Mukilteo Beacon - Your Hometown News Source

I'm certain that many of you regard purchasing a new car as one step worse than a root canal. Count me in that group.

The problem starts with the economic system behind new car dealerships. We all learn in business (hopefully) that one is willing to pay what one considers a "reasonable" amount for anything. It's the term reasonable that causes all the issues in buying a new car.

When you walk into a dealership you are basically unarmed. One qualification to this is the Internet, which has somewhat leveled the playing field – but you still have to be careful and really know what the inform...