Test Drive of the BMW320d
Posted on March 15, 2009, under Car Reviews.
Times have changed since diesel was something you wanted to avoid like the plague because no matter how hard it tried diesel and performance would not figure in the same sentence, let alone the story. Diesel was what you would when you wanted to save cash and were willing to withstand the infernal racket made by the engine. Right? Not anymore. (more…)
Automobiles of the Future May Communicate With Body Language
Posted on March 2, 2009, under Latest News and Trends.
According to the automobile industry the cars in future will emote and express emotions and sentiments of humans. There has been a large discussion if machines can have emotion or not? If machines can have emotional intelligence, and do they have the ability to recognize and respond smartly and manage emotions? Enough reasons to inspire customers to avail of the different car credit schemes available to them. Some brands of future cars are even offering those with bad car credit loans to help them come slightly closer to becoming the proud owners of future cars. (more…)
Ignore the fine print at your own risk!
Posted on February 20, 2009, under Car Financing.
The devil is in the fine print. Ever notice how all the meat of an advert is generally given just 5 seconds of airtime while the remaining one minute or so, or however long the commercial is supposed to be is filled with glorifying specimens of ad copy, fascinating, dazzling visuals and sounds featuring revved up engines, sleek lines of the car body, pretty girls and the like? This text or fine print is actually the matter of the advert that holds the information you require to cut through the shimmer of an advert and reveal the true sense of the deal or scheme. (more…)
Car Financing Terms Made Easy
Posted on February 18, 2009, under Car Financing.
For this post, I thought we should explore the meanings of terms and phrases used very extensively in the car finance sector. You hear terms such as chattel mortgage, hire purchase, novated leasing, closed-end leasing, installment plan and leasing bandied about with great nonchalance, but do you ever pause for a minute and wonder what any of those terms really mean?
I know that I used to be very confused about certain terminology that would be taken for granted by every auto finance agent I met, while I would be struggling to keep up with the conversation. (more…)
MR2 Toyotas masquerade as Ferraris
Posted on February 17, 2009, under Latest News and Trends.
Excitement was roaring; splitting the seams of the show as Top Gear Live kicked into high gear. The show was supposed to bring 3 top-of-the-pile Ferrari 360 spiders to do some nail biting, scram – inducing, wheel gymnastics across the Acer Arena. The auto-crazy spectators being dazzled by the sight of three Ferraris crisscrossing wild turns and wheelies around the Arena didn’t have the slightest clues that the three Spiders dancing around the stadium were not actual, bona-fide black horses painted upon yellow. (more…)
A Lesson in Shilling: Cars and Movies
Posted on February 16, 2009, under Latest News and Trends.
Alright, it’s imagination time! Today we are thinking about cars in movies, don’t we love them. Sleek, lines cut sharp as blades, shining, shimmering cars that make you drool….that’s show biz wheels for you. Cars that have you rushing out the door and racing to the first car dealership, looking for the car finance guy who can show the way to own that beauty on wheels.
I don’t know if you ever think about the cars in certain movies, not think about them in the sense that you can’t think of anything but the car at all times, but think why this particular car and nothing else was used for this movie. (more…)
Obama’s Cadillac One
Posted on February 12, 2009, under Latest News and Trends.
Customized, made-to-order for the American President, this General Motors beauty comes packed, and we mean packed with every imaginable and unimaginable luxury and technological gadget that is geared towards protecting the life and limb of the American President. (more…)
2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Coupe
Posted on February 12, 2009, under Car Reviews.
Car finance customers who have ever wished that Aston Martin would one day launch its cheapest, smallest and still the most enduring car around, then this year the Tooth Fairy came early. The V8 Vantage Coupe is the model with the highest volume that has been launched so far. The makers have launched such a model to vehemently compete with the Porsche 911, The Audi R8, The Carrera S, The BMW M6 and The Mercedes SL550. The hallmark about the car is that it still manages to stand out from all of them and appear as the showstopper. Lighter than the M6 and more dexterous than the SL, the V8 exemplifies panache coupled with elegance something that is unlike the macho R8 and the hardcore 911. The vehicle is priced at around $110,000 and gives potential buyers a chance to hound banks and financial institutions for car loans, auto loans and car finance. Chattel mortgage and hire purchase also seems to be a fine option if vehicle is being used for business purposes. (more…)
It is a Good Time to be a Toyota: Toyota Sales Defy Global Trends
Posted on February 9, 2009, under Car Financing.
One of the largest auto makers in the world has not been dethroned from its position despite the melting economies. Toyota continues to do what it is best known for and that is producing cars. Even as economies are sinking and auto-makers are whining about the low sales, Toyota is yet to see tough times as the loyalists are going in for car credit and car loans to purchase a Toyota. Car loans are being easily made available for those who have a preference for Toyota cars because of the brand’s equity in the market and also its sustainability during such a tough financial epoch. For those yearning to buy a Toyota car, it becomes imperative to maintain good car credit as the ones with an awful car credit rating might not be able to get a car loan in today’s environment. (more…)
