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Author: Angelina Soul

Used car buying tips: Choosing the model year of a used car

Here is a very useful used car buying tips for anyone who is in the middle of buying a used car or plan to buy your next car. Often there are many questions to ask when buying a used car, and one of the most important questions is, which year of the car should I buy? Let’s say you have already have in mind to purchase a used Toyota Prius, but which year is the best suitable for you? Here are some of the calculations that could solve the dilemma (We use a Toyota Prius as an example, it could be any car). (more…)

October 29, 2011
Buy car with cash vs. Buy car with auto loan

Here is another article for buy car with cash vs. buy car with auto loan. Previously, we have discussed which one is better in many kind of scenario. Here is one where we compare if you buy a car with cash and buy a car with auto loan and use the cash to pay off the auto loan. This scenario is unlike all previous cases, where you keep the money in the same place but you have to pay the monthly car payment from other source of income. (more…)

October 26, 2011
Buy car with cash when car loan is high? Smart or stupid?

Previously we did a simple calculation to compare buy car with auto loan and buy car with cash in the United States. The result somehow turn out buying a car with car loan is more practical as buyer tends to save up few thousand dollars in the end. The logic works for some other countries which have different kind of auto loan system than the U.S. including Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore (see also: buy car with cash in Malaysia: Smart or Stupid? and Buy car with cash vs. Buy car with auto loan). After some of our editors had a further discussions with some auto dealers, here is another case to compare whether it is better to buy car with cash or with auto loan when the loan interest rate is high. (more…)

October 25, 2011
5 ways to protect and save your car from flood

Due to the unexpected flood happened in Thailand lately, here we share the top 5 ways to protect and save your car from flood. Flood water can damage a car in less than 5 to 10 minutes depends on the water level. Therefore, it is nothing to lose to learn up all these precious and easy tips to save your car from flood water. Many cars have been declared “dead” due to the heavy flood in Thailand and most of the car insurance will not compensate if it is “Act of God”. (more…)

October 24, 2011
Buy car with cash in Malaysia: Smart or Stupid?

We had an article “Buy car with cash: good or bad?” to compare how the money appear and disappear when a person buy a car with cash or with auto loan. That calculation is base on the car loan system in the United States. Here we have another calculation based on the car loan system in Malaysia and some other countries which have the similar system including Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and among others. (more…)

October 23, 2011