Archive for September, 2009
The Electric Car, an Electric Idea.
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Electric cars have not exactly been the most popular thing on the road due to the well-known knowledge of electric cars usually only being accessibly to two types of speeds. The original 25 miles per hour, and then the upgraded 45 miles per hour that is purely run off of electric charge.
Of course the electric car isn’t the most popular as the products offered at Indianapolis Honda, Doug Henry Chevy Dealer, or Cincinnati Ford Dealer Specials. Yet contrary to these cars the electric car helps to aid in the efforts of ending dependence on foreign oil, decreasing emissions, and reducing pollution smog that has all of the green civilians crazy.
Electric cars have gained a lot of environmentalist, eco-friendly fans due to the simple fact that they do not use gasoline or diesal fuel, require little maintanence, are relatively cheap with their fuel quality which is around 60 cents per gallon, and have little direct impact on the environment.
The only downside to the electric car, or most costly, would be the battery. However, there has been speak of companies leasing the batteries to electric car owners so that when their battery dies they can just simply go exchange it for a brand new one. There has even been speculation of charging stations being released almost as an infrastructure of a gas-station concept for the electric car.
Looking to buy an electric car after hearing about how great it is? Unfortunately, there are not many electric car dealers out at this point in time, but there has been an estimated time range between 2009 and 2010 where we expect to find more and more dealerships turning to the electric car to provide the consumer with their needs.
Better Buy: New or Used Cars.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Buying a car is confusing business. No matter if you buy it from Beechmont, Terry Lee, or Doug Henry dealers.
Even more confusing, should you buy a new car or a used car?
A new car immediately loses values once you leave the lot and is a lot more costly then a used car, yet also has warranties and less of a mystery factor about it that leaves us uneasy about its ownership. However, used cars have been known for an infamous track-record in modern times thanks to programs like carfax that provide both dealerships and consumers with all the information at their finger-tips. Yet how trustworthy and thorough can these programs be is the question most car-buyers have themselves asking. Is it possible for car programs to update and keep track of every fender-bender, scratch, or financial disaster that every vehicle on the market nation-wide has been through?
As any cautious consumer would be, we’re a little bit doubtful.
Besides knowing everything about the car it still cannot change the unavoidable maintanence fees that may apply to the vehicle or the false sense of security that buying our car new would give us.
The decision of buying a new or used car still nevertheless rests with the car-buyer. Perks or unfortunate flaws are always going to come with each car yet it is clear that buying a used car would be the more risky move to do out of buying either one.
The best decision would probably be to spend the extra money and buy yourself security as well as make up for maintanence fees and get a warranty by owning a new car. However, if you’re willing to take the risk and instead spend some extra money on maintenance then a used car might be your best bet.
Hybrid or High Maintenance?
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Many car owners have joined the great debate on whether or not the newly revolutionized green cars are worth it. Some have given up and just gone to dealers such as Terry Lee and Doug Henry to fulfill their needs in a vehicle without worrying about environment and who or what their car is affecting. Others, however, have joined into the “go green” process and strived to make their garage home to one of the beloved environment-friendly cars that were promised to consumers.
Yet have these consumers been promised too much from officials by how economic and environmental-friendly these hybrids are? It appears so by the shortage in hybrid models on the market and the lack of economic relief and more of economic burden the hybrids have turned into. Consumers have been finding out more and more every-day into their “oh-so-great” hybrid deal that it wasn’t a very great deal at all. Due to an increased payback on almost all hybrids eco-friendly owners have realized that they may be paying on the vehicle longer then they may even have it!
True, the hybrid models may cut the consumer some slack on gas prices which in general was the big influential factor in buying the cars, but after paying the spiked price on the car are hybrid-buyers really saving anything at all in the long-run?
Even more dangerous is the fact that when on empty all available hybrids are known to shut off the car when it stops. The only electric assistance that is provided now for these hybrid models is during acceleration which doesn’t do much for the driver when their car is shut off in the middle of an intersection!
Despite these frightening details there are still car-buyers straining to buy these hybrid models to help our world remain in a better place so that we can all stay alive and in debt, longer.
Is the hybrid challenge for you?
That’s for you to decide.