Car Purchase or Lease

If you last shopped for a car a few years ago, the math has shifted under your feet. Loan payments have hit a record high, lease deals look more competitive than ever, and one of the biggest reasons people leaned toward leasing EVs quietly disappeared last fall. Here’s what’s actually different this year. The headline…

Here’s a scenario that catches a lot of car buyers off guard: you sign one credit application at the dealership, and a few weeks later you notice five or six new hard inquiries on your credit report — not one. What happened? The “spray and pray” approach If you don’t qualify for a manufacturer’s advertised…