There is a new website that Tribal has launched that allows car shoppers to experience a true life like shopping experience from the comfort of their own homes.  Now, at Volkswagen.co.uk people can virtually walk around a new vehicle and sit in it.  Tribal created this website because shopping for cars can be confusing.

Research shows that car shoppers do the majority of their car research on the Internet, which cuts showroom visits in half.  In response to this, VW decided to give car shoppers a virtual experience that they could experience without leaving the house.

In the site you will find a sophisticated car configurator in which there are 3D models of the VW range.  Visitors can change different options in order to alter the vehicle’s appearance.  Basically, people can create the car that they choose to have.

In the near future people can go to the site and book test-drives through different retailers.  They will also have the ability to see what models are available at different retailers.

VW has listened to customers needs and designed a website that allows people to shop from their own homes.  It is also convenient that people can shop for new car warranties and insurance by searching various websites.  By doing comparisons, people can rest assured that they got the best deal on a car, an auto warranty and insurance.

The Prius has become one of the hottest vehicles in the country. This is actually quite amazing because this is a hybrid electric vehicle, which requires people to embrace change. With any change, people like to protect themselves. Many people feel better purchasing a hybrid if they have an auto warranty to go along with it. The billion-dollar question that innovators face is whether people will resist or embrace innovation. Apparently, Toyota got it right, because thousands of people are buying the Prius.

People accustomed to a regular vehicle would struggle to get the Prius to move forward. In addition, people probably couldn’t figure out how to put the car in reverse. However, these are not hard lessons to learn, they just require people to change their way of thinking. To start the Prius you press a button located on the dashboard twice. To make your car go forward or backward you manipulate a small stick that comes out of the dashboard.

People might fear technology because it is seductive, yet they might also have a fear of not being able to change. Either way, it is good to protect yourself. This includes purchasing new car warranties that will cover you in the case of faulty technology. Innovators never really know which way the cash register will ring. However, Toyota got it right with the Prius.

College students who live a long distance from their school find it hard to commute on a daily basis.  It can be tough to wait for a bus, as well as time consuming.  Having a vehicle can help a great deal in this situation.  But students are usually tight for cash, so they need to get auto loans for students.

Students must plan their budget well.  Purchasing a pre-owned vehicle is a great option for students because they are cheaper than new vehicles.  Of course there are other expenses, such as insurance, maintenance, used car warranties, and fuel that come along with car ownership.  So, it is necessary to consider these factors when calculating the cost of buying a car.  Car loans for students are designed so that students can repay them without problems.  Loans such as these are offered through banks and financial companies.

Students with bad credit are even eligible to apply for car loans for students; however, their interest rate will be high.  To make the interest rate lower, students can arrange to have a co-signer.  Auto loans for students are considered secure because if the student can’t repay the loan, the lender will take the car, and sold to recover the loan amount.

Having just received a multibillion-dollar bailout, Chrysler announced it will have a partnership with the Italian carmaker Fiat.  Within hours of rumors hitting the media about the deal, Chrysler officially released a statement with an explanation of the pact.  Fiat has agreed to share the platforms of its small cars and its fuel-efficient engines, which are extremely popular in Europe, in exchange for a 35% stake in the American carmaker.  Cash is not going to exchange hands; it’s just that Fiat will have a stake in Chrysler.

This plan will mean that Fiat products will be built in the United States and Dodge and Chrysler products.  There probably aren’t any Jeep-like vehicles in Fiat’s portfolio.

Many questions about the deal are left unanswered.  For one, it doesn’t appear that Fiat is getting much in return for contributing to Chrysler.  In recent years past, Fiat has considered bringing back the Alfa Romeo brand to the United States, but its main concern was distribution.  The statement that Chrysler put out mentions distribution extremely vaguely.  Maybe when the economy gets back on track the beautiful slate of modern Alfas will be on sale in America.  That would give Chrysler a truly luxury car brand to sell.

All carmakers, especially Chrysler, have suffered a hard blow with the poor economy.  People have resolved themselves to holding onto their current cars and purchasing used car warranties, instead of buying new.  Hopefully, though, with all of the new exciting cars coming on the market, people will be tempted to start buying new cars soon.

Often motorists get sticker shock or experience buyer’s remorse after buying a new car.  However, you can avoid this by considering the expenses that you will encounter in the future.

According to experts, most consumers anticipate the price of the purchase, registration and taxes.  However, many people forget to factor in the price of insurance and new car warranties.  Fortunately, by doing your homework you can get good deals on insurance and an auto warranty.

