[net.auto] Car Buying Guide

lute@abnjh.UUCP (J. Collymore) (04/05/84)

I would recommend that if nothing else, you buy the April issue of Consumer
Reports magazine (which is entirely about 1984 cars, domestic and foreign).
If you can't find it at a magazine stand, go to your local library.  It will
tell you almost ALL you need to know about the latest cars': crashworthiness,
price, options, dimensions, good and bad points, how to bargain with dealers,
how to sell your car, etc.  Read it from cover to cover!  You'll probably make
a better decision than if you didn't read it.  After all, when you're talking
in the range of $7K-$20K dollars, you should make sure you are getting THE
best for your money!

Good luck.


                                        Jim Collymore

p.s.  The April CR just hit the stands yesterday.

alex@aecom.UUCP (Alex S. Fuss) (04/10/84)

	In addition to the April Consumer Reports, I recomend "Insiders Guide
to Buying Your Next Car", Peguin 1980, by Sutton (?)
-- 

				Alex S. Fuss
			{philabs, esquire, cucard}!aecom!alex

greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley) (04/14/84)

The Consumer Reports auto buying guide can certainly provide
food for thought and help making a more intelligent decision.
However, the recommendations have to be approached with a
certain caution.  For example, in 1981 when we needed a new
small car, the Chevrolet Chevette was one of their few
recommendations (indicated by the car's name in red type as
opposed to black).  Imagine how I felt last year, when the
1981 Chevette was listed among the "Used Cars to Avoid".

	- Greg Paley