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10 STEPS TO BUYING A NEW CAR

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Step 2: Narrow Down Your Shopping List

Let Your New Car Find You
With over hundreds of new makes and models available, how do you narrow down your list? To some extent, your lifestyle can help. Imagine the activities you'll experience in your new vehicle. If you have small children, you need something that's roomy enough for everything you have to take with you and is also strong on safety features. Or perhaps you care more about performance or style. Or maybe you have a job in sales and need something suitable for taking clients to lunch.  If it has to haul or tow something, the choices are pretty obvious.

When considering the purchase of a car, everything counts: Number of seats, number of doors, size, performance, color, style, comfort and sometimes even towing capacity. The key is to narrow your search by creating a short list of choices before ever stepping into a dealership. Where to start? Well, with the convenience of the internet and great sites like kbb.com, easy-to-use decision guides can help you narrow your list of candidates in a short time.

Perfect Car Finder
If you have already determined price range, body style and manufacturer, the kbb.com Perfect Car Finder is all you need. Exclusive to kbb.com, this simple, three-step series of questions will take you directly to the new and/or used vehicles that fit your requirements. This convenient tool allows you to view car-pricing reports with specifications, photos, invoice prices, the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP), options, incentives and rebates.

Side-By-Side Comparisons
Another tool that will help you narrow your search is the Side-By-Side Comparison, which allows you to compare specifications and see which features are standard or optional on each new car. This is an especially helpful exercise when you are down to just a few vehicles and want to compare finer points or features.

These easy-to-use internet tools put you in a position to effortlessly analyze your choices before making your final decision. Avoid making the common mistake of impulse buying. A minor delay in automotive gratification is worth the time spent, especially when receiving that information from a trusted source. Kelley Blue Book takes pride in serving you with the information you need, when you need it the most.
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