those compared to a recently arrived item or an in-demand car

Hi there. I signed some paperwork to start buying my first vehicle a couple days ago. However, the car I'm looking at is a loaner for the dealership. They are offering somewhere around 2k off the 40k around sales price for the fact that it has 4000 kilos on it already, being a dealer's loaner.

Am I getting scammed? Something doesn't seem right here. What would be an acceptable percentage off?

Thanks.

Hiii i’m (21 F) looking for an affordable car to purchase within the next few months. I’m willing to spend $5000 out of pocket for the vehicle but haven’t had much luck actually reputable sites. I live in the philadelphia area and am also open to going to cheaper reputable dealerships but i’m just not too sure where to start my search. Any website names or dealerships would be greatly appreciated :)

This dealer is claiming the car is 20,999 after the federal tax rebate but then say they will add the 4k back to the price but give you the luxury of using it as a down payment. I have yet to buy a car but am curious if it's supposed to be like that or they are scamming someone who doesn't know how this works.

https://www.premiumautos2.com/pre-owned-cars/detail/ 2022-Tesla-Model-3/1209763? utm_source=GVehicleAds&utm_medium=cpc&utm_camp aign=dealersync-google-ads&store=106313&gad_source=1

I’m considering placing a factory order. The dealer told me we can’t pre negotiate the price because the invoice cost isn’t known until the build is created.

They shared the Costco discount, which was stated as a few hundred under true invoice cost. But there’s no way to know invoice cost yet.

Is there a better way to do this? I don’t really like the idea of ordering a vehicle without knowing the actual, final cost, and without an opportunity to negotiate to a normal discount.

I've been looking to get upgrade to a king cab truck for a few years now. My current vehicle doesn't have anything really wrong with it but it is 12 years old. This may sound naive but since you-know-who is throwing around tariffs on everything, is now the right time to buy a used/CPO truck before late January and prices potentially get worse?

Alright, so I’m trying to sell my 2015 Focus ST1 (original owner, 83,000 miles) priced at $13,500, selling privately.

I have not gotten a single actual reply, just spam. I’m looking at sites where dealers sell, and similar cars are priced in the $15,000 range.

Do the dealers have these cars over priced or are people not wanting to buy at this price level from a private seller?

I’ve been looking for a tl type s for a while now, one popped up the other day with 210000km (130k miles)

I’m from Canada, got the carfax and all service records, everything seems solid. Just wondering what the opinions are on that mileage for a 2008 tl type s. It’s posted for $6800 Canadian.

Quick back story, my Hyundai Elantra was stolen. It was a 2017 and part of that recall. It turned me off to Kia and Hyundai but I need a mid size SUV for a reasonable price. I drove the Kia Sportage X-Line and was super impressed with the luxury feel for Kia, but at a reasonable price and a 1.9% rate.

Am I making a mistake going with one of these cars again? Do you have any recommendations with the criteria: 4WD or AWD, under $50k. mid size that can be big enough to car camp but small enough its not a yukon size, low maintenance cost, capable of taking to the mountains for snowboarding but dont need offroading.

Thanks Everybody!

I’m car shopping for used cars, cars with mostly upwards of 70k miles on them. How do you ask to bring a car that you haven’t purchased yet to a mechanic? I asked the Honda dealership if they do that, and they said not really bc they’ve had issues with mechanics taking parts, messing things up etc. I can completely see the apprehension to let someone take a car they don’t own somewhere, but is this a normal practice?

Hey everyone, hope your holiday was well. I just purchased a new vehicle yesterday, so now I’m looking for a reputable transport service as the dealers transport fee was entirely too high.

I found Mountway and they’re giving me a $789 locked in guaranteed quote for enclosed transport from Florida to Georgia. This price sounds great as several others were close to $2000 for enclosed.

Has anyone used montway auto transport services? Are they a reputable company? Has anyone had issues with them? What’s everyone’s experiences and opinions, or suggestions?

My 2014 Prius C was hit while parked and was just deemed a total loss. I’m getting about $11k from the driver’s insurance company. I don’t want to spend much more than that because I don’t want to have a high car payment.

I’m really not a car person and don’t drive much (I put about 50k miles on my now-totaled car over the course of ten years). I just want a safe, comfortable car that gets good gas mileage and is reliable.

What would you recommend for my situation?

my first car that was my moms oldie gifted to me was in a wreck that unfortunately resulted in selling back to insurance as the cost of repairs exceeded the value. i got a $4400 payout and have been searching online for a decent car at that price point with zero luck. my grandma has offered to chip in 1k to expand the horizon a bit and help with tags/taxes. however, i did recently have to dip into that for $500 to fix the alternator on my girlfriend’s car.

the household of three is down a car now, which is starting to complicate things. my girlfriend started a job and sharing the two cars we have that was initially not a big deal involves a lot of planning. i’d rather get a car asap so that nobody has to headache over who has what car when. i’ve looked at a couple in my range and check online every day, but the cars i’m finding are either widely regarded as junkers or the sellers are scammy. i’m not picky, my criteria thus far has been >150k miles and newer than a 2010, just in hopes that i can get something that’ll last me a good while. but after about a month of combing through marketplace, i’m getting pretty disheartened.

i’ve not considered financing a car as of yet because money is tight. i make about 1200 a month in a lower positioning job at a school, about 750 of that goes to bills, ~150 for gas and groceries combined. those are my bare bones minimum essentials, i’m already eating ramen out here and i’ve not been able to get that number any lower despite lots of trying. that leaves me about $300 a month. if i go down a financing route (accounting for insurance i’ll have to pay), i only have wiggle room for about $100 a month car payment.

i do have a pretty decent credit score, around 720 i believe, but with not much actual credit to speak for. i have student loans and just got my first credit card less than a month ago, haven’t even gotten the first statement, but i’m using it responsibly. i’m not incredibly worried about actually getting a loan and i’ve heard that 4k down isn’t too shabby, but i am worried about that $100 a month payment getting me laughed out of any consideration for anything.

all the context aside, would it be remotely feasible for me to put 4k down and have a payment plan of $100 a month for any halfway decent car? and if so, what would the price range of those cars be? again, i don’t need bells and whistles, just something safe and reliable that hopefully won’t crap out in a year so i don’t waste that money. i live in the midwest united states if that makes any difference. thanks in advance!