Yes, you can save money by going to an used car dealer to buy a car. They may even credit when no one else will to pay their used car.

Be warned used car salesmen have been known to have the shadiest of reputations of anyone in the community. A used car salesman has been known to do almost anything to get you to buy a car.

Years ago in central California, there aired a television commercial where this guy in a large cowboy hat would walk through a row of used cars with his dog Spot. One week Spot was a large tiger. The next week Spot was an elephant. There was one week where spot was a gold fish in a glass bowl.

I have heard of used car salesmen putting saw dust in the transmission mask a problem instead of fixing the root problem.  Then there was this one used car sales person who would sale a nice car at a great price, then at the last minute do a switch to junker. In all honesty, those kind of used car sales people don’t stay in business for very long.

The 2011 Audi Q7 TDI Quattro sounds like a complicated performance car from Audi. Well, today we are going to look and see if it is so.

This car go my attention when I from a post over a Car and Driver. It was about a long term road test. They had drive the Audi Q7 some 32,000 miles.

I like long term road test. I like endurance test. I like any kind of test or review that has to deal with endurance or like of a vehicle after only a few year of normal or heavy use. Why? The tests will tell me if I buy the vehicle will it last over time.

The Audi Q7 TDI Quattro is classified as a full size luxury crossover SUV. It was first seen September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. This was the first SUV offered from Audi.

If you have not heard, the entire Saturn brand is in the process of becoming history. The Saturn Vue is now out of production. It will soon take its place in the ranks of past produced motor vehicles. So why am I doing an article about it?

The Saturn Vue is one of those crossover vehicles that I figure be around a long time. It is sad to see it have such a short life span. The Vue has been taken out of production. This fuel efficient, fun to drive is only available in used car lots as Certified Used.

After the 2009 GM bankruptcy affair, the Saturn was  got the ax. The Vue was with us since its debuted in 2002. It was GM’s first home grown entry in the small SUV segment. It recorded solid sales.

The Ford Explorer is one of the most popular SUV’s. It has been around for years. Dubbed the “Everyman’s SUV” back in the 1990′s when America started its love affair with multi passengers big family vehicles.

What make the Ford Explorer so popular with government agencies or anyone else who has to transport small groups. The  Ford Explorer can seat up to seven people or carry a maximum of 85 cubic feet of cargo.

The 2011 Explorer comes equipped with either a 210 horsepower 4.0-liter V6 or a 4.6 liter V8 that delivers 292 horsepower. Ford gives you with either engine size the option of two or four wheel drive.

The Chevy Equinox is classified in what some people want to call “plus-sized crossover, small SUV”. This basically means the Equinox is smaller than a full size SUV and larger than your standard crossover.

The much advertised feature of the Chevy Equinox is the rear seating and rear storage.  60/40-split rear seat that could be slid almost 8 inches front and rear. In the rear cargo section there is a self that increases storage options. This rear shelf can double as a picnic table.

The name Jeep has around since its beginnings back in early part of  World War II as a military transport vehicle. The brand Jeep has always referred to a rough off road vehicle. Today, it has change to a rugged outdoors means of transportation.

Just like its’ image Jeep Grand Cherokee has been around since the early 1990′s. At one point I heard they were not going to make anymore, but that is not the case. The Jeep keeps rolling along.

Saturn was first marketed as a “different kind of car company.” Operated somewhat independently from its parent company (General Motors). It had its own assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Putting out unique models, along with a separate distribution network.

This week we are going to look at the Saturn Outlook. It is another one of those crossover vehicles that are a mixture of station wagon and SUV. The Outlook is related to other similar GM model, but the unique Saturn look and feel.

This week we are going to look at the Dodge Journey. The Journey is a crossover from the classic station wagon and SUV. 2010 is the only the second production year for the Dodge Journey.

I would normally wait until a car has been on the street a couple of years before writing an Auto Recon. However, because of the requests I have had about the Journey and the reputation of Dodge’s minivan fleet, I thought I would at least introduce it here.

When it came time to gather all the data for the recon of the Hyundai Tucson, I was amazed how words that were in almost all the reports. Words like 5 star crash rating, great standard seating, cargo configurations, quality and reliability. It made me to want learn more about this little SUV.

The Hyundai Tucson first hit dealership floors in the 2005 model year. It represented Hyundai’s first entry in the small SUV market.

In the past couple of years, you may of have seen this funny looking car driving around your town. At first look it is mini van that got washed to many times and was shrunk.

The Honda Element is a your basic shrunken SUV. It was first seen on the road in first introduced on the road in 2003. The big difference besides size is its’ mileage. My research show that 19 to 25 miles per gallon of gasoline is what can be expected for the Honda Element.