http://theshoppingnazi.com Saving Money One Product at a Time Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:00:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theshoppingnazi.com/beetle-or-cooper/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/beetle-or-cooper/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:44 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=7159 This week we have heard reports about gas prices are going up. After hitting a low of close to $3 per gallon for most of January, we are expecting gas prices to start climbing again. With gas prices climbing, the cost of driving our vehicles one mile has started to increase. For those of you [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/beetle-or-cooper/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/gas-mileage-lies/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/gas-mileage-lies/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:10 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=7145 On morning news there was a sniped about a lady who sued Honda for misrepresentation of their gas mileage. It was in small claims court, but still won $10,000. Interesting! It has become pretty much accepted, by all of us, what the sticker gas mileage would be under ideal condition. I am glad someone has [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/gas-mileage-lies/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/cars-that-hold-their-value/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/cars-that-hold-their-value/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:01 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6872 Some people buy a vehicle with the expectation of replacing it every five years. Some replace their four wheel transportation sooner than others. I try to make our faithful horseless carriage last as long as possible. Then before buying another vehicle, I take my time to do some research as to what will meet our [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/cars-that-hold-their-value/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/looking-at-the-fiat-500/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/looking-at-the-fiat-500/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:30 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6864 It was back in the first part of December, when I saw the a Fiat 500 driving down the road. I took noticed of it, because it was a small compact car that appeared to have great gas mileage. It reminded me of the comment I have heard several times about a coffin with four [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/looking-at-the-fiat-500/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/ford-fiesta-vs-mazda-2/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/ford-fiesta-vs-mazda-2/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:00:31 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6830 The 2011 Ford Fiesta and the Mazda 2 are not the latest and greatest compact cars on the road, today. I chose to compare these two cars as a means to help the used car buyer. I wanted us to look at what compact vehicles are available and make an informed decision as which is [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/ford-fiesta-vs-mazda-2/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/what-cars-are-safe/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/what-cars-are-safe/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:00:36 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6796 I don’t care if you are a young person who likes fast cars, or a retired senior who likes to stay under the speed limit. We all need to have some knowledge some basic knowledge about how safe our car is before we consider buying it. More important, safety should be a major consideration when [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/what-cars-are-safe/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/chevy-cruze-or-volt/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/chevy-cruze-or-volt/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:00:35 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6680 The Chevy Cruze, and Volt are bill as two energy efficient flagship cars from General Motors. The EPA awarded both cars for their highway mileage ratings. The Cruze for its rating of 42 miles on a gallon of gas. Then the Volt for traveling down the road 40 miles while using only a gallon of premium [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/chevy-cruze-or-volt/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/shopping-for-a-2012-ford-fiesta/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/shopping-for-a-2012-ford-fiesta/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6675 The 2012 Ford Fiesta is consider a sub compact car of the 21st century. The Fiesta has been made by Ford since 1976, but only sold in the US since 1980. It has always had a reputation of be compact and good on gas mileage. We see the 2012 Fiesta in two basic trims. There  is two [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/shopping-for-a-2012-ford-fiesta/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/new-and-used-car-prices/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/new-and-used-car-prices/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:00:27 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6606 Did you know that used cars out sell new car 3 to 1? Are you aware the average price of a used car is less than half than that of a new car? So why buy a new car? Why not let some rich folks buy all the new cars then when they trade them [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/new-and-used-car-prices/feed/ 1 http://theshoppingnazi.com/gasoline-prices-are-coming-down/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/gasoline-prices-are-coming-down/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:37 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6601 Cars are getting much better in how far you can drive on a gallon of gas. We are seeing more and more cars that have electric battery assist to help you go farther on a gallon of gas. Unless you want a large hauling capacity vehicle a 40 MPG rating is a reasonable expectation. Because [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/gasoline-prices-are-coming-down/feed/ 0