“Dear Steve, I purchased a $16,000 car in 2007. I put $6,000 cash down, less than 60 days after I signed the contract the car starts swaying really bad due to worn out bushings in the suspension. I contacted the dealership, got an estimate for the necessary repairs($1,800). The dealership refused to even cover a portion of the repairs stating ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I’m 22 , I made a bad decision to buy a car that was nice at first but not very accommodating. How can i get rid of my financed vehicle? I understand i may end up upside down on my loan but what happens after? how will this negatively (if so) affect my credit? Andrea” The Answer Dear ... Read More »

Dear Dollar Stretcher, I’d like to get a good used car without going in the poor house! We have 3 school-aged children. Our old Ford pickup doesn’t have room for them. I wanted to spend $5,000 or less and don’t want car payments. Do you have any ides where to look besides the newspaper? Kevin S. Buying a good used ... Read More »

I’ve never really thought or paid much mind to where a criminal would buy a car. Have you? I mean, think about it, you’d figure if someone was hiding from the police or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that they’d probably buy a car in cash and pay off a dealer to keep it off the records, right? Right. Well, ... Read More »

Kelley Blue Book publicly warned the world Wednesday, September 21, 2011, of a new scam in which someone is using a fake Kelley Blue Book website. Over the last few months Kelley Blue Book has received an increasing number of inquiries about a protection plan that they do not offer. Apparently the scam solicits money from buyers via an escrow-based, ... Read More »

I owe $19,000 on my car but according to KBB its only worth $12,000 on the low end for a trade in. The car has about 120K miles on it and im worried it might break down and cost a lot to fix. I’d like to downgrade to a Honda that costs about $20K and has low miles and is ... Read More »

Theresa “Dear Steve, I Bought a car last year a 2005 kia Sportatge for originally I think it was 11 thousand but the car dealership I bought it from was a ford company and they really socked it to me my payments are 211 every 2 weeks for 72 months which made it sound manageable But I still owe 16 ... Read More »