Sonic Automotive Will Challenge CarMax With Used Car Franchises

CarMax has used some effective marketing to position itself as a "cut above" your traditional used car lot. The jury is still out on whether or not CarMax gives you the best value, but their business model is very successful. Now Sonic Automotive wants part of the action. Sonic Automotive...

Dec 21, 2024

Here's Ten More Future Classics Under $20k That Could Make You Money

A few weeks ago, , and you replied with . Having said that, here's 10 more cars that could make you some real cash: (Photo by on Flickr) 10. Dodge Viper The 1st generation Dodge Viper is the epitome of an iconic car, even if is . It has no...

Dec 21, 2024

Now You Can Buy The Most Jalopnik Car In Human History

In a world of Hellcats and million-horsepower ultracars, it's nice to have something that just works, without being garish, flashy, or overtly outlandish. . Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth. is perhaps the cleanest remaining example of Franco-American relations during the gas crisis. It's frugal, easy...

Dec 21, 2024

You Don't Need To "Figure Out" Women To Sell Them A Car

The auto industry is constantly trying to capitalize on the next big "target market." Seeing as female buyers influence more than 80% of carbuying decisions, dealers and automakers are trying figure out what makes them tick, but it is really not that complicated. Friend of Jalopnik, A.J. Baime has complied...

Dec 21, 2024

Here's The Full-Scale BMW i8 Model That You Never Knew You Wanted

No, it's not a real car, but it's the replica that can single-handedly make you the coolest die-cast collector in history. Dear readers, I present you with . comes equipped with front and rear LED lights that you can plug in and... that's about it. There is no internal structure,...

Dec 21, 2024

Sub-Prime Lending Firm Gets Fined For Screwing Buyers

Sub-prime lending has been on the rise recently and as to how it will impact both the industry and the economy. What is a growing concern is business activities such as First Investors Financial Services Group. According to a report in , First Investors Financial Services Group has been providing...

Dec 21, 2024

UK Woman Finds Boa Constrictor After Buying Used Volkswagen

There is an old adage that applies to buying things, especially used cars and that is, "Buyer Beware." I never thought that would mean, "Buyer Beware Of Fucking Snakes!" One just got a crash course in the updated mantra after she bought a used VW. Charlie Wise purchased a pre-owned...

Dec 21, 2024

What Would You Buy With $544,000 In Stripper Money?

Let's say you were offered a contract to shake your money maker, sans clothes for over a half-million dollars. I know many of you already have a list of vehicles to buy with that kind of cash. Teen Mom, and just bought herself a Mercedes E63 AMG. I say Farrah...

Dec 21, 2024

Now You Can Own The Most Beautiful Volvo Shooting Brake Ever Made

The traditional shooting brake is one of the most elusive-yet-desirable car platforms in recorded history. This ramps up the want by being perhaps the most elegant example of what can be done when you mix coupe-grade fun with wagon-grade practicality. This 1973 Volvo 1800ES oozes character. It isn't perfect by...

Dec 21, 2024

Dealer Involved In California's Biggest Odometer Tampering Case

A San Jose couple that owns a used car dealership in the Bay Area is facing 80 charges, in what the California DMV is calling the state's "largest odometer tampering case that we've found involving an actual licensed automobile dealer." The charges, according to the , against George Guevara and...

Dec 21, 2024

Dodge Takes A Dig At Volkswagen With 'Just Kidding' Commercial

Whenever I see one of these Dodge commercials I want to go to my local dealer, lay my money down on a Hemi V8, and burn rubber all the way home. Whoever makes these ads knows how to appeal to the tire-smoking, music-blasting, 19 year-old in all of us. While...

Dec 21, 2024

Now You Can Own This Insanely Loud Audi S8

Not long ago, Car Buying's Tavarish showed you how to make an I have no shame in admitting that I lack both the time and the skills to do that conversion. So if you are like me and want a bad-ass, ear-splitting, luxo-barge you can one. As probably you already...

Dec 21, 2024

Should I Buy A Certified Pre-Owned Luxury Car Or Lease A New One?

I really like the new BMW 228i but it is out of my price range. It would seem that a CPO 128i might be a good alternative. I have a budget of about $25,ooo and would be willing to use 5 grand for a down payment. However, I don't drive...

Dec 21, 2024

How To Make A Used Mercedes S-Class More Luxurious Than Most New Cars

A little more than a year ago, , and although it was a somewhat luxurious car, it was never the next-level of luxury and opulence that I had hoped for in my initial $3000 purchase. Here's how I changed that. : Doing the modifications in this article take a fair...

Dec 21, 2024

This Is How You Buy A German Luxury Sedan

I used to think the Mercedes CLA250 was a fairly unique car. Then I visited a local town at the Jersey shore and saw a half dozen of them within 5 minutes. Now if you wanted a Mercedes with some real street presence, you could spend a fraction the price...

Dec 21, 2024