Posts by Peter Clark

Vehicles are large financial investments.  Transactions today typically exceed $30,000, and can be $200,000 or more.  If you had a $30,000 income tax problem, would you attempt to handle it without the help of a certified accountant?  If you had a $30,000 legal question, would you deal with it without the help of an attorney? Considering the small upside…

Automobile safety has improved exponentially in the last 30 years, and it’s getting even better, with the big three German manufacturers leading the way. Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4PF74_Y_bMA good example of progress in this area is the Mercedes Pre-Safe system. Introduced in 2003, it ranks with earlier bell weather innovations such as seat belts, ABS (automatic…

You’ve heard it before, and it’s just as true today. Everybody loves a deal, but you rarely get something for nothing. Take online car buying for example. There’s dozens of online vendors out there, all pretty much the same. The offer looks like this. They will search for the best deal they can find, and…

“In the car business it is often said a car has three prices; the price you want, the price you can sell it for, and the price you can sell it for today.” (Hup Clark, Atlantic Euro Car, May 2012) To be serious, there are actually four values commonly associated with used-vehicle pricing; they are…

For most people, a new car is second only to a home as the most expensive purchase you will ever make. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, the average price of a new car is $31,200. If you are planning to shop for a new car or truck, the following tips will help you…