{"id":25745,"date":"2021-04-16T12:50:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/360.agency\/?p=25745"},"modified":"2021-04-16T13:26:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T17:26:14","slug":"buying-a-car-online-a-40-something-moms-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/blog\/buying-a-car-online-a-40-something-moms-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying a Car Online: A 40-Something Mom&#8217;s Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve learned so much about solutions for car dealers since I became a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #e14940;\"><a style=\"color: #e14940;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.360.agency\">360.Agency<\/a><\/span> employee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, working as a translator, just over a year ago. One of the aspects of my work that intrigues me the most is the world of online vehicle sales. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Is it really possible to carry out all the seemingly complicated steps of searching for a vehicle, negotiating the cost, figuring out a payment plan, and booking the test-drive online? <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out how easy it really is to buy a car online, I decided to see how well our online vehicle sales tools perform, from the buyer\u2019s point of view. So, read on to follow <\/span><b>the adventures of how a 40-something <\/b><b>mom buys a car online for the first time<\/b><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You might be encouraged to try to buy your next <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">car online<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, too.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1617299230101{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why buy a car online?&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m a mom to two young kids, trying my best to raise them in an ever-changing pandemic life. My current car is on its last legs and is getting too small for my rapidly growing family. I\u2019m looking for something newer, without breaking my budget. With a busy lifestyle and kids at home while I telework, I don\u2019t have time to go to a dealership. I am hoping to <\/span><b>do some of the legwork online, avoiding a visit to the dealership until the test-drive.<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, I have had some less than pleasant interactions at dealerships&#8211; once, the salesperson walked away once they saw that I wasn\u2019t ready to buy then and there. Moreover, with our current health situation, <\/span><b>it just makes sense for me to do most of my shopping at home, <\/b><b>including buying a car online.<\/b><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25272&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614179801344{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why buy a car online?&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m a mom to two young kids, trying my best to raise them in an ever-changing pandemic life. My current car is on its last legs and is getting too small for my rapidly growing family. I\u2019m looking for something newer, without breaking my budget. With a busy lifestyle and kids at home while I telework, I don\u2019t have time to go to a dealership. I am hoping to <\/span><b>do some of the legwork online, avoiding a visit to the dealership until the test-drive.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25272&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, I have had some less than pleasant interactions at dealerships&#8211; once, the salesperson walked away once they saw that I wasn\u2019t ready to buy then and there. Moreover, with our current health situation, <\/span><b>it just makes sense for me to do most of my shopping at home, <\/b><b>including buying a car online.<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614177738755{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Let the search begin&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:28px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title_secondary&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once I\u2019d put my kids down to sleep for the night, I decided to browse different car brands on a wild and crazy Saturday night during curfew! I saw a vehicle I liked, a 2020 Kia Sorento. I went on to look at a few more crossovers, like the sweet Mazda 6. Once I started to shop on manufacturers\u2019 sites,<\/span><b> I saw that it was possible to <\/b><span style=\"color: #e14940;\"><a style=\"color: #e14940;\" href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/solutions-for-dealership\/web-and-mobile-solutions-for-car-dealers\/selling-vehicles-online\/\"><b>buy my car online<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Amazed that the future indeed is now, I decided to take the plunge and see if I could buy my car online and googled \u201cKia buy online\u201d. It turns out that <\/span><b>many dealerships offered <span style=\"color: #e14940;\"><a style=\"color: #e14940;\" href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/blog\/showroom-360-v2-the-boom-in-online-vehicle-sales-video\/\">this option<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #e14940;\">,<\/span> which strengthened my resolve to try online buying.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Roboto;\">Next came the fun part! I am quite the comparative shopper and I soon had multiple open tabs on my browser, looking at manufacturers\u2019 websites as well as the dealerships I had had good in-person interactions with when I shopped for my previous vehicle. Over the course of the weekend and a couple of hours researching vehicles, I had settled on a dealership and was debating whether to go with a 2020 Kia showroom model with no mileage or the newest 2021 Sorento.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614178979941{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Choosing my car&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title_secondary&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I ended up going with a popular, reputable dealership that sells new and used cars situated within a few kilometres of my house. In case I wanted to pop in the dealership to see my car in person, it seemed like a reasonable idea to shop online at a dealership near me. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I was selecting my car\u2019s colour and trim, a service representative appeared in an instant messaging <span style=\"color: #e14949;\"><a style=\"color: #e14949;\" href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/solutions-for-dealership\/customer-relationship-management\/chat-360-our-own-managed-and-connected-instant-messaging-system\/\">chat box<\/a><\/span>, asking whether I needed assistance.\u00a0 The chat functionality was really easy to use,\u00a0 and I asked the service representative a few questions about mileage and availability for the models I was interested in, but overall, <\/span><b>everything I wanted to know was available online.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25290&#8243; img_size=&#8221;600&#215;600&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618244714295{padding-left: 32px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I could<\/span><b> view the car in my <a href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/solutions-for-dealership\/web-and-mobile-solutions-for-car-dealers\/selling-vehicles-online\/\"><span style=\"color: #e14949;\">virtual garage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #e14949;\">,<\/span> change the trim and colour of it, and visualize the car in its 360 degrees of beauty. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also decided that I wanted a couple of accessories: I splurged on a roof rack and heated seats!<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614180244297{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Let the search begin&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:28px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title_secondary&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once I\u2019d put my kids down to sleep for the night, I decided to browse different car brands on a wild and crazy Saturday night during curfew! I saw a vehicle I liked, a 2020 Kia Sorento. I went on to look at a few more crossovers, like the sweet Mazda 6. Once I started to shop on manufacturers\u2019 sites,<\/span><b> I saw that it was possible to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/solutions-for-dealership\/web-and-mobile-solutions-for-car-dealers\/selling-vehicles-online\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #e14940;\">buy my car online<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Amazed that the future indeed is now, I decided to take the plunge and see if I could buy my car online and googled \u201cKia buy online\u201d. It turns out that <\/span><b>many dealerships offered<span style=\"color: #e14940;\"> <a style=\"color: #e14940;\" href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/blog\/showroom-360-v2-the-boom-in-online-vehicle-sales-video\/\">this option<\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #e14940;\">,<\/span> which strengthened my resolve to try online buying.