Used Cars

5 Reasons To Start Your Own Trucking Business

Are you thinking about starting your own truck-driving business? Any entrepreneurial-minded individual who enjoys driving and wants a rewarding new career should seriously consider starting their own truck driving business. There are many benefits to starting this type of business, and you might find that it improves your career and life in a few different ways. This article will look at some of the main reasons to start your own truck driving company and will hopefully encourage you to take the first steps to get started. Interested? Read on to find out why you should consider starting a truck-driving business.

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Used Cars

Top 14 Cars That Cost More Used Than New, Even as Used Car Prices Decline

Summary

  • The average lightly used car costs $3,701 less than its new version

  • Last year, lightly used cars averaged 8.5 percent, or $3,574, above their new counterparts

  • Used vehicles currently priced above new include hybrids like the Ford Maverick, two minivans, and three premium/special interest models

  • There are 20 lightly used models priced at least 20 percent below the same new model, made up almost entirely of premium/luxury vehicles and representing an opportunity for used car shoppers

Used car prices have undergone a dramatic shift over the past year. Prices have been consistently falling, and the latest iSeeCars.com study shows

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These used cars routinely sell for more than their new MSRPs

The car world is and has been upside down. In “the before times,” new cars were depreciated. There was no question that owning and using a vehicle for a couple of years decreased its value, but that’s not always the case anymore. iSeeCars‘ a recent study showed that several used models are priced above their new MSRPs, which can mean many things, including things that are still going crazy on the used car market.

The good news is that the situation is much better than a year ago. iSeeCars found that lightly used cars are priced 8.1 percent below

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This Easy Trick Can Help Weed Out Low-Ballers When Selling a Used Car

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)

Selling your used car privately can be more lucrative than trading it in a dealership. Private sales can have their pitfalls and headaches, and there’s nothing worse than dealing with low-ballers who want to offer you a case of beer and several grand less than your asking price. I think I’ve come up with a method to weed out these tire-kickers so you can focus on more serious buyers.

I work with a lot of customers who, due to a variety of reasons, would prefer to sell their car privately rather than trade it in

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How to Protect Yourself When Buying a Used Car in 7 Easy Steps – Consumer Reports

Why you should: Even if the car looks super-clean and the seller promises it was driven gently, you should get an expert opinion on its roadworthiness.

What you should do: Given today’s incredibly hot used-car market, it can be a challenge to have a vehicle inspected by a reliable mechanic. With so many people looking for cars, sellers don’t need to accommodate requests like this. Still, it’s worth asking whether you can do so.

“If you can, have a mechanic experienced in auto bodywork and accident repair give the vehicle a detailed inspection,” Ibbotson says. The results of this inspection

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After an 83% Rally, is Carvana Safe to Buy Now?

Considering the state of the used-car market, rising interest rates, and other headwinds hampering it right now, Carvana (CVNA 6.55%) may wish it could sell snacks, soda, and chips out of its vending machines instead of vehicles.

But for risk-tolerant investors looking for a beaten-down stock, could Carvana’s 83% surge so far this year be a signal that it’s time to jump back on board the company that was once a Wall Street champion?

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Carvana’s primary investor narrative during the first few years was explosive growth. It wasn’t unusual for investors to crack open a quarterly

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The Used Car To Avoid Buying Right Now In Every State

Used car prices finally appear to be falling after two years of year-over-year price increases as a result of the global microchip shortage. According to a recent iSeeCars.com analysis of over 1.9 million used car sales, used car prices decreased by 3.0 percent in December 2022 compared to the previous year.

Despite the average used car decreasing in price, some used cars have increased in price. Here are the used cars that have had the highest price increases in each state:

Used Cars With the Greatest Price Increases By State – iSeeCars

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Car with Largest Year-over-year Price Increase

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Don’t Buy a Lemon: Hurricane Rotten Cars

If you’re in the market for a used car, now more than ever is the time for the buyer to beware. Cars that were damaged from flooding during natural disasters are being sold nationwide at an alarming rate.

Category four hurricane hit the west coast of Florida with torrential rain. It also flooded the used car market.

In fact, Carfax estimates there are at least half a million cars that were damaged by flooding from these natural disasters, and many of them are being sold as undamaged in another state.

When a car is moved out of the state where

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