CCC004: Interview with CARFAX’s Chris Basso
Chris Basso is CARFAX ‘s Public Relations Manager. Chris has been with CARFAX for 10 years. Chris will provide us information on why you should make sure you ask for the CARFAX. Click to Listen
Tag Archives: Used Car Search
CCC003: Interview with Edmunds.com’s Ron Montoya
We are fortunate to have Ron Montoya, Consumer Advice Editor with Edmunds.com. Ron has been with Edmunds since 2008. Today, Ron shares with us his insights on buying inexpensive used cars. He also shares information on what to avoid, the need to find a good mechanic, and details on the Edmunds.com’s Debt Free Car Project. […]
CCC001: Introduction to the Cash Car Convert Podcast
Introduction to James Kinson and the Cash Car Convert Podcast. How Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover changed my life and how I now plan to help others. Click to Listen
AutoTrader.com Primer
AutoTrader.com is my go to search tool for locating quality used cars. AutoTrader.com has a great deal of information available on it beyond search capabilities. AutoTrader.com has links to allow you to search for cars for sale, do car research, sell your car, trade your car or locate dealers, loans, and insurance. In this post I will focus […]
Why I Became a Cash Car Convert
In my about me page, I provide some background on how I came to start this blog. I thought I should provide more detail and will use this post as the opportunity. I, like I suspect many of you, bought my first car using cash. I worked and saved until I had enough to make […]
How to Purchase a Quality Used Car
This is my favorite time in the used car purchasing process. Finally getting to purchase a “new” car after all the work and getting to drive a quality used car home. If you have followed my previous posts in your used car search, you have done your research and found a car that makes sense […]
My 6 Tips for Inspecting a Used Car
When I leave my home to look at a car after all the research and screening, I feel pretty confident I will be looking at a quality used car. Even so, I still have to do my an inspection and so will you. The goal of my inspection is to minimize the risk of buying […]
10 Questions to Qualify a Used Car by Phone
This post will cover the 10 questions you should ask before going to see a used car. To quote the old Yellow Pages commercial, “Let your fingers do the walking.” 10 Questions to qualify both a used car and the private seller: 1. How long have you owned this car? If the seller hasn’t owned […]
5 Tips to Finding a Better Cash Car
Before I get to the tips in this post, let me start by explaining how this blog about cash cars was conceived. It all goes back to when I listened to the audiobook “Total Money Makeover” in 2009, by Dave Ramsey. Since I listened to Dave’s book, I became a regular listener to his radio […]