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Roboto;\">Next came the fun part! I am quite the comparative shopper and I soon had multiple open tabs on my browser, looking at manufacturers\u2019 websites as well as the dealerships I had had good in-person interactions with when I shopped for my previous vehicle. Over the course of the weekend and a couple of hours researching vehicles, I had settled on a dealership and was debating whether to go with a 2020 Kia showroom model with no mileage or the newest 2021 Sorento.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614178979941{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Choosing my car&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title_secondary&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I ended up going with a popular, reputable dealership that sells new and used cars situated within a few kilometres of my house. In case I wanted to pop in the dealership to see my car in person, it seemed like a reasonable idea to shop online at a dealership near me. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I was selecting my car\u2019s colour and trim, a service representative appeared in an instant messaging <span style=\"color: #e14940;\"><a style=\"color: #e14940;\" href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/solutions-for-dealership\/customer-relationship-management\/chat-360-our-own-managed-and-connected-instant-messaging-system\/\">chat box<\/a><\/span>, asking whether I needed assistance.\u00a0 The chat functionality was really easy to use,\u00a0 and I asked the service representative a few questions about mileage and availability for the models I was interested in, but overall, <\/span><b>everything I wanted to know was available online.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I could<\/span><b> view the car in my <span style=\"color: #e14940;\"><a style=\"color: #e14940;\" href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/solutions-for-dealership\/web-and-mobile-solutions-for-car-dealers\/selling-vehicles-online\/\">virtual garage<\/a><\/span>, change the trim and colour of it, and visualize the car in its 360 degrees of beauty. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also decided that I wanted a couple of accessories: I splurged on a roof rack and heated seats!<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25290&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614180290265{padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25488&#8243; img_size=&#8221;600&#215;600&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618244756299{padding-right: 32px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614178964271{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Let&#8217;s talk money&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:28px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title_secondary&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since I was going to trade in my old vehicle, a 2007 Toyota, I input the information so that I could <\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e14940;\"><a style=\"color: #e14940;\" href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/solutions-for-dealership\/web-and-mobile-solutions-for-car-dealers\/online-trade-in-estimator\/\">deduct the trade-in value of the vehicle<\/a> <\/span>from the final price of my new car.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I spent some time playing around with different options for payment, deciding how many monthly payments I wanted to make and the length of time I would take to pay it off. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After consulting with my partner, we decided that bi-monthly payments suited our budget and lifestyle best. We are also going to put a good chunk of change as a down payment. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, once I decided on my payments plan, I was happy to know that my new Kia would take us just three years to pay off.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Roboto;\">During this stage of buying my car online, it got a little overwhelming to keep track of all the options when it comes to financing and payment schedules. I made notes on paper to make sure I wasn\u2019t missing anything.\u00a0<strong> Top tip: it helps to have a pen and paper on hand to note down the different payment options and schedules.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; gap=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614178933479{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Booking my test drive&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:28px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title_secondary&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was no way I felt comfortable buying without trying so <\/span><b>I booked a test-drive through the chat function<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with my online sales rep. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, I was able to take a test-drive just a few days after my initial search. After driving both the 2020 and 2021, I decided on the newest model, the Kia Sorento LX with all-wheel drive in Black with my precious heated seats!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Booking a test-drive in advance, having already decided the payment plan for my new vehicle was <\/span><b>so much speedier and way more convenient <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than waiting for the weekend to schlep my whole family to multiple dealerships. I mean, I love hanging out with my family, but spending an afternoon supervising my kids while trying to make informed decisions about a major purchase is not my idea of a perfect Saturday.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614179310445{margin-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25490&#8243; img_size=&#8221;500&#215;400&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#e14940&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614178964271{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Let&#8217;s talk money&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:div|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:28px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title_secondary&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since I was going to trade in my old vehicle, a 2007 Toyota, I input the information so that I could <\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e14940;\"><a style=\"color: #e14940;\" href=\"https:\/\/360.agency\/en\/solutions-for-dealership\/web-and-mobile-solutions-for-car-dealers\/online-trade-in-estimator\/\">deduct the trade-in value of the vehicle<\/a><\/span> from the final price of my new car.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I spent some time playing around with different options for payment, deciding how many monthly payments I wanted to make and the length of time I would take to pay it off. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After consulting with my partner, we decided that bi-monthly payments suited our budget and lifestyle best. We are also going to put a good chunk of change as a down payment. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So once I decided on my payments plan, I was happy to know that my new Kia would take us just three years to pay off.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25488&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614180920851{padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Roboto;\">During this stage of buying my car online, it got a little overwhelming to keep track of all the options when it comes to financing and payment schedules. 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After driving both the 2020 and 2021, I decided on the newest model, the Kia Sorento LX with all-wheel drive in Black with my precious heated seats!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25490&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Booking a test-drive in advance, having already decided the payment plan for my new vehicle was <\/span><b>so much speedier and way more convenient <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than waiting for the weekend to schlep my whole family to multiple dealerships. 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