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Nowadays many people go for used car, as it suits their budget. An important aspect that should be kept in mind while buying a used car is to check the warranty coverage of the vehicle. The warranty offered for used cars is known as a used car warranty. It is the car owner’s safeguard against paying for any future mechanical failures and breakdowns.
Used car warranty is different from other warranty in the sense that it comes along with lemon law. The law states that if a car has repeated breakdown then the warranty provider is liable to refund the purchase price of the vehicle. However, when car owner’s purchases the used car warranty, they should make sure about the terms and conditions before accepting the deal. This is because with the growth in the auto industry, there are many companies’ offering used car warranties. Hence the chance of falling trap to fraudulent deals is increasing. So, the call is for the buyer to check and ensure that the terms are well understood and suits the specific requirements or not. A used car warranty is a must for any person who is buying a pre-owned vehicle.
A warranty is an assurance which is given when a good or service is sold to the buyer. It is provided normally as a part of insurance coverage. The need for such coverage arises while purchasing a used car, as they are more prone to mechanical failure and breakdowns. So to avoid paying high maintenance costs, it is better to have the used car warranty. This warranty provides the coverage for replacing or repairing of the defective parts that can arise in the future.
The main aim of offering used car warranties is to help the owners of cars to save on huge repair bills. While some provide services on cars, which are five years old, other offers for cars that are up to twelve years old. The used car warranty is provided at reasonable rates and it is just like an investment whose benefits should be purchased before the time of crisis. Also, the maintenance costs are very high but with the benefit of used car warranty, one can insure his or her car from maintenance of unexpected damages.
So, while purchasing a used car, one should always insure the car by taking the used car warranty.
With used cars, there are more chances of mechanical problems. So, when an individual wants to buy a used car, he should do his due diligence. This is because the used cars have major drawbacks that should be taken into consideration. Primarily, a car buyer should look out for signs of ‘cut and shut’, which is indicative of the fact that the car has met with a serious accident. In case you lack this experience you should take someone who is knowledgeable and of course, a test drive is very essential.
However, after taking the necessary precautions, some major damages and breakdowns cannot be anticipated. For such purpose, the warranty becomes all the more necessary. Warranty refers to the agreement made by the car dealer to the consumer to bear the expenses if the car does not function properly during the stated period of time.
But, car warranties are an emerging business and due to rigid competitions, there are great programs and benefits offered to the used car owner. Thus, the warranty buyer should always check the original warranty or if the extended warranty is still effective or not. It is also essential so that a car does not prove to be of any trouble in the long run.
A car warranty is an assurance provided by the dealer to the car owner. Warranty terms are such, the car being purchased does not have any defects and that they are liable to mend or substitute the faulty part free of charge, under a limited time period. There are various warranties that are made available to the customers.
Some of them are basic warranty, which includes everything except the deterioration or replacement in the general usage of the possession of the vehicle, drive train warranty that includes the parts that are responsible for the movement of a vehicle like engine, drive shaft and transmission. Rust or corrosive warranty gives the protection against rust and corrosion, which may result in a crack, though it does not include exterior rust. Last but not the least, they also provide the consumers with roadside services that will help you when you land in trouble in the middle of the road. It may be a flat tire or the gas runs out, they will be on their toes to help you out every time you call them up.
Companies do provide consumers with various ranges of new-car warranties, which may vary from three years, or a covered distance of 36,000 miles to 10-years or a covered distance of 100,000 miles.
2007 Saturn Aura Sedan Repeatedly Beats Competition
The 2007 Saturn Aura is continually proving is top position in competition against other midsized sedans. It is being recognized as the “2007 Car of the Year” by Motoring Television, “Driver’s Choice Award for the Best New Family Sedan” by MotorWeek, the “North American Car of the Year” by independent automotive journalists, and adding to the slew of awards; “Editor’s Choice for Family Sedan” by World of Wheels.
Car buyers can appreciate the extend of GM of Canada’s praise for the Saturn Aura because multiple awards means a much easier decision over competition at the car lot. It’s easy to find some sort of accolade somewhere for nearly every car, but there is substantial value to several straight wins.
The impressively equipped 2007 Aura XE starts at just $24,990 and the up-level 2007 Saturn Aura XR starts at $31,080. This spring, a Saturn Aura Green Line hybrid model will also be offered starting at just $27,290 – making it Canada’s most affordable – and most stylish – midsize hybrid.
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Automakers Not Making Fuel Efficient Vehicles Available in U.S.
A disturbing statement released from CSI/40mpg.org says that their latest research study is showing that while automakers continue to come out with vehicles that boast the increased standards for fuel efficiency, these models are simply not available in U.S. territory. American consumers are feeling gypped, and rightly so.
