Weather plays a huge role in your ability to drive a vehicle safely. Our insurance company just released statistics that 1 in every 6 accidents is caused by weather conditions. By allowing for weather conditions, prepping the vehicle, and driving appropriately for winter conditions, many car accidents could be avoided. PRECIPITATION Precipitation, which we see […]

There are a few ways to help keep vehicle ownership more affordable. First of all keeping your vehicle well maintained with regular oil changes, filter replacements, inspections, tire rotations, keeping tires properly inflated, servicing the fluids in your vehicle, having the fuel system serviced, brakes serviced, and regular tune-ups will help to reduce repair costs […]

Car ownership can be a double-edged sword; it’s necessary to have a vehicle to get to work, but it can be expensive. Sometimes unexpectedly expensive. We see consumers each month who own vehicles that need major repairs that exceed the value of the vehicle, and they still owe money on the vehicle. This is tough, […]

What is a Vehicle with a Branded or Salvaged Title Worth? On the market of used cars today, there are a lot of branded/salvaged title vehicles for sale, generally in the privately owned market. The general rule is that if a vehicle has a branded/salvaged title it has a value of about 50% of what […]

We recently worked with the Sun Summer Program at Gresham High School, helping through a game of “The Amazing Race” to learn about the expenses associated with vehicles, and also information about the proper maintenance of vehicles. What we found is almost all the high school students were aware of the purchase price expense and […]

When you purchase a new car, or a good used car, a person will generally budget for the car payment, insurance and fuel. What gets left out is a regular yearly budget for repairs and maintenance. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics an average family spends 32% of their annual income on shelter or […]

The true cost of vehicle ownership is a lot more than just the initial price of the vehicle or the monthly payment. There are actually quite a few factors involved in figuring out what a vehicle costs to own. Some of the factors to consider are the cost of purchasing the vehicle (such as financing […]

This is one of those questions that there are a lot of different opinions on. Personally I think that you should look at a few different things before you make a decision on what type of car would be best. First of all the statisitics on teenager drivers in the US are not good. In […]