How Do You Buy A Full-Size Sedan?
Auto manufacturers are making huge profits these days on trucks and sport utility vehicles. Sedans are a relative bargain. Determine what you want to spend. Most full-size family sedans vary in price from $16,000 to $30,000. Decide what’s most important to you: safety, performance, value, handling, comfort, reliability, dealer service, looks, interior room, gas mileage. Make a short list of the makes and models you want to consider. Do some research to determine how they stack up in terms of your priorities. Most cars today excel in most if not all areas. However, some will place comfort over handling and performance, and vice versa. Read magazine reviews to get a clearer picture. Review the crash test data on various cars. See Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Vehicle Ratings, at hwysafety.org. Consider resale value. You may be surprised to find quite a bit of variation here. Check the Kelly Blue Book values of the various models over time (see kbb.com). Talk to friends wh
