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Despite the wide-ranging knowledge that’s available these days to help car buyers be more savvy and better able to strike the best deal — whether they’re shopping new or used — most shoppers still make some basic mistakes that cost them money.

Part of the problem is that unlike most other purchases, buying a car is often an emotional rather than a rational decision — someone gets what is sometimes called “new car fever,” and it can’t be quenched until the old set of wheels is replaced by something that’s shinier and sexier. (more…)