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Metro Atlanta’s Top 10 Luxury Vehicles

Metro Atlanta’s Top 10 Luxury Vehicles     Top 10 New Models   Top-10 Used Models   Top 10 New SUV Models   Top 10 Used SUV Models 1. Lexus RX 350 1. BMW 3-Series 1. Honda CRV 1. Ford Explorer 2. BMW 3-Series 2. mercedes-Benz C-Clss 2. Toyota RAV4

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A claim that’s a few years old!

By law the insurance company is supposed to pay you diminished value, but sometimes they don’t and you don’t ask them to and a few years later you wake up and realize you’ve been screwed out of some money! On a third party claim (not your fault), and since it’s

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Car Values Depreciation Rate – August 2016

Car Values Depreciation Rate – August 2016 Overall car segment values decreased by 0.77%, higher than the average depreciation rate of 0.48% seen in the previous four weeks. Luxury Car declined the most by 1.32% Mid-Size Car declined by 1.09% Near Luxury Car segments declined by 0.93% Overall truck segment

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Auto Loan Payments By Credit Score – 2016

Auto Loan Payments By Credit Score – 2016   Auto Loans Factors There will be 3 factors that determine how much your monthly auto payments will be; how much you borrow, the interest rate you are offered, and the term of your loan. The amount you borrow is up to

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Vehicle Value Depreciation Rate – July 22

Vehicle Value Depreciation Rate – July 22   Vehicle Weekly Change – Overall car values decreased by 0.53%. – Luxury Car led the decline by 0.85%. – Near Luxury Car declining 0.79%. – Sub-Compact Car declining 0.77%. – Overall truck values decreased by 0.37%. – Pickups and Full-Size Crossover/SUV retained

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So, Should I Keep My Totaled Vehicle?

We get this question a lot; the quick answer is NO! But there are a few exceptions. First off, the only way you can keep your car is if you own it outright. If there’s a lien on your vehicle, then you cannot even retain it.   The Steps: Let’s

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GTLA Auto Torts 2016

Diminished Value of Georgia, the number one automobile appraisal company in the southeast, will sponsor and exhibit at the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association’s Auto Torts Workshop this summer. The event is happening at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida on July 28 through 30. GTLA Auto Torts

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Fleet Sales Jumps 13 Percent – Summer 2016

Fleet Sales Jump 13% – Summer 2016 Estimated retail and fleet volume for June 2016 vs. June 2015 June 2016 retail sales June 2015 % retail share June retail sales June 2014 % retail share % change General Motors 209,300 82% 206,800 80% 1.20% Toyota Motor 180,300 91% 182,800 87%

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Top Quality Cars By Brand – July 2016

Top Quality Cars By Brand – July 2016   Kia overtook Porsche in J.D. Power’s annual report card on vehicle quality, marking the first time in 27 years that a nonpremium brand has topped the list. Tthe Jeep, Chrysler, and Subaru showed the strongest improvement. Jaguar plunged from third place

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2017 Fiat 124 Spider – U.S. Wonder

2017 Fiat 124 Spider – U.S. Wonder     The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider is easily the best car in Fiat’s four-vehicle U.S. lineup and a worthy successor to the storied original Fiat 124 Spider that debuted in November 1966. The two-seat convertible coupe shares a

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Vehicle Values Depreciation Rate – July 12

Vehicle Values Depreciation Rate – July 12   Depreciation Rates Change – Overall car values decreased 0.37% last week. – Full-size Car depreciation rates changed -0.66%. – Mid-size Car segments received the highest weekly depreciation rates at 0.54%. – Overall truck values decreased 0.3% last week. – Sub-Compact Luxury Crossover segment

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Average Auto Loan Term Rise – July 2016

Average Auto Loan Term Rise – July 2016     The average loan term has been on a continuous climb based on vehicle affordability. Every quarter for the last two years, new-vehicle loan terms have increased by one month. In the first quarter of 2015, the average new-vehicle loan term

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Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act

Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act   Unfair-Claims-Settlement-Practices-Act   –   pdf Section 1. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to set forth standards for the investigation and disposition of claims arising under policies or certificates of insurance issued to residents of [insert state]. It is not intended to cover claims

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Vehicle Values and Depreciation Rate – June 28

Vehicle Values and Depreciation Rate – June 28   Vehicle Values Decline – Overall car values decreased by 0.43%. – Sub-Compact Car led the decline by 0.96% – Luxury Car declining at 0.68% – Prestige Luxury Car 0.57%. – Overall truck values decreased by 0.37% last week. – The small

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10 Best and Worst Cars to Insure

Not all cars are created equal.  Some cars cost quite a bit more to insure than one would think.  Here is a list of the best and worst cars to insure: THE WORST: 1.  Subaru Impreza WRX 2.  Scion TC 3.  Hyundai Tiburon 4.  Mercedes CLS class (4 dr) 5. 

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Auto Market Depreciation Rates – June 20

Auto Market Depreciation Rates – June 20   Depreciation Rates Steady – Overall car values decreased by 0.47% last week. Similar to the average depreciation rate of 0.44% seen in the previous two weeks. – Compact Car depreciation rate 0.82%. – Mid-Size Car depreciation rate is 0.72%. – Luxury Car

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Toyota Technology Dominance

Toyota Technology Dominance   Toyota Motor is dominating the global market for the fuel cell, electric and hybrid vehicles patents. Toyota has been developing technology and process patents far ahead of its competitors. From 2011 to 2015, Toyota engineers were granted 9,807 patents for inventions related to alternative-powered vehicles. The gap

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Vehicle Trapezoidal Rules

Vehicle Trapezoidal Rules ­The grille not only is it important to thermodynamics and aerodynamics, it also must be aesthetically pleasing, or at least not repelling potential buyers. Automakers are playing it safe by adopting some version of the trapezoidal grille, a style of the 1950s Aston Martin (picture above).Prudent design

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Sub-Compact Car Values – June 2016

Sub-Compact Car Values – June 2016   Sub-Compact Car Values – Overall car values decreased by 0.47% in the beginning of June. This is worse than the average depreciation rate of 0.27% seen in May. – Sub-Compact Car and Mid-Size Car segments experienced high drop in value of 0.87% and 0.79%,

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