Well here we go — more interesting but not altogether necessary car talk. Fastrax!

Let’s start with the winners and losers for the 1^st half of 2006-

Winners

Saturn - Sales up 21%

Mitsubishi -  Sales up 20.6% (not a big deal when you start at 0)

Lincoln -  Sales up 14.5%

Jeep -  Sales up 13.4%

Losers

Scion -  Sales down 28.9% (ouch)

Buick - Sales down 27.9%

Jaguar - Sales down 27.4%

Hummer - Sales down 17.3% (Gas)

So if you’re thinking of any in the last group, now might be the time…

And if you want to know who’s really leading the way, Toyota beat both Ford and Chevrolet in May & June sales in the US to become #1.

Here’s my opinion!  That’s all just opinion.

If you are looking for a good car to drive –not to be seen in – not to be green in – just a great value, right now you can not beat late-model used from Ford, Chevrolet, and Chrysler.  Poor resale value makes these cars a steal.  I recently procured a one year old Chevrolet Malibu for the mother of a credit union CEO for around $10, 800. A steal.

Or you could pay $25,000 for a new Accord…

And one last thing.  One last time.

A quote from Cars.com (not my favorite, but accurate this time) — “According to Dealertrac, a market research firm, Credit Union rates in December of 2004 were an average of 1.68% lower than bank rates on 48 month new car loans, and 2.06% lower on used car loans.”

Told you so!

Do yourself a favor, use your Credit Union when buying a new or used vehicle.