Buying a Car Now? Need Help but Can't Wait?

I received an interesting email yesterday that got me thinking. This particular reader tracked me down to ask a few specific questions because he was quite literally in the middle of buying a new used car for himself.

All of the questions this Mr. Car Buyer asked are things that I plan to address here at Staring at Traffic but of course I've only just started this blog so it will be some time before I am able to thoroughly explain all of my dealer tips and such to you. These car buying tips will be posted in between many stories and tales I wish to tell as well so you can see that I probably won't be your "one stop shop" for car buying advice at any point in the near future.

With that thought in mind, your favorite used car salesperson went to Google and nosed around to see where I might be able to refer all of my Mr. and Ms. Car Buyers to for an immediately available and legitimate guide or info site. Surprisingly I didn't find too many such places out there. Well, there are a bunch of folks who claim to offer you such information but not many that appear to be speaking from real experience. Or, if there is real experience involved, the authors have yet to drop the "car lot hype" as I like to call it. Most of the websites and e-book sources I could find spend more time making new and used car dealers and car salespeople out to be criminals than they do actually giving you any good information.

I did find two sources alternate sources of information for you. The first is called Earl Stewart on Cars. He is another dealer blogger like myself except Mr. Stewart happens to own a Toyota franchise. He has been around longer than I have also, both in terms of his blog and in terms of being in the car business. His blog is used as a communication tool with his customers as well as for posting car buying information and in my opinion is an absolute wonderful read.

The other source unfortunately is not free but if you are planning your next car purchase in the very new future you would be hard pressed to find a better way to spend twenty bucks. Jerry Buck sold for many years at car dealerships and has created a very handy e-book basically walks you through the entire car buying process step by step. Jerry even takes the time to explain which method of car buying is probably best for you as well as walking you through exactly how to present what you want to your new or used car dealer of choice. Mr. Buck's website might be a little over-hyped but he delivers the goods and does so right now. I found his FAQ page to be the most informative way to learn about what your getting. If you decide to pick up Mr. Buck's book and have any problems with it feel free to contact me here as I'll be happy to help you. Mr. Buck also says he will offer assistance for the record.

There you have it. Two additional sources of car buying information to make sure you walk away with a car deal you can be satisfied with. Thanks for stopping and see you next time!