Tune in here: About the episode: Excited to give you an official welcome back to The Straight Shift, with me, LeeAnn Shattuck, also known as The Car Chick. If you’ve been listeningRead More…
Have you seen those ads about online car dealerships that tout an easy buying process, “no haggle” pricing, and delivery to your doorstep – without ever having to deal with the stereotypicallyRead More…
Let’s start by redefining what a lease is. It’s really just a fancy way of financing your car. Instead of buying the car forever, you are financing it for just the lengthRead More…
In order to determine whether you should buy a new or used car, you need to first understand a number of factors. Why does a car depreciate? What contributes to it? WhenRead More…
Unfortunately for consumers, salesmen have an incentive to lie. Pressure from a manager may be forcing them to close deals or else, find a new job. Though there are countless professional andRead More…
While “cheap” is not always the “best”, many insurance companies provide great coverage without breaking the bank. The folks over at Bankrate.com did the research to find the top insurance companies thatRead More…
Heading into Halloween, I decided to write about something really scary – exploding sunroofs. Yes, that is actually a thing. It’s not just an urban legend. It really does happen, all overRead More…
In this episode of Shut Up & Drive, The Car Chick and the MaggieCam catch a truck blaring through a red light because the driver had his eyes on his phone andRead More…
Alex Jeffs at Finder.com wrote the editorial article with help from yours truly. This is a re-post of their article with their permission. It includes a few, minor modifications to reflect myRead More…
Many people buy their vehicles when it’s time to consider a new or used car. For them, they get a loan, they pay it off, and at the end of the loanRead More…