When you (1) ………… a new car, you should start by using consumer magazines. You can find them in the (2) ………… section of a library. You can read about the advantages and disadvantages of each new car and get (3) ………… of how much you should pay. When you decide (4) …………. which make and (5) ………… you want to buy, you should go to a dealer and test-drive the car to see (6) ……….. you like it. The sales person will tell you the sticker price. You should bargain with the salesperson and make (7) ………. Based on what you learned from the consumer magazines. Then you should go to one or two other dealers to see if you can get a better price. Sometimes you have to go back and forth several times between dealers to bargain for the best price.
When you agree on a price with a salesperson, you usually have to leave a small (8) ………… . The salesperson writes up a contract that you both have to sign. When the dealer (9) ………….. the car, you have to pay the balance or get a loan. Most people make a down payment and take out a loan for the rest. You can get a loan from a bank or sometimes from the auto company. You can (10) ……….. the loan over a period of time, usually from two to five years.