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If you are shopping for a second hand car in Austin Texas there are other costs that you should factor in other than the cost of the car. These are the insurancecost, fuels, repairs, taxes, and depreciation. Knowledge of these factors may assist in making better decisions and allocating the finances effectively.
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Reuss said the honeymoon period after the pandemic, where dealers were achieving record profits, is now behind us and now we are back to the way the industry used to function pre-pandemic: rising OEM incentives, excess inventory, and higher financingcosts for dealers carrying inventory.
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