Used car ethics: How much blame lies with the buyer

by George Csahiouni

When purchasing any product or service all of the risk and responsibility lies with the consumer. The best part of living in America is the fact that we live in a capitalist society that offers a free trade market. Simpl...read more

by Sarah Sanuth - Buying and Selling Cars Steward

Today we live in a "buyer beware" market. With everything from milk and clothes to cars, the buyer needs to be aware of the price that they are paying for everything. Are we as consumers to blame for such times? You he...read more

by Jimmy Ettele

If the salesman you are buying a car from has a comb-over and is twisting his pinky ring, why in the world are you buying a car from him? In today's technologically advanced world of instant information, broadband disclos...read more

by Mark Skeels

Have you ever wanted a deal? Nothing crazy. Maybe a $50 or $100 discount. You didn't want the world, just a good deal. Was it at the grocery store or the electronics department at the big supercenter? Well, more than likel...read more

by Brad Alexander

What is a Car-Guy? When my, then girlfriend, now wife Bernadette and I announced to our families that we were going to get married it was met with let's call it muted approval (concern and disapproval really). Fir...read more

by Bob Madden

Purchasing an automobile can be a daunting task and there are some important responsibilities that the purchaser must bear. Although cars salesmen or saleswomen should never lie about a material issue relating to the auto...read more

by Peter Lampros

The problem with ethics in used car sales is that, as in new car sales, buyers have forced salespeople to be less than perfectly ethical in order to simply do their job and make a living for their families. There is ...read more

by Charles Stover

Pre-owned vehicles are just that. Pre Owned. A good "Used Car Lot" will inspect that vehicle, but most have a limited area and expertise within, to do it. They buy the cars, usually at an auction and the auction does it's ...read more

by Orville Gregory

The used car dealer has the bad reputation of being the shiest guy with a big cigar and telling you that it was driven buy a little ole lady that never went over 50. When in reality...it is a clunker. That given, does a...read more