Taking a page from Holiday Car Sales 2013, this July 4th could be different. The consumer may finally get a break this year when it comes to July 4th and Holiday car sales events, depending on the make and model, credit and trade-in pieces of the car shopping experience. In fact, consumers anxious to get a specific model by color and features/options, SHOULD hurry to take advantage of inventory and rebates by starting their car shopping process NOW!

Why Start Car shopping for JULY 4th Now?

For many makes and models, the last shipments of 2013 are on the rail to the dealerships, many pre-sold.  If you are hungry for a very specific color and option package, and the make is a popular one: suv’s, luxury sports cars or novelty brands: Porsche, Honda CRV, Ford Focus SE or Jaguar F-Type, you could find yourself out of the running by July 4th, as dealers have slimmed their inventories considerably. The average car price is now $15k, and Mini, Fiat, Dodge, Chevrolet have plenty of inventory. Note the latest JD Powers IQS= Initial Quality Survey, may re-rank sales of some popular models as a result of the standings.

USED CAR PRICES STABALIZED Holiday Sales 2013

Luxury used car prices: Mercedes Benz, BMW, Jaguar, Audi, Lexus have finally stopped the steady increase, although some are still hard to find. Jaguar XF 2010-2011 seem to be the best deal right now with miles under 50k.  2010-2011 Lexus RX SUV models have also shown some solid price adjustments in the $29-35k value. Large SUVS are showing strong demand but prices seem to be very reasonable considering past years, especially Escalade, Yukon Denali and Suburban, as a new facelift-body style is coming for 2014.

Auto Loan rates hover at 3.49% with 0% and .90% special financing!

As interest rates start to move upwards, there are some.9% for CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED vehicles and some specific models including FORD F150 trucks, Honda CRV and a few others.  Watch out for incentives and rebates that cannot be combined. Loyalty and Conquest or Competitive rebates are often not applicable with special interest rates or credit scores under 700! Watch for more info in the next post, regarding credit scores and trade-in values! CLICK here for more July 4th BEST Car deal specials by brand: Toyota, Ford, Porsche, Jaguar, KIA, Hyundai ——————————————————— Sarah Lee Marks is MyCarlady. She has over 23+ years of experience. She writes about cars, and is a staunch consumer advocate on car related subjects. MyCarlady offers free car buying advice, and private, auto-related services to help you maintain your personal or commercial vehicles. Call Sarah Lee for more information: 702-521-7546. Join the MyCarlady newsletter to be kept up-to-date on this and other important car information. ————————–  ]]>