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Sedan or SUV, gas or electric, new or used, buy or lease? It's hard to think of something with more confusing choices than buying a car. Whatever you choose, it's important to look behind the new-car smell and snag something affordable and durable.

Want to Subscribe to Your Car?

Want to Subscribe to Your Car?

People used to subscribe to newspapers, magazines and cable channels. Now they subscribe to razor blades and toothpaste. What’s next? Cars, if the automakers have anything to say about it. Just last week, Stellantis – née Chrysler Fiat & PSA Group – publicly daydreamed about its plans to sell billions of

Stellantis Plans to Offer Usage-Based Car Insurance

Stellantis Plans to Offer Usage-Based Car Insurance

Automaker Stellantis is the latest to say it plans to get into per-mile auto insurance in the U.S., a potential boon for consumers who don’t drive much. Stellantis launched an insurance program in France earlier this month, offering rates based on driver behavior, as measured via online data

Don't Drive Much? Consider Pay-Per-Mile Car Insurance

Don't Drive Much? Consider Pay-Per-Mile Car Insurance

The pandemic put a huge dent in traffic for awhile and appears to have turned many of us into permanent homebodies. And yet, most Americans are still paying the same auto insurance premium. Does that make sense? Insurance is supposed to be based on risk, after all, and the risk

Car Insurance Rates Produced Windfall Profits During the Pandemic

Car Insurance Rates Produced Windfall Profits During the Pandemic

Auto insurance companies made windfall profits of at least $29 billion in 2020 despite their promise to reduce rates as consumers drove less during the pandemic. Insurers provided $13 billion in premium relief while pocketing $42 billion in excessive premiums, according to a study by the Consumer Federation of America

Are Electric Cars Really Cheaper to Maintain than Gas?

Are Electric Cars Really Cheaper to Maintain than Gas?

President Biden would like for everyone to start the switch to electric cars, mostly because of the environmental benefits. But a big part of the appeal of electric vehicles (EVs) is that they’re cheaper to operate, or so most people seem to think. Consumers often assume that, although they’

Traffic Fell But Traffic Deaths Rose in 2020

Traffic Fell But Traffic Deaths Rose in 2020

Less traffic but more fatal accidents. That’s the quickest way to sum up the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on traffic safety. Federal safety regulators say the increases came mostly in the third and fourth quarters of 2020, as a nationwide lockdown cut commuter traffic to a fraction of

Rear Automatic Braking Prevents Fender-Benders, Saves Money

Rear Automatic Braking Prevents Fender-Benders, Saves Money

Buying a new car? If you’re trying to decide between a panoramic moonroof or oversized wheels, you might want to put automatic emergency braking, both front and rear, at the top of the list. Sure, the moonroof looks nice, if it doesn’t leak, and those big wheels are