Everybody wants a new car, but nobody actually wants to go through the process of buying a car. Dealing with pushy salespeople is always nerve-wracking because you never quite know if you’re getting ripped off.
The good news is that buying a new car doesn’t have to be met with dread as long as you do your homework. There are a growing number of resources online which you have at your disposal. We thought it would be cool to put together a list of the best guides. Here it is:
- How to buy a new car and not get screwed | Lifehacker
- Confessions of a Car Salesman | Popular Mechanics
- Buying a Used car | FTC
- 10 Steps to Buying a New Car | Edmunds
- How to Buy a Car on the Internet | MainStreet
- Buying Advice | Cars.com
- How To Buy Your First Car | About.com
- How to Buy a Used Car | The Art of Manliness
- How to Buy a Car – Our Personal Experience | Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
- 8 Tips for Buying a $5,000 Car | MoneyTalkNews
- 13 Step Method For Buying A Car While Controlling The Sale And The Price | The Consumerist
- Top 10 Questions To Ask When Buying a Used Car from a Private Seller | About.com
- How to Buy a Car the Same Way You Would Buy a Big Screen TV | Free Money Finance
- Lessons from the shark tank: How to buy a new car | Today
- How-to Buy a Car – What You Need to Know so You Don’t Get Ripped Off | Studenomics
- 10 Simple Steps to Buying a Car or Truck on eBay. | Dough Roller
- Why and How to Buy a Used Car | Fraud Guides
- Buying a Used Car: How to Save Money and Avoid a Lemon | ABC News
- 10 Things Not to Say When Buying a Car | MSN Autos
Have another great resource for car buying? Let us know and we’ll add it.

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Awesome list. Bookmarked. Thanks Ryan
Too many to read, but hopefully a few will help me out when I go to get my new Jeep
Uhg.. I absolutely HATE haggling with a car salesman. It’s a game to them, right?
It seems that way sometimes, doesn’t it?