Archive for August 21st, 2008

Car dealers’ sneaky fees don’t add up

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

The best way to approach buying a new vehicle in any market is to be armed with the most knowledge about the car you want, your credit situation and the types of “offers” the dealership is likely to run past you.

As an automotive columnist for more than 25 years, it’s not immodest to say that I’m probably better versed in the buying and selling of cars than the average consumer.

Yet when I went to buy a new car last month, I was nonetheless amazed at how dealers continue to try to bamboozle and confuse a buyer in an effort to pad the deal with extra charges.

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