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Used Car Buying Guide 2005 (Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide) | 
 enlarge | Author: Editors Of Consumer Reports
Publisher: Consumer Reports
Category: Book
List Price: $9.99
Buy Used: $0.01
You Save: $9.98 (100%)
New (6) from $3.33
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 588920
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 089043994X
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2222
EAN: 9780890439944
ASIN: 089043994X
Publication Date: March 2, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Softly worn around edges and corners. Binding solid and tight.
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Product Description
The experts at Consumer Reports help take the risk out of buying a used car.
Buying a used car is a greater risk than buying a new one, but can also be the best automotive deal around if the proper homework is done. The 2005 edition of Used Car Buying Guide helps minimize risks by steering readers toward the better-performing and more reliable models and away from those with a troubled past or substandard performance. It is best to be armed with as much information as possible before stepping onto a used car lot, and this book will provide everything needed, including:
oHow to navigate the entire buying process, from selection to shopping
strategies, negotiation techniques and more
oDetails about all the checks necessary to perform on a car, whether or not a mechanic is
involved
oLists of the best and the worst vehicles and how to avoid a lemon
oMaking sense of safety information
A major part of this book is devoted to the profiles of 256 cars and trucks, presenting all major 1997-2004 models. Each profile contains a photo from the representative year, a write-up of the vehicle, reliability history, crash-test data, and the model years when key safety gear was added and when a major redesign was made.
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 Don't leave home without it. June 28, 2008
I live my life on a budget, and when I have needed to buy a car, the Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide has saved my day. There are a lot of people out there looking to sell their mechanical troubles to someone like me.
The Consumer Reports Used Car Guide starts two years before the publication year, then goes back over the previous 8 years to rate the different makes/models/years according to the general integrity and reliability of the various components of the vehicles.
When I start my search, either at a car lot or online, I get out the buying guides. I usually have a couple of them so I can span more years.
I've found if the guide mentions a particular problem with a certain vehicle and year, and if I question the owner, the vehicle generally has had a problem in that area. Not always, but frequently enough that I trust this guide and don't even bother looking at vehicles they have rated poorly.
These guides are great. Now the second thing that may come in handy is one on how to read people. (Maybe a small take along lie detector kit?) Do your best not to need to buy a car in a hurry so you can take your time and buy smart.
 never again April 11, 2008
I used an earlier edition to buy my Mercury Cougar a few years ago. While the book clearly showed that earlier models were unreliable, the ratings for the newer models were pretty good. I thought that meant the car had been improved in recent years. Turns out, all that meant was the newer models weren't old enough yet to start suffering from the same problems all the previous models had. Apparently, the reliability ratings don't take that into account. The book is fine, so long as you recognize that limitation and completely discount good reliability ratings for newer models. Instead, look at the ratings for the older models.
 Average book. May 29, 2007
Read my review of the 2001 book, my opinion stands the same. It's o.k., just lacks some info.
Is outdated price whise, not enought details, December 27, 2005
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
is not a bad guide for used car research but just don;t see why it worth 10 bucks, price can;t follow try online usually is more accurate, blue book or edmunds, not details of each car either very basic guide not worth the money.
Clearly Communicates Used Car Buying Data September 19, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Buying a used car? I am. Buy the "Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide" first.
Rather than depend on the advice of semi-knowledgeable friends, a mechanic biased toward a car maker and not a specific vehicle, or by looking to see what your neighbor drives, you can depend on this.
I bought my 2003 Corolla LE using an earlier guide and intend to buy my next vehicle using the current edition.
In it, I found lists of "Good Bets," which are cars the authors consider to perform well over the years. That is guiding my purchase. I won't buy a car not listed there. I also found lists dividing reliable cars by price range, which cars have had recalls, unreliable models (by year), and detailed descriptions of the pros and cons of each vehicle.
That's not all. There are also articles on safety, buying strategies, batteries, insurance, towing, depreciation, tires and child car seats.
It is not a complicated book. It is straight to the point, with minimal car jargon. Novices like myself are not overwhelmed by information I am not concerned with.
I am interested in safety, performance, cost of repair and related information. I found all of this here.
I fully recommend "Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide." I am confident that because I have read it and will refer to it while I shop for an auto online, I am prepared to save money and to buy a better vehicle.
Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
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