Save on a Car
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Lemon Aid
It may not be big and yellow, but your car soured you on driving. Go to the Autopedia site to find out what to do if the car you buy is a lemon.

Used car classifieds Save $500 or more on selected used vehicles with MSN CarPoint's classified ads.

Car Insurance Shop for the best rates on car insurance with our Insure Your Auto Step by Step.

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Sell stock? Take out a loan? Scrimp and save? Microsoft Money's Purchase Wizard will tell you the best way to pay for a car, vacation, or home.
Step 1: Do some planning
If you're willing to put off buying that next car for two, maybe three years, you can save enough to pay for it with cash. Some of the best deals around are low-mileage cars and trucks coming off leases.

How to save $10,000 on your next car

To lease or not to lease a car

Step 2: If you borrow, be smart about it
Dealer financing isn't the only way to go. A lot of people are buying cars with the equity in their homes so that the interest is deductible.

Drive down your cost of financing a car

Payment Calculator from MSN CarPoint
If you're not really sure how much you can afford to borrow, you can see what effect the purchase price, interest rate and down payment have on your monthly payment and the total cost of borrowing.

Bank Rates
You can quickly shop for the best auto or home equity loan with our nationwide database in the Money & Banking area.

Step 3: To haggle or not to haggle
There are lots of sites and services offering "no haggle" car buying. The question is how much you'll have to pay to avoid an experience many Americans dread.

Pros and cons of car buying on the Web

MSN CarPoint allows you to research and buy a new or used car online. It's your complete source for car buying information, such as:

Power Search
Search for the vehicle you want.

Blue Book Trade-in Values
Find out how much your car is worth today with dealer trade-in values from the most trusted source, the Kelley Blue Book.



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