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First edition · June 2023

The Car-Buying Revolution

The Secret Car-Buying Tactics They Don’t Want You to Know

By Adriano Marques

A guide to the whole life of a car: choosing it, paying for it, owning it and selling it. It shows how to get the car you want at a price you can afford.

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Inside the book

The price of the car is one cost among several. The book takes the fees, the financing and the trade-in one by one.

  • Which fees the law requires, which are optional, and which you can refuse to pay.
  • Why paying cash will not, by itself, get you a better price.
  • Why selling your old car yourself pays better than trading it in.
  • How to keep control of the negotiation.
  • How depreciation works, and how to sell a car well when its time comes.

Contents

  1. Part one The buying experience

    1. 1New vs used
    2. 2The car-buying revolution process
    3. 3Mandatory expenses when purchasing a vehicle
    4. 4Non-essential expenses when purchasing a vehicle
    5. 5The fees on a car contract
    6. 6Cash isn’t king
    7. 7Don’t trade-in your vehicle
    8. 8How the sales process works
    9. 9Things you must know
    10. 10Vehicle depreciation

  2. Part two Financing

    1. 11Financing alternatives
    2. 12Savings Club

  3. Part three The ownership experience

    1. 13You got the car, now what?

  4. Part four Selling and growing equity

    1. 14How to sell your vehicle
    2. 15Getting from a Civic to a Lamborghini

  5. After the conclusion Four bonus chapters

    • Section 179
    • Best practice when parking
    • Word about total loss and insurance
    • Electric vehicles

Those who need assistance the most receive the worst deals, while those who are well-off access the best offers.

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Editions and ISBNs

Paperback
ISBN 979-8-9884399-1-2
Hardcover
ISBN 979-8-9884399-2-9
Ebook
ISBN 979-8-9884399-0-5
Library of Congress
Control number 2023910507
Edition
First edition, June 2023
Author
Adriano Marques
Publisher
Written Odysseys LLC
Language
English

The author

Adriano Marques

Adriano Marques is a Brazilian-born engineer and entrepreneur. He has lived and owned cars in three countries.

He wrote the book to share what he learned from dealers, bankers, regulators and attorneys while building Savings Club.

More at a.dria.no

Where to buy

The book’s own site lists where to buy it. It also has two free tools for car buyers.

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