Apparently even the threat of serious jail time is not enough of a deterrent for todays scammers. Technology has made it even easier for thieves and scammers to bilk unsuspecting car buyers our of thousands of dollars. With a hand held tool, a techie can change the odometer display to whatever they want in minutes....

If you have a used car to sell and you won't be replacing it, going to a dealer to sell it makes no sense. Besides, dealers offer "trade-in" value, which is really an inflated number that is a blend of you getting "wholesale" for your trade-in PLUS some amount of DISCOUNT from the new or...

You just bought a new car and need to sell your old one fast. You start searching online companies and give them all the proper information and pictures. Then people start calling you back and offering low-ball scrap prices! You don’t know a lot about cars but you know that your car is worth more...

You have a luxury car that you need to sell fast. You don’t want to take it to the dealership for a trade in towards a new car. You definitely do not want to risk taking it to that free site and getting scammed out of your high dollar beauty and you don’t want strange...

This week we had a customer submit a car that had a blown head gasket. When asked for photos the customer sent us a link to the craigslist ad she had it listed on. The body looked good and as the agent was reading the description he noticed something interesting. The seller mentioned that the...

You just bought new car insurance and opted out of the extra bit for uninsured motorist coverage. I mean it is the law to have car insurance, so what is the possibility that you are going to be hit by an uninsured motorist? THINK AGAIN. It has been reported (http://www.insure.com/car-insurance/uninsured-drivers-2011.html) that in 40 out of...

You need to sell your car fast. It is paid off and in great shape. The only problem is that it is a late model and you don’t want to deal with those scammers on that free site, and you can’t take it to a dealer for a trade towards a new car. You need...

You are looking to get a new car, but first you need to sell the one you have. You go to the dealer and they offer a decent sounding price but it must go towards a new car on THEIR lot! Is there anyone who will offer a price that puts money into your pocket...

You have one too many cars and want to sell one. You put an ad in the newspaper and on that free site everyone uses too. Nothing much comes from the newspaper ad and you don’t really want to talk about what happened with that free site. Is there somewhere you can sell your car...

One of the things that will take the most value out of a vehicle aside from an accident is smoking. More than 90% of the American public does not smoke and will be turned off by the smell of smoke in the interior. Additionally, even the best smoker is going to drop a few inside...