Best Time of Year to Buy a New Car

The fall is the best time of year to buy a new car, that’s why we’re inundated in car ads- radio, newspaper, cut to star wipe.

Because the fall is when the new model-year vehicles arrive, rendering the existing cars on the lot “old stock.”

How to use this season to your advantage when car shopping.

Read it online at Autonet.

Favourite line:

The fall is the only time of year cars are so deeply discounted, so provided your’e ok with the hidden price of having to compromise on colour and features, it’s the best time of year to buy a car. 

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Great Day at the Show, Tell You About it Soon

Lots of cars and lots of photographs, and I interviewed the head designer of Ford and we laughed a lot, and an auto show smells so good, and then all the cars start to look the same to be honest, and now the end. Will blog my favourites soon.

Flying out tomorrow morning. Heard I’m coming home to feet and feet of snow. I don’t have a shovel though.

TTYT

 

 

 

Day 2 in LA Done

The days go fast here guys. Up and at ’em early, then to the Connected Car Expo straight to the car hacking talk, obvs.

Blog tag = auto security

It was a half-hour panel I’m pleased to report I kept up with. A lot of because it wasn’t very technical, to be clear.

Then to the 2016 Ford Explorer pre-reveal, which I can’t show you, because of the embargo.

It looks good though, and my article and photo gallery will be live on Autonet tomorrow if you’re interested.

Haha, look how my head is lined up over that guy.

Included this in the photo gallery for the paper, because I am a professional.

Spent all afternoon writing. Here’s what LA looks like for me.

These press trips are gruelling. Not complaining, I understand how fortunate I am, and that it looks glamourous from the outside, but it’s mostly a lot of time by myself at a hotel desk.

Made it to dinner almost on time, and then snuck away from the festivities as usual, and now I’m back at the above desk typing this to you.

But all my writing is now done though, so tomorrow all I have to do is take photos of about 8 new cars and batch upload them to the paper.

Plus document my favourites for here, which is good since come on: I’m at an auto show, there should be more photos of cars here no?

Night TTYT

 

 

In LA for the Week, for the Auto Show

Took forever to get here.

Plane was 3.5 hours late leaving, it’s a 5 hour flight, so today may be the longest I ever sat still for. It’s not for me.

This’ll be my 3rd time attending the show in 4 years.

Non-car nerds: this is THE car show of North America. If you’re an automaker, and have something special to debut, you do it here.

Last year I was also here with Ford, here’s the show tag.

And last year is when I invented the attack, “The USB to Ego Attack”, here.

Because our plane was so late, we missed Ford’s big Mustang GT reveal, but made it in time for dinner.

Then to a party in The Hills (where they filmed the TV show? Yes Keri). Cool neighbourhood.

Lincoln took over an entire house to introduce its new Lincoln Black Label line. Basically, it’s the highest end Lincoln possible, very chic, will tell you more in a dedicated post.

The guys.

And that’s it for now.

It’s 11pm here, which is really 2am, and I got up at 4am to keep the dream alive, have deadlines tomorrow that take priority, TTY after that.