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Quality Used Cars

Buying a car can be an expensive outlay. Although it may be your dream to own a brand new car they can be out of your affordable price range. There is another option available-this is to buy a quality car which has been previously owned.

The depreciation value of a brand new car is well known. As soon as the car is driven off the forecourt the value drops-sometimes very drastically. Here is your opportunity to buy a car which the original owner has lost the depreciation value on not you. In other words their loss is your gain!

When buying a car there are some key points which you should take into consideration. A relatively new car being sold privately at a cheap price should ring loud alarms bells. There are thousands of cars sold in the UK each year which have been stolen. If you think about it logically if a newish car was legally owned would it be sold at such a low price?

The answer is almost definitely no-anyone looking to sell their car wants to get as much money as possible. A relatively new cheap car being advertised may well be legally owned, however ask yourself why they want to get rid of it fast by selling it cheap. The owner may have legitimate reasons-however you should err on the side of caution. Make sure you have a full history report carried out. These can be requested on line-there is a cost involved-the results will identify if the car is stolen, been involved in an accident or still has outstanding credit on it. If you buy a stolen car or a car with outstanding credit it can be confiscated and returned to its rightful owner-it will be irrespective if you bought the car in good faith. You have little or no legal rights or consumer protection if you buy a car from a private seller. Or it could be that the car keeps breaking down. Either way this is not the type of car you should think about buying-cheap does not usually mean a good investment.

If you want a car which is legitimate, has a full history of previous owners and has been fully inspected, the best option is to buy from an approved quality car dealership. Not only will you have far more safeguards and consumer rights, you can buy with confidence that you are getting a bargain not just a pile of troubles.

Approved car dealerships work in partnership with the manufactures. Many are also franchised to a main dealer. Both of these are key factors to consider when buying a quality car. Approved car dealerships generally have a number of manufacturers with whom the work. However, there are some dealerships who only sell approved cars for particular manufacturers. Therefore if you are looking for a specific make or model of car these are the dealerships you should be looking for. A huge advantage of choosing to buy from a franchised dealership is the scope and amount of cars they will have available. Many are more than happy to transport a car nationwide if you have spotted one on their website which is not being held at your local dealership.

Buying quality used cars from a reputable approved dealership is a very affordable way to have a great car at a superb price.

Quality Used cars available from Charles Husrt Group.

2009
06/16
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Porsche Weighs Launching Four Cylinder Models

 

German sports car maker, Porsche, may soon be doing the unthinkable: offering at least one four cylinder powered model in their product mix.

Porsche, along with most other automakers, has suffered tremendously this year as sales have plunged by more than 17% through August 2008. In August, Porsche’s sales were down a whopping 45%; both figures apply to the US market only.

A Four Cylinder Engine For Porsche?

The decision to build a car with a four cylinder engine hasn’t been finalized, but it is something that Porsche believes that they must consider in order to garner more sales. Several years ago Porsche boldly expanded its product line up by adding an SUV, the Porsche Cayenne, a vehicle that alarmed purists but helped stoke the company’s bottom line.

By introducing the Cayenne, Porsche contended that they were losing sales to BMW and Mercedes as families who needed more room were forced to look beyond Porsche’s two-seater product offerings. With the SUV market expanding, adding this type of vehicle was deemed to be critical to helping Porsche.

Cayenne Sales Are Up For The Year

Apparently, Porsche is doing well with the Cayenne as its year to date truck sales are up almost 4% for the year, according to Autodata Corp. who tracks this information. Cayenne is the only vehicle sold by Porsche under the truck category.

If Porsche chooses to add a four cylinder engine to its product mix, it wouldn’t be a strange engine for Porsche. As recently as the 1980s, both the Porsche 924 and 944 models offered four cylinder engines, a technology Porsche traces all the way back to the 1930s.

Targeting the Boxster

The likeliest recipient for a four cylinder engine would be the Porsche Boxster, the smallest and lightest of all Porsche models. Some analysts are theorizing that Porsche could easily make the transition to a four cylinder engine by removing two cylinders from a current six cylinder engine and coming up with a 2.4L flathead four cylinder.

Another option would be for Porsche to harvest an existing four cylinder engine from partner Volkswagen and modifying it according to their needs. The two automakers have a long history of sharing technology and co-developing vehicles with the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne underpinned by the same truck platform.

Lastly, Porsche might also consider developing an all-new model, perhaps a four passenger sport sedan to expand its product line and to provide a fuel efficient model. That move would further infuriate Porsche loyalists, but in face of the current economic climate and concerns about global energy, a hotrod compact sedan might be the direction Porsche will go.

 

Matthew C. Keegan is a freelance writer who resides in Cary, North Carolina. Matt provides magazine, web content, and article writing services to clients all over the world serving the automotive, human interest, and business communities. Auto Trends is his automotive weblog.

2009
02/14
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