AutoBuyingTips.com
Free quotes from top companies in Discount Cars,
Auto Insurance, Car Loans, Warranties

About Us

AutoBuyingTips.Com is dedicated to helping you make informed new car shopping decisions.  It's difficult for many people to get a good deal when they buy a car, and even worse, those with bad credit are really taken advantage of, often forced to purchase credit life insurance, or other extras they don't need as a prerequisite for getting loan approval.  Knowing this, we've assembled the best services together into one site, which can save you a considerable amount of time and money.  Our goal is for you to save as much money as you possibly can in every part of your new car buying experience.

FREE New Car Price Quotes
Free no obligation new car price quotes from car dealers near you.  There's safety in numbers and there are over 2000 dealers in the AutoVantage network.  By dealing with the fleet manager who is not on commission, and has agreed to sell you a car at a lower price than you might otherwise haggle on your own with an unscrupulous salesperson.  With AutoVantage, you just choose the car you want, and you'll get an email back with the price you can buy it for, and which local dealer is participating in the program.  In Texas, the law forbids emailing you the price, but you will still get the dealer fleet manager contact information.  Dealers are willing to give special pricing to the AutoVantage program, because they are given very good sales leads that they would have otherwise not received, and they can complete the deal and send new happy car owners on their way in one hour, with a minimal overhead cost to the dealership.  It's a win - win scenario for everyone.

FREE New Car Photos, details, and Dealer Invoice Pricing
One of the proper ingredients for a consumer to make an informed offer to buy a new car from a dealer is the pricing data.  Too many people walk into a dealer to buy a car and don't know how much they should be paying for it.  They rely on the salesman too often for data that is not true.  Through AutoBuyingTips.Com, you now have access to New Car Reports.  You can see color pictures and specifications on any car, as well as the base and option pricing.  The price is given in both the wholesale and retail cost.  Dealer Invoice Price is the wholesale Price and MSRP is the retail price.  By knowing the total cost of the car's base and options in terms of dealer invoice, the consumer can then determine whether they are getting a good deal.   The strategy should never be to go into the dealer uninformed and see how much you can chisel down their price.  That's old school car buying.  The successful strategy yields an offer that is both profitable to the dealer, and acceptable to the consumer because it works up from dealer cost, not down from MSRP.

FREE Free Online Auto Loan Quotes

Many people are still banking in medieval times by wasting all their time driving to the bank, signing in, waiting forever to talk to a loan officer, then realizing they don't have all the documentation they need.  By time they apply and receive their answer, weeks can go by.  Many people just give up and finance at the dealer, which many times can cost much more than dealing with the bank.  You pay for this convenience.  In the new millenium most people apply for loans online, and get approval in hours, because it's all done electronically, and with secure online encryption.  No one but the bank will see your data.  The Lending Tree offered through us will find up to 4 banks that want to lend you money for your car loan.   You may even get the banks which accept you to compete further for your business.   Many times the banks just send you a bank draft that you give to the dealer, and the dealer endorses it and receives the money from the bank.  Then you know exactly how much you are borrowing, and need not worry about the "Spot Delivery Scam" which many dealers pull on people.  They call up car buyers and tell them they did not get financing, and they need to produce more cash.  They wait until you have put a few hundred miles on the car before they reel you back in.  With internet auto loans, you bypass all the frustration associated with dealer financing.

FREE Online Insurance Quotes
Many consumers don't know they can get insurance quotes online, giving them much more power to get a good deal on insurance.  This type of service was previously unavailable to car buyers, so they shopped around 2 or 3 insurance companies to see who had the lowest price.  Now with InsWeb, consumers merely fill out an online request form, and they are given an insurance quote instantly online, from up to 13 insurance companies, including State Farm, Progressive,  Blue Cross, AIG, AARP, John Hancock, Liberty Mutual, and many more.  Then the consumer can make an educated insurance purchase that will be the best for them.

FREE Online Extended Warranty Quotes Up To 60% Off
One of the most profitable products a car dealer sells you is the extended warranty for your vehicle.  Many times they paid less than 50% of the price they are charging you.  A dealer will charge you $1500-$1800 for a  5 year 75000 mile extended warranty package on a new car, and often the dealer extended warranties don't cover car rentals, even though the dealer may lie and tell you rentals are covered.   The dealers also neglect to tell you that the extended warranty covers very few items during the standard manufacturer's warranty period, which is 3-4 years.  Also, many dealers will sell you warranties that are only honored at certain repair shops, and what good is that when you car breaks down on the way to Disney World?  Here's the worst part of all:  usually you have to pay for the repair yourself, and good luck trying to get them to reimburse you the full amount.  Many people end up not getting reimbursed at all, as they warranty administrators care more about finding weasel clauses than honoring their contact. When shopping for an extended warranty, you want one that can be used anywhere, that pays the repair shop directly, and one that can be transferred to another owner, making it easier to sell your car.  For more information, try this Excellent article online about extended warranties. Knowing that many dealer provided warranties come up short, we are pleased to present you with Warranty Direct.   You just select the type of car you are buying, and choose the package you want, and you get a free online quote.  Print it out and take it with you as you shop for your car.  You'll find the Warranty Direct Quote is up to 60% cheaper than the dealer's price because you are buying it direct, instead of stuffing the pockets of the dealer.  Also, the Warranty Direct quote is usually a longer time limit, and a better overall package for less. Why should you pay double?  The dealer will try to tell you that their warranty is better, but ask them for their policy book. 100% of the time they'll tell you "you'll get the policy book in the mail when you buy the policy".  Well why not just show the policy book now?  Because then you'll know hoe deficient their policy is. The slick sheets they show you are not contracts, so anything in them is meaningless.  If they refuse to show you the policy book, they are pulling the wool over your eyes.

Free Online Car Buying Tips
CarBuyingTips.Com is an excellent FREE consumer advocate site, the best of its kind anywhere. It reveals dealer scams, negotiating tips, determining dealer cost, buying & selling used cars, tons of links, info on financing, leases, and free Excel spreadsheets.  You won't find a more thorough site on car buying that gets down and dirty into the details that other sites and books either gloss over or ignore completely.