Your lucky number: 13 鈥榤ost-popular鈥� ways shoppers start 2017

Your lucky number: 13 鈥榤ost-popular鈥� ways for car shoppers to start 2017

By Content Team on January 6, 2017

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This blog post is all about second chances.

It鈥檚 your chance to catch up on the most-popular posts of 2016 from 国产黑料吃瓜泄密入口 Consumer USA.

We could have done a top-10 list, but what鈥檚 the fun in that. So we went for 13, clearly a lucky number because it gives you that second chance.

Several things stand out among these 13 most-popular posts, which still are relevant for 2017:

Most readers (based on page views) are interested in information on used cars, with three of our top 13 fitting that description specifically.

Many more are interested in information about trucks and SUVs, including used vehicles.

Trucks, SUVs 鈥榞o the distance,鈥� rule list of top 10 longest-lasting vehicles (No. 3), which, if combined with a post that didn鈥檛 quite make our top 13, Buy a pickup, SUV for the long haul 鈥� 200,000 miles or more, would climb to second place.

Other readers apparently want to be cool, fresh, and savvy in their vehicle choices.

And then there are car shoppers who have concerns related to financing their next vehicle.

The consequences of 鈥榗redit fumble鈥� linger for young adults (No. 6)
Six steps to buying your next car with a tax refund (No. 8), which we updated this week for the coming tax-refund season.

Or those who are on the lookout for a good value or best buys.
- Which brands of vehicles 鈥榙eliver high value鈥� to consumers (No. 9)

For those keeping track, we鈥檙e giving you one more chance 鈥� the inside story on, well, car interiors, with Inside outstanding: WardsAuto鈥檚 10 best vehicle interiors of 2016 (No. 4).

Now that you鈥檙e all caught up, you鈥檙e more prepared than ever to go car shopping in 2017.

This just may be your lucky year.

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