Looking For Deals: Cars

I seldom go to malls or shops these days because of my busy schedule. To tell you honestly I don't even know how I survived this month without getting any hitches because of Philippine Fashion Week. I even went there without my van because as soon as the week started it totally went out on me crippling me from easily getting in and out of the venue. I said "This is not going to happen again... I probably need to get a new one" and so I did. Finding vans specifically within my area is a little hard because classified ads from newspapers don't work like what they used to. It usually shows a whole lot of cars in a "nationwide scale" and you need to check them out one by one to see if there is one in your area. If you are lucky you won't even find one too LOL. I'm not looking for brand new ones and second hand cars would be okay. I have a specific model in mind but I need to weigh out things first if I could get a better deal than that so I'm definitely open for something else. I checked out one great institution AYOSDITO.PH and got the leads I need showing everything within my area! What a time saver!

The ISUZU CROSSWIND I looked at was automatic, less than a hundred thousand kilometers and within the half a million budget I had. I think I'd go ahead and contact the seller. I found his contact details there too. I also have the option of trading in my old trusty Space Gear so I can get a discount off of it. I need to get that fixed too. Their online classifieds are very easy to look at and breeze through. They got what I need and let me know if it's within my area so I can check out the merchandise before I purchase it. I might not know how to buy a car but with the normal precautions they indicate at the site it's all going to be good.

Now isn't that nice to know?! =)

Green Cars to Survive

The annual Detroit Auto Show this year has proven to conform to the latest trends in the industry by turning GREEN this year. More Electric, Hybrid and alternative powered cars surfaced to face the looming international crisis that not only hit the banking sector but the biggest car manufacturers as well.

Ford, Chrysler and other North American car makers made it a point that all their points get across the newly installed government of the US because as much as they would want to save the ailing industry, funding may not be sufficient enough to even finish this 1st quarter without going to bigger loans and turn it’s assets to collateral damage. Evidently everyone is going under huge bank debts if a more stable rescue package from the government materializes.

BYD Cars, China's biggest battery maker is not holding back in introducing its own set of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the said auto show. Not only did they have the cars that speak of low cost manufacturing but they also predicted that its battery life cycle would outperform competitors by thousands of miles. They are currently endorsing their own lithium-ion iron phosphate technology that has surpassed current battery lifespan of today’s industry standards. I do sincerely hope that in the next few years we would not be too dependent on oil playing giants and their countries because it has been too hard for us each time they announce price hikes monthly. Falling oil prices are evidence that the greener cars are getting its needed exposure to be able to stop our dependence on oil producing nations.