It's the age-old question for car owners: maximize a car's trade-in value and replace it early or drive it long term and wait until you get that last mile before trading it for a new vehicle. So when ...

In this column, I mainly focus on buying cars. But there’s another half of the equation, and it’s just as important. The trade-in. Let’s take a look at trading in your old car. Before we get into ...

You might be able to trade in a car with negative equity, but it doesn’t always make sense ...

Trading in a vehicle is now easier than ever with online appraisal tools and services like CarMax and Carvana. Factors affecting trade-in value include vehicle age, mileage, condition, and demand, ...

The average new car loan has a term of 68.48 months, according to the credit rating agency Experian – nearly six years of being married to your new ride. And that's just the average. Nowadays, ...

(iSeeCars) – You’re about to start the car buying process. Which likely means you’re asking yourself that eternal question: What should I do with my used car? Sell it, or trade it in? There are ...

Being upside-down is generally never a good thing. In the case of a car loan, it means you owe more than the value of your ride. This situation isn't unusual if you financed with a high-interest loan.

The average amount owed on car trade-ins with negative equity rose to $7,214 — an all-time high, according to new data from ...

A trade-in is ideal for getting a different vehicle, while refinancing might save you money Written By Written by Staff Loan Writer, Buy Side Bob Haegele is a staff loan writer at Buy Side covering ...

Gearing up to buy a new car is an exciting prospect that, for two-thirds of Americans, comes along at least once every five years. Put another way, the average U.S. citizen owns 9.4 new cars during ...

As prices remain high, more buyers are stretching payments across 72-month or even 84-month loans. While a longer loan lowers ...