Walking into the dealership used to be the only option you had for buying a car. Now buying a car is made easy with the option of shopping online. Each customer has a different preference on whether they’d like to physically or electronically buy a car. Both options have their advantages and disadvantages. Here are some things to consider when either buying a car online or at Keller Ford Lincoln!
Figuring out whether to lease a car or not can be tedious, especially when thinking about the costs and benefits. For the past several years, leasing has been the go-to option for getting a car but it may not have the same advantages of buying a car. At Keller Ford Hanford, we know how important it is for our customers to have options. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of leasing a car.
The unpredictable pandemic, COVID-19, has caused an economic fallout which would lead to a decrease in automobile sales. California has one of the nation’s largest automobile markets and the pandemic has debatably hit them the worst. In April, Americans only bought 633,000 cars; that is a 53% decrease from last year’s sales. The sales are even lower than the period of the Great Recession in 2009. During June, sales started to increase and 12.9 million units were sold.
A test drive is an important part of searching for your next car. When you shop for new clothes, you always want to try them on first to see how they fit and that you feel comfortable. The same concept applies to shopping for your next car, but at a much larger scale! A car is the second largest purchase you will ever make, and relying on research and reviews is not always enough. You may spend weeks doing research online and reading about what other people say about a certain vehicle, but that 5-10 minute drive will give you…
Going out to buy groceries and do essential errands seem risky enough to go out and do during this COVID-19 pandemic, so how do you go about buying a new car? During lock down there were no dealerships open to be able to buy a new car the way we are used to. Dealerships either completely shut down or tried adjusting to selling cars completely online. Now it feels like we are in this in-between state where businesses are slowly opening up and quarantine is over, but we still don’t want to go out and risk it. We are…
Since everyone is stuck at home, we have had a lot of time sitting and thinking about our cars that are also just sitting outside. More and more people are leaning towards purchasing a used car rather than a new car because there is less commuting and the need to spend less money. So we are here to help you find out what you need to look out for when you are searching for a pre-owned vehicle.
New vs Used
If you have read our other blog on how the coronavirus has impacted the automotive market and changed people’s views on cars you will understand how buying a used car is more desirable during these times. We are all spending more time at home whether we are working or not, and people are questioning the value of a car. Do we need more than one car? How much do I need to commute? Do we need a brand new car? All these questions point to the easy solution of buying a used and cheaper car, and we are here…
A lot of things we normally have changed due to this new pandemic that hit us by surprise whether it is how we interact with people, how we travel (or lack thereof), and how we clean our environment. This includes how we clean our car inside and out due to the coronavirus. Before the pandemic, we would just take our cars to the car wash and if we had extra time vacuuming the inside of our vehicles. Now that the car is the only thing that connects us to the outside world, we have made sure that we clean the…
