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Cómo obtener el préstamo
Si está buscando financiamiento para un auto nuevo o usado, usted tiene muchas opciones aún si su historial de crédito es malo. Este folleto explica que hay diferencias entre prestamistas y le ofrece consejos sobre… -
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Used car problems
There is no “cooling-off” period for used car purchases. A used car can be sold legally only if its lights, horn, windshield wipers, tires, and brakes are working properly. Most used car dealers sell vehicles… -
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Repair disputes
The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) licenses and regulates auto repair facilities. The BAR requires that mechanics give you a written estimate for repairs and get your verbal consent before performing additional work. You must… -
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New California Car Buyer’s Bill of Rights
June 28, 2006 - Starting July 1, Californians who buy new or used cars from auto dealers will have new rights and protections. The new law is the first in the nation to give auto… -
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How to Live Well without Owning a Car
How to Live Well without Owning a Car suggests taking a car-free path through life. Believe it or not, you can live a full, active life without owning a car. And without a car, it… -
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Consumer victory: National wreck registry is a reality
Consumer Action is celebrating a joint victory with Public Citizen and Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) to give used car consumers vital… -
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Putting an end to “washed” and “cloned” cars
You might remember the headlines; after Hurricane Katrina, truckloads of flooded vehicles were taken out of Louisiana and shipped to other states as far away as the upper Midwest, where they were dried out, cleaned… -
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Motorists are pulling for Big 3, but will they be willing to buy?
So what’ll it take to get drivers behind the wheel of an American car? That’s the $20,000 (or more) question after President Obama leaned on Detroit this week to start churning out leaner, meaner and… -
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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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As GM co-owners, should we buy GM cars?
There’s been much hand-wringing over the federal government’s relationship with General Motors now that Uncle Sam owns 60% of the company. But the situation is no less troublesome for consumers, who, as taxpayers, will share… -
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Protections for victims of auto bankruptcies
Consumer groups petitioned the Federal Trade Commission today, seeking warnings on approximately 30 million Chrysler vehicles produced prior to May 30, when the “New Chrysler” emerged from bankruptcy court. Under the court-approved Sale Order for… -
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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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Warning: ‘Clunker’ double-dipping could occur
Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS), Consumer Action and Public Citizen today called upon the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure, as the agency winds down the Cash for Clunkers program, that dealers… -
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Consumer Action joins Teamsters to highlight auto hauling problems
Representatives from the Teamsters Union, consumer advocates from Consumer for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) and Consumer Action and members of Congress will hold a press teleconference on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 at 11 a.m.… -
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Damaged When Delivered: Inexperienced car haulers threaten safety
Auto giants Chrysler and GM are changing their practices so that new cars will be delivered by inexperienced drivers using inappropriate equipment and methods that endanger the vehicles they are delivering to unsuspecting drivers. Consumers… -
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89 deaths may be linked to Toyota, NHTSA says
The government on Tuesday raised the death toll from what could be Toyota unintended acceleration crashes to 89, but emphasized the incidents haven’t been verified. In an update, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said… -
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Summer gas prices lower, could fall more
Gasoline prices continue to fall heading into Memorial Day weekend and could rival the low prices seen last summer, oil and travel analysts say. The average price of a gallon of regular gas on Thursday… -
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Cars sold today average $29,217 in price
While sales of cars and trucks in the U.S. continue to be more sluggish than expected, automakers — especially the Detroit Three — are enjoying the largest increase in average transaction prices in more than… -
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Industry gets scaled back auto safety bill
The sweeping legislation that grew out of Toyota Motor Corp.‘s sudden-acceleration crisis — heralded as the most important auto safety bill in a decade — has been scaled back significantly in the face of auto… -
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Three auto dealer tactics the overhaul missed
Sometime next week, President Obama will finally sign a financial reform bill. Plenty of banks will have to deal with messy new rules, but one big winner in the “spare me from further regulation” sweepstakes… -
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Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in U.S.
Toyota Corp. said Thursday that it is recalling 412,000 Avalons and Lexuses for steering problems, bringing the number of cars recalled around the world since October to nearly 9 million. The 373,000 recalled Avalons, dating… -
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‘Cash for clunkers’ car dealers investigated
WASHINGTON — The government is investigating at least 20 car dealerships it claims violated the rules of last year’s cash-for-clunkers program. Government auditors say up to $94 million in rebates may be ineligible because they… -
Articles:
The secret world of disastrous cars
Sometimes cars damaged by floods or accidents end up back on a dealer's lot. How can you avoid buying a used car with serious—even life-threatening—hidden damage? -
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An unlikely duo’s auto safety quest
Four children were dead on an Oklahoma highway. It was a crash scene so horrific that Jim Hall, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, flew down from Washington to oversee the investigation. He spotted… -
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Consumer Action garners strong constituency support for 62 MPG standard
Consumer Action has submitted 221 sign-ons to a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Obama asking that 62 MPG become the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for new vehicles by 2025.…
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