She Saved $2,400 Buying Her Car in New Hampshire. Her Home State Billed Her the Same $2,400 to Register It.
Sales tax on a car follows the state where you register it, not the state where you bought it. Here is the reciprocity math,…
Buying
He Drove the Car Home Saturday. Four Days Later, the Dealer Called About the Rate.
He drove the car home Saturday. On Wednesday, the dealer called to say the rate had changed. His contract's own financing contingency clause decided…
In New York the Dealer Doc Fee Is Capped at $175 by Law. In Georgia, One Buyer Was Charged $700 for the Same Line Item.
A Pennsylvania dealer cannot legally charge more than the state's posted documentation fee ceiling. A Georgia dealer can charge whatever the market allows, and…
The $7,500 EV Credit Expired in September 2025. Used EV Prices Already Bounced Back.
Used EV prices briefly crashed toward gas-car parity after the federal credit expired, then climbed back up. Here's the real payback math on buying…
December Incentives Hit 7.5% of Sticker Price. Here’s Why January Doesn’t.
A shopper waiting until January for a fresh model year may be walking past the best incentive window of the year.
The Mileage Where Your Trade-In Value Drops Fastest, and How to Time Your Trade
Marcus waited three months to trade his sedan. It crossed 100,000 miles, and the same dealer's offer dropped $1,200, not because the car got…
Negative Equity: How to Tell If You Owe More Than Your Car Is Worth
You can be underwater on your car and not know it until you try to sell or trade it. Here is how the gap…
The Finance Office Slid Over a $4,900 Menu of Add-Ons. Here Is Which Ones to Decline
Tanya negotiated $2,400 off a RAV4, then the finance office offered $4,900 in add-ons. Here is which dealer F&I products are worth it and…
You Negotiated $2,000 Off. The Finance Office Added $1,800 Back: The Out-the-Door Price Breakdown
The price you agree on and the price you pay are two different numbers. Here is the out-the-door breakdown, line by line, and which…
The Korean vs. Japanese Tariff Buy Window: A 90-Day Cross-Shop Decision for Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, and Honda Buyers
Japanese tariffs are locked at 15% via a September 2025 trade deal. Korean tariffs are threatened at 25% with no deal in place. Cross-shopping…