Category: Buying & Selling Guide
Selling a Car: Should I ‘Trade it in’?
Selling a car can be full of twists and turns, lots of hassle or a seamless process. If you’re considering selling your car you’ve probably heard of a ‘trade in’. This is where you trade your car with a dealer. They deduct the price of your car from the purchase of your next car and
Selling a Car: Photos and Description
If you’ve decided to sell your car privately, you’ll need a great listing to help you get top dollar. The first impressions are made by the photos and the car is sold or ignored based on the description. Your photos and description are your biggest assets. We’ll help guide you through what you want to
Selling a Car: Dealer vs Private Sale
If you need to sell your car, you need to weigh up your options. Both options offer their own advantages and disadvantages and you need to evaluate what will work for you. We’re here to help you weigh up whether you sell to a dealer vs a private sale to a private buyer. Why Sell
Selling a Car: How Much Is My Car Worth?
When it comes to selling your car, the most important thing is knowing how much your car is worth. This is what will determine how much money you can ask for, and what you’ll end up with in your pocket. There’s the general value of your car’s make and model, and then once you factor
Selling a Car: How to Add Value to Your Car Before Selling It
When it comes time to part with your beloved set of wheels, you want to make sure you’re getting as much money as you can. You need to know how to add value to your car before you sell it. We’ve got some handy pointers to make sure that you’ve got your car as desirable
Selling a Car: How to Set a Sale Price
Selling a car can be a difficult thing to do. You need to know how to set a sale price, and you need to know how to stick to it. What you ask for your car by way of price, sets the tone for how much interest you get and ultimately whether or not you
Buying a Car: New vs Used Cars
Buying a car is exciting, whether it’s a necessity or just an upgrade, it can be a fun experience. But do you buy a new car or a used car? New vs Used and what are the advantages and disadvantages of both? How you choose a car is dependent on what you need it for.
Buying a Car: How To Buy a Good Used Car and Avoid a Lemon
Buying a car is really expensive and the last thing you want is more costs on top of that. The best way to avoid this is to avoid a ‘Lemon’. A lemon is a car that breaks down a lot or just costs a lot of money to maintain. Avoiding lemons will help you buy
Buying a Car: Pro’s and Con’s of a Station Wagon
Here at My Auto Shop, we love station wagons. Why should you buy a station wagon? We’ll tell you, so stick around. Station wagons offer fantastic practicality, they can offer luxury, they can offer efficiency, and they can offer quality drivability. Although not for everyone, and certainly in the last few decades they have fallen
Buying a Car: Pro’s and Con’s of a SUV
SUVs are plentiful at the moment. You can get small, medium, large SUVs, you name it, someone makes it. This has been the biggest boom in modern automobiles. Why should you buy a SUV? And why do so many others buy them as well? 20 years ago they were rare, now 2/3’s of all cars
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