Thursday 20 September 2018

Saving Your Money - Cars

Cars are nice. I like driving. I also hate repair bills.

Would you like to spend $40 and save hundreds on repair bills?

Would you like to spend $60 - $80 and save THOUSANDS on repair bills?

How?

1. Subscribe to Consumer Reports and it is like asking thousands of people how they liked their .....(kind of car or truck). It is cheaper in the U.S. However in Canada you can subscribe for one year for $39.95 OR you can subscribe just to the website which I believe (have not checked) is $19.95. If you are a U.S. citizen subscriptions are cheaper. (This needs checking to be absolutely sure about prices.)


2. Buy Lemonaid by Phil Edmonston - he has info that only 
car dealers receive about "secret warranties" that you never get told about unless your dealer particularly likes you. Ha!


3. Check out these sites below:

APA - Automobile Protection Association - This consumer organization allows you access to all kinds of reviews on vehicles, on buying used or new vehicles, on the fair pricing of used vehicles and a host of other benefits. 

They also can give you a group rate on Home and Car insurance. On top of that, for an extra fee of $50 (2018 - April checked) roadside service similar to CAA. The cost of membership in 2018, April was $77 which gives you access to all parts of the website plus many other benefits.
 
They also have a list of approved auto service centres! Just think about what $77 buys you in auto repairs :) Not much! So look into this if you need help with anything auto! It's a bargain!

Also checking the sites below may help you as well!


Car Reference Sites

 Description
AutoRecenze.cz
Reviews written in Czech

CarREVIEW.com
North American car and car accessories reviews - Used and New


Carsurvey.org
comments by owners of various vehicles on their experience with particular vehicles & replies by other individuals.

Edmunds.com
Evaluate your car in U.S.

Epinions.com Car Reviews
North American car and motorsports and car accessories reviews

Parker's Owners' Reviews
UK car reviews

Review Centre Car Reviews
UK car reviews by consumers


Viewpoints.com Auto Reviews -

 North American car and car accessories reviews

Kelly Blue Book

Canada Black Book
 Private Best-Used-Cars-Trucks

Canada Boating Operator's License

Hello!
Just bought a used sailboat this year. Registered it but discovered because it has an outboard engine (in case of there being NO wind, that you need a Transport Canada Approved boating license that you can get many places including Canadian Tire Corp.

The price is usually $49.95 for one boating license including access by only one person. If several people sign up then the fee is reduced for each one to as little as $9.95 per person.

However not being satisfied that this was necessary for a sailboat I checked online and shucks they are correct.

So I looked for a cheaper way to get it and just found Boatin'Bob at https://www.boatnbob.com/ operated by Betterboating.ca.

While others reduce the fee above by a few dollars, Better Boating reduces it to only $26.99 plus tax and guarantees that this is the best price! So do you see why a few minutes of searching can save you over $20??? :)

Info from the course ....

Do I Need A Boating Licence In Canada?


YES! Excluding the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, all persons who operate a recreational motorized pleasure craft in Canada must carry a Transport Canada Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) commonly referred to as a boating license or equivalent proof of competency on board.




Get Your Boating Licence in 3 Easy Steps.



Step 1

Get Your Boating License Today! BOATNBOB.COM

Boater Registration

  • Our course is Transport Canada Approved and was designed with you in mind. It is our intention to provide you with the best online safe boating educational course available.
  • The One-time fee of $26.99 plus tax includes:
  • Full access to the Online Study Guide.
  • Access to the OFFICIAL Transport Canada PCOC test.
  • Your electronic and printable temporary PCOC certificate.
  • Mailing of your PERMANENT LIFE TIME PCOC.
  • There are no additional or hidden fees!
  • When prompted for payment, we accept Visa and MasterCard credit cards
  • TRY THE FIRST FEW VOYAGES FOR FREE! ►
  Okay enough, now I must do the course.

Oh by the way if you want a booklet with all the info for permanent reference, CTC has the BoatSmart! Study Guide booklet for only $16.99.

Now on to the course!
WELL READY TO SAVE EVEN MORE? At  the Boatnbob.com site you can download a FREE MANUAL in pdf format and print it out if you wish! Hey later today I am going to take this CTC manual back and get a refund for my $16.99 plus tax!!!

I love saving money! :)
It pays to do a bit of research!
-cp