Before you buy a used truck, car, RV, or other vehicle. Pre-purchase inspection checklists, hidden costs, dealer tactics, and buyer scorecards.
The FTC says one dealer group charged an average of more than $3,350 above its advertised price in over 92 percent of sales. The group neither admitted nor denied it. Here's what to get in writing before you sign for a car.
The $4,000 used EV credit ended September 30, 2025, and the home-charger credit ended June 30, 2026. The battery is the one part priced like a second car, winter takes 30 to 41 percent of the range, and used EV prices are rising. Here's the math and the checks.
A three-year-old truck averages $40,335, up 35.7 percent from 2019, and the average used loan runs 10.6 percent. A Ford recall on 741,195 vehicles has no fix until about April 2027, and the federal ban on selling open-recall vehicles covers new ones only. Here's how to check before you pay.