Save Money on Car Repairs and Used Cars (The Frugalicious Show) Video

How to save money on car repairs: Check out Edmunds.com http://bit.ly/jPaNY3 It's one of our favorite sites and features great information and forums for repairs, buying new and used cars, and maintenance.

How to save money on purchasing a car: use Automotive.com http://bit.ly/l54sWi which provides information on rebates, prices, and warranties.

Bitsy and Erin also share tips for negotiating the price of used cars.


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The Frugalicious Show is a web tv show that helps you live the best possible life while spending the least amount of money. Bitsy and Erin share budget-friendly lifestyle tips on The Frugalicious Show, and Larissa shares hot deals every day on Deal of the Day. Learn how to live a Frugalicious life without sacrifice. Have a Frugalicious find you want to share? Leave a comment!

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BITSY: Now when you're talking about cars, the best site you've got to go

to is Edmunds.com, it's the best site in the category, and it features

things like price quotes on new and used cars, it's got a forum, financing,

credit tips, and an advice column. But my favorite section is their women

and family car guide. It's all about finding the right car for your

family's needs. Love that site. Go there early on. Edmunds.com

ERIN: Now Edmunds also has a local services tab to get reviews of car

dealers and repair shops in your area and a feature to help you calculate

the true cost of your car how much it's going to cost you over the life of

the car. You can use their new cars tab to look for rebates, and how to use them.

BITSY: And don't count on the salesman to tell you about the rebates.

You're not dealing with the sweet little checkout girl at Old Navy if you

really want to get the full deal go to Automotive.com. There you can get

total information on rebates, the prices of cars, warranty information,

tips on buying new used and there's a community forum.

ERIN: And keep in mind that when you buy a new car and when you drive it off the lot the value of that car drops by 20%. Yes unfortunately. So now

let's talk about buying a used car. Now it's not always scary to buy a used

car, what you want to do is look for certified pre-owned or CPO's and a

majorly important tool in buying used cars is to know the real value of

that car, and using a reputable source like Kelly Blue Book is key.

And you'll be able to spot if some dealer is trying to pull your leg. If they

say the car is worth $5000 and you have your blue book right there

opening

up and it says $4000 then you have the upper hand.

BITSY: You can't pull one over on a Frugalicious lady. Now the price on the

sticker that's not actually the price, don't be fooled. That's just the

jumping off point for negotiations, so if you can't get the salesman to

come down to the price you want, I know this is going to be hard,

but walk away.

ERIN: Walk away. This is such an important Frugalicious rule, always be

prepared to walk away. But do make sure they have your number before you

do, and if you filled out a credit application they're much more likely to

call because they know you're serious about making a purchase

BITSY: That's how I got my husband to call after our first date.

ERIN: You walked away?

BITSY: Yep, played hard to get and left him with the bill. He was in

training with a Frugalicious woman after all.

ERIN: This is true. Well stay tuned we've got some great deals for you and

one of them on a big car expense, your insurance.

This is a great tip ...
This is a great tip! It definitely beats craigslist. You know, my brother used to work at Enterprise Rental Car, I'll ask him to get? an "insider" opinion on this option. Thanks for sharing, and for watching!

My sister did? the ...
My sister did? the same but has had so many issues, the rentals are usualy driven into the ground make sure they're fully inspected by a trusted mechanic before going with this option

Thank you for? ...
Thank you for? sharing ladies

I got my car from ...
I got my car from Hertz Rent2Buy (Hertz, the car rental company). There are no dealers fees and their? cars are relatively close to KBB value. :) I got my 2009 Toyota Yaris for 10.5k at 45k miles. You just have to know that the car was a previous rental car so it may have a lot , or even a little, bit of wear. I paid in full so I didn't have much of an issue (took about 1 month to get everything done), but it's hit or miss i've read if people do financing and such. It beats craigslist though.

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