The ability of automobile manufacturers to create cars that meet fuel efficiency standards are partly due to the demand from the consumer, and an inability to offer the product that the public has insisted upon is irresponsible and unfair for car buyers.
To combat the problem of fuel efficiency unavailability, consumers are going to Congress. The concerned are asking Congress to raise the standards for vehicle fuel efficiency so that automakers must make their energy-efficient products available in the United States like they are in many countries overseas.
CSI President Pam Solo said: "We have to face the unpleasant facts here: America is needlessly losing the race to develop the best fuel-efficient technology and then deliver it to the American consumer, which wants these cars and other vehicles that would use less imported fuel and create less global-warming pollution. The Europeans, Japanese and Chinese are already committed to far more aggressive MPG standards than we are in the United States."
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A Look at Several Crossovers for ’07, ’08
Soccer moms around the country are trading in the standard family taxi – the minivan – for a much improved crossover style that is highly popular in suburbia and, unlike the minivan, envied by highway observers. The auto world hasn’t quite narrowed down a standard title for the new design, not quite a minivan, but not quite and SUV, the term "crossover" will have to do for now.
The main benefit of a crossover model is its ability to seat seven persons in a comfortable setting without boasting the aged-out design of the minivan and the gas guzzling hardship of an SUV.
There are several options for car buyers interested in purchasing a crossover model; the 2007 GMC Arcadia, 2008 Buick Enclave, 2008 Ford Taurus X, 2007 Hyundai Veracruz, 2007 Mazda CX-9, and the 2007 Saturn Outlook.
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Automobile Affordability Continues to Decline
The state of automobile manufacturing and automobile buying trends is more tedious than ever as gasoline prices fluctuate between all-time highs and still-too-steep averages and automakers strive to make up for a recent decline in consumer respect and demand by jacking up prices on every car lot. The public’s basic need for transportation is at the mercy of an auto industry that has turned its production mindset from providing to prospering.
According to a report in Autospectator, the price tag on new vehicles is only getting substantially higher every year, requiring households to fork over amounts they can’t afford in order to get the family from point A to point B.
The purchase of an average- priced new vehicle took 26.2 weeks of median family income in the fourth quarter, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Detroit-based Comerica Bank. That 2.2 rise in the number of weeks of work required to purchase a new vehicle was the biggest one-quarter deterioration in affordability ever recorded by the index.
While automakers argue that as automobile prices rise, so do family incomes, the affordability rate is what financial analysts consider the telltale sign of who’s taking advantage of whom. Fortunately, consumers have options in combating price gauging – whether at the gas pump or the car dealership. Extended warranties can prolong the life of an expensive vehicle and allow buyers to get the most from the thousands put toward reliable transportation.
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Consumer Reports’ Ratings of Fuel Efficiency
If you’re on the hunt for a new vehicle, this is an article you need to read. Consumer Reports has released its 2007 take on the best and worst vehicles in their class for fuel economy. Drivers know there’s no guarantee about gas prices and when it comes to paying at the pump and feeling guilty about those fuel emissions, you’re better off safe than sorry.
As the automotive industry strives to produce automobile transportation that meets the public’s and governmental standards, in the meantime car buyers can support what progress has been made through a little research about the difference in fuel intake between each vehicle.
“With more crossovers, hybrids, and car-based SUVs entering the market, it’s now much easier to find an SUV that gets gas mileage similar to a midsized sedan,” said Consumer Reports’ Automotive Editor Rik Paul. “You can save hundreds of dollars a year at the gas pump simply by doing your research before you buy.”
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The Chicago Auto Show debuts ZAP Electric XEBRA
Automotive industry leaders are not in question over the emissions efficiency of electric cars, but they are scratching heads over the suggested terminology for electric vehicles such as the ZAP XEBRA. The XEBRA is being debuted at the Chicago Auto Show this upcoming week, innovated by automaker ZAP.
The XEBRA is one of many conservative approaches to answer the plea to the automotive industry from consumers and national leaders to produce modes of transportation that are environmentally conscious. Electric car makers are considering the possibilities of what to call electric power capacity of their creations, and as ZAP suggests with their XEBRA model, perhaps the alternative to Horsepower should be Zebrapower, in keeping with the “less is still more” concept.
Sbragia, owner of Star Motors, aka ZAP of Oak Forrest, Illinois. "The writing is on the wall in the auto industry and green is the name of the game. All the cars at the show this year will be touting MPG, miles per gallon to show how efficient they can be, but here’s a car that has zero miles per gallon. It’s so efficient they will have to come up with a new metric — maybe zebra-power?"
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