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Questions to Ask Your Car Salesman

There are several questions you should always ask a car salesman before driving off the lot in a new vehicle. Especially when purchasing a used car, these questions will help you evaluate the car’s condition and provide important ...

Transferring Car Title to Someone in Your Family

After gifting or selling a car to a family member you will need to transfer the car title into that person’s name. The process of transferring a car title to someone in your family is simple, as long as you follow the steps applicable to ...

Texas Laws For Gifting a Vehicle

Gifting a new used car to someone means you are giving that person ownership of your car without any money changing hands. The process for gifting a car to someone in the state of Texas involves transferring the car ownership title into ...

The Complete Guide to Reviewing an Auto Sales Contract

A car sales contract contains a lot of legal language that is well beyond the full understanding of an average consumer. Don’t let the lofty wording intimidate you or keep you from reviewing the contract in full. Instead, know what to look ...

The Keys to Avoiding Online Auto Scams

The Internet makes many shopping experiences faster, more convenient and potentially less expensive. Scams and fraud make big online purchases, like a car, more dangerous as well. Information and awareness go a long way toward making sure ...

The Guide to Understanding Car History Reports

Before you buy a used car, especially from a private seller, you should check the car's history report. There is a lot of useful and important information in a complete car history report, and you should make sure you can understand what ...

How to Buy a Car While Maintaining Child Support Payments

Child support income can make it more difficult to get a car loan, especially auto loans for those with bad credit. The complications can arise whether you pay child support or receive it as a portion of your income. It is possible to buy ...

Cosigning a Loan: Do Not Cosign for a Loan Before Reading This!

Cosigning a loan means agreeing to be held responsible for that loan’s repayment. Before taking on responsibility for someone else's loan, you need to review the requirements for being a cosigner. You should also understand what cosigning ...

Rent-to-Own Cars: The Good, the Bad and Everything Else You Need to Know

Buying a car with bad credit or no credit history at all can be very difficult. Unlike financing the entire purchase of a car at once or signing a traditional lease, rent-to-own cars allow drivers to make smaller weekly or biweekly ...

3 Reasons to Stay Away From Car Title Loans

Title loans are short-term loans with high interest rates backed by a borrower's car as collateral. These loans are understandably tempting to those struggling with financial hardships, but experts say these loans should be avoided. By ...