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Get a Car Loan (Vietnamese)
Nếu quý vị đang tìm cách mượn tiền cho xe mới hay cũ, quý vị có nhiều sự chọn lựa trang trãi tiền bạc cho dù quý vị có hạnh kiểm tín dụng kém. Dù… -
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Get a car loan (Korean)
만일 여러분이 새 차 나 중고차 구입을 위해 자금이 필요할 때 신용 거래 실적이 좋지 않다 해도 자금을 대출 할 수 있는 여러가지 방법이 있습니다. 그러나 연체 또는 다른 신용상의 문제가 있을 경우 대금을 빌려주는… -
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Get a Car Loan (Chinese)
如果你想貸款買車，不論買的是新車或二手車，即使你的信用記錄不良，也有各類貸款可供選擇。本手冊對各種信貸公司有詳細說明，同時教你有關如何貨比三家挑選最佳交易以及如何提出適當問題等方面之要訣。 -
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Get a Car Loan
If you are seeking financing for a new or used car, you have many options for financing even if you have a poor financial history. However, late payments and other credit problems signal lenders that… -
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Q&A About Financing a Car : Leader’s Guide
This Leader's Guide is designed to provide in-depth background on financing an auto purchase. Many consumers with late payments and other credit problems may face increased interest rates on car loans - but this doesn't… -
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Consumer Action joins auto-fraud database lawsuit
Consumer Action and Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) have joined a lawsuit brought by Public Citizen against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over its failure to implement the National Motor Vehicle Title… -
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Auto Insurance: The Basics
It’s every driver’s responsibility to have adequate auto insurance. This guide will help you determine how much—and what kinds of—coverage you need, and how to get protection at the best price. -
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Consumer groups challenge Chrysler bankruptcy
Leading national consumer groups today filed objections in the federal bankruptcy court in New York that is overseeing the Chrysler bankruptcy proceeding, asking the court to preserve the rights of consumers who have suffered or… -
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Groups seek crackdown on Cash for Clunkers scams
Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety and Consumer Action today urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to act to protect car buyers from Cash for Clunkers scams involving “bait and switch” tactics. In some cases,… -
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Consumers say they don’t want letter grade fuel stickers
Consumers apparently want the EPA’s proposed letter grading fuel economy sticker to take a seat in the dunce chair. The Environmental Protection Agency has given the public two options for a new fuel economy sticker:… -
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Your car is at 100,000 miles. Now what?
It was once a huge red flag: When a car’s odometer would hit 100,000 miles, “it was almost a magic threshold that meant the car was probably worn out,” says Kay Wynter, who runs… -
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Rental car industry criticized for offering recalled vehicles
The Federal Trade Commission is being asked to explain why the rental car industry shouldn’t have to live by the same rule that requires auto dealers to fix vehicles under recall notice before they can… -
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Vehicle complaint database
The U.S. government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) allows the public to file complaints about vehicles and transportation-related equipment. Complaints can be submitted by phone, fax, mail or online and are typically reported by… -
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Honda recalls nearly 2.5M vehicles for transmission software
Honda will recall about 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. and nearly another million worldwide, to for a problem with software in the transmission control module that could damage the automatic transmission. Models being recalled… -
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Chevy Impala, Buick LaCrosse recalled for steering defects
General Motors is recalling certain 2012 model year Buick LaCrosses and Chevrolet Impalas in the U.S. and Canada for two separate defects related to steering. GM is recalling 4,293 LaCrosses, including 4,077 in the U.S.,… -
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5 tips for buying your teen’s first car
Picking out a car for your teenager can be difficult. Your child wants a cool ride, while you’re on the hunt for a cool price tag. Searching on your own for a car may seem… -
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Some schools use old, uncrashworthy cars for driver’s ed
Some school districts around the country that still offer behind-the-wheel drivers’ education to teens may be putting them at risk in unsafe car. That’s the conclusion of a study by the Chicago Tribune and Cars.com… -
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Parents wrestle with rear-facing car seat advice
When the American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that children ride in rear-facing car seats until at least age 2 — up from the previous minimum age of 1 — Internet news sites lit up… -
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Why you can’t find a good used car at the right price
If you’re looking for a deal on a late-model used car, keep looking. Thanks to the continued slowdown in sales and leases of new cars (which become “used” the minute they’re driven off of the… -
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Finally! Used-car prices are falling
After rising much of last year, used car prices are finally sliding. Manheim, a big used-car wholesaler, says not only are prices starting to fall, but they will continue to fall. Still, says Manheim economist… -
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Electric cars trump flex-fuel cars on places to fill up
Public charging stations for electric cars outnumber outlets for alternative motor fuels by almost two to one, even though there are hundreds of times more flex- fuel vehicles than plug-in cars on U.S. roads, Bloomberg… -
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State hopes to break habit of changing car’s oil too often
Many automobile owners are spending more than they need on motor oil, believing that it should be changed every 3,000 miles even though almost no manufacturer requires such an aggressive oil-change schedule. The long-held notion… -
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Consumer Reports names the best and worst cars by brand
Our Annual Autos Issue presents a dizzying array of facts and figures, all aimed at helping car shoppers choose the right model for their needs and budget. While we rate the automakers and present numerous… -
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Share a car, risk your insurance
At first glance, the idea of person-to-person car sharing appears to be the perfect solution to any number of problems. People with idle cars (and most cars are idle most of the time) can… -
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Trading in a car? Don’t get taken for a ride
I met a woman who was having trouble making her car payments. When I saw how much she was paying — more than $1,000 a month — I could understand why. The woman, who earns…
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