To control car costs drivers should consider these tips.  First of all, decide before you get to the dealership the amount of money that you can spend.  Also, decide on what type of car will suit your needs. It is also beneficial to get quotes from several dealers, because then you are in the position to negotiate.  Finally, check insurance and auto warranty prices on the vehicle that you want to purchase.

You don’t have to go broke purchasing a new car.  But, be smart and consider all of the costs involved.  It isn’t just the purchase price that you will be paying.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a recall has been issued by Lexus for 214,500 2006-08 GS, IS, and LS cars.  Apparently, there has been corrosion within fuel pipes that has caused a leak.

Lexus discovered that specific ethanol fuels containing a low moisture content will make the pipes rust.  This can cause the indicator lamp on the dashboard to signal a malfunction, but this doesn’t occur in every case, which is why it’s necessary to have your car checked by a professional.  Lexus has notified car owners via email and will replace the parts that are affected at its dealerships, free of charge.

Unfortunately, you never know when your car parts will fail, which is why it’s so important to protect yourself with used car warranties.  After all, you don’t want to find yourself paying unnecessary repair costs.

Car dealers have haggled with car shoppers for years.  This practice has allowed salesmen to con buyers into buying cars and new car warranties, using all kinds of negotiating strategies.  But car dealers have paid for it by being known as untrustworthy.

Some dealers are changing their old ways by dumping haggling.  The eighth largest chain of dealers in America, Lithia Automotive Group, announced that they are going to make all 108 of their stores haggle-free within three years.

Toyota’s Scion has implemented a policy for no negotiation from its onset four years ago.  This has prompted dealers who sell Toyota vehicles to apply the one-price approach.

And all over the country, independent dealers who carry various brands of domestic and foreign vehicles are teaching their employees to sell cars like the rest of the retail world.  In other words, cars come with a price tag and a smile from the salesperson.

This no-haggle method will make buying a car a more pleasant experience for consumers.  Now that people can look up a car’s base price online, they don’t have patience for haggling.  In addition, people are able to compare the prices of new car warranties online.

Over the last week there has been a story circulating on the Internet about the owner of a 2009 Nissan GT-R who couldn’t get his auto warranty to cover his blown transmission.  What was the problem?  He claims he turned off the stability control in order to use the vehicle’s launch control feature.  Making that mistake cost him about $20,000 in auto repairs.

Nissan is well aware of the story on the Internet, and it says that utilizing the launch control feature or turning the VDC off by himself wouldn’t void the auto warranty.  However, Nissan claims that when the two features are abused and lead to damage, the auto warranty becomes void.  The auto warranty includes normal stipulations about racing, modifications, as well as other changes that void new car warranties.

Nissan couldn’t calculate how car owners could use the vehicle, meaning how often it could be driven on a track or other difficult uses.  Other GT-R drivers have complained about the car’s transmission, but most of them attacked the author of the original story for not being a good driver.

The result of this story is clear for owners of GT-R owners: You shouldn’t drive your GT-R too hard if you don’t want to be the one to pay for it.

The AARP, which was formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, supports various goods and services and endorses them for their members; this includes auto insurance.  Recently, Bloomberg news reported some practices that appear to be pretty shady, in regards to their insurance endorsements.

Some members are actually shelling out double for insurance that is AARP-backed in comparison to what the price would be for another plan.  Why would AARP advise them so wrong?  When people pay for their vehicle insurance, part of the premium goes to the AARP as “fees” and “royalties”.  What this means is that AARP gets a cut of each payment before the insurer receives any payment, and since AARP has a large membership base, it’s a pretty lucrative business.

These so called “fees” have leaped from accounting for about 11% of the AARP’s revenue in the year 1999 to about 43% in 2007.  If this organization is intentionally coaxing its members to pay added funds for their insurance to get financial awards, that is definitely shady.  Especially considering all of the car costs that people have to pay these days, such as used car warranties and maintenance.

Consumers can expect the 2009 Porsche Cayman and Boxster to arrive at dealerships this March, complete with an auto warranty and improvements in technology, fuel economy, and power.  Of course, this means there will be a slight bump in price.  According to Tony Fouladour, who works for Porsche, the 2009 Cayman is going to start at $50,300 including new car warranties, and the Cayman S is going to cost $60,200, which doesn’t include a destination charge of $975.

The base price for the 2009 Boxster will be starting at $46,600 and make a jump to $56,700 for the Boxster S.  There will be a $950 destination charge for the Boxster.

Overall, the pricing for 2009 Porsche’s ends up being about a 1.8% jump in comparison to the 2008 models, however this increase is representative of more bang for your buck.  Both the 2009 Cayman and Boxster will feature the new Direct Fuel Injection technology by Porsche, which will give added power, while estimates for gas mileage top 25 mpg-a fuel economy increase since 2008.