Take the Wheel: A Woman's Guide to Buying a Car Her Own Damn Self
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0989365808 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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I'm buying this book for my three daughters This book kicks ***. The content is a delight to read because it's as sassy and savvy as the subtitle. Heck, I learned more than a few things about car buying strategies that go far beyond the kick-the-tire approach I usually use. Everything from budgeting, analyzing your needs, the all-important test drive, and the way to handle the art of the deal.I know I'm not allow. L. Meehan said Hilarious and Helpful. Who would have thought I could laugh my way through a book about cars? But the information is so engaging too, and I appreciate the message--that you don't need to bring a man (or a mechanic, or a car buff, or your dad, or whomever) to the dealership. Everyone should read this.Post-purchase update: I recently bought a Mazda5, and it was the first car I ever bought fully. Timmis said Don't Buy a Car Without It. This comprehensive how-to guide for women buying cars is surprisingly slim and convenient to haul around with you. It covers everything from if you even need a car to why the car-buying experience is generally different for women than for men to how to find the best car for your needs and get the best price for it. Also, it's funny, which is hugely helpful when you're s
Her work has appeared nationally in the New York Times and on HowStuffWorks, among others, and locally in Portland Monthly and Portland Business. She is also the author of Alternative Fueliverse: A Beginner's Guide to Green Cars.. Kristen Hall-Geisler is a freelance automotive journalist living in Portland, Oregon
Spoken with a voice of someone who's been there, automotive journalist Hall-Geisler deftly explains in Take the Wheel the best strategies for finding the car you want, making sure it's the car you need, and buying it at a fair price with a minimum of drama. Although it's aimed at women, there's so much information included for all buyers that men should buy a copy of Motor Trend, hide this book between the pages, and give it a thorough read. - John M. - Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, November 14, 2013. Vincent, OregonLive, July 26, 2013At 140 pages, Take the Wheel is a quick read filled with useful tips, funny personal stories and acute observations about human behavior
You need to Take the Wheel, and Kristen Hall-Geisler, automotive journalist and woman herself, is here to help.. You need a budget. The miles on your odometer keep ticking over, and you keep putting it off: the dreaded day when you have to buy a new (or new to you) car. You need a friend to tell you how smart and awesome you are, and that you've totally got this. You need a clue. You weigh every clunk and ping against the pain of spending time with a car salesman