Critical Thinking Questions

Buying a car is one of the largest purchases that an ordinary consumer will make, and while Bill Gates can afford any vehicle he desires, the average shopper needs to follow a few steps before they decide to make a sizable purchase such as a vehicle. Consequently, many decisions should be made before you ever step out of the house and look at an automobile. For the best results ask some of these questions before making any decisions:
Seigel & Yacht (2009) gave us some basic questions such as these below.

1. How will the vehicle be used? Work or Pleasure?
2. How will you drive? Short distances or long distances?
3. How many people will be carried on average?
4. Do you need the capacity to haul payloads such as furniture or large objects? …show more content…
Where will you drive the vehicle? In the city or country?

Answering questions such as these and others, will help you determine the type of vehicle needed, for example a small fuel efficient car, a pickup truck or SUV or maybe a mid-sized automobile, then there are other features to consider, such as engine size and horsepower are major factors followed by fuel economy. Moreover, some other attributes to consider are safety features, such as air bags and parking assistance, GPS and built in WIFI, among others. Subsequently, these are features that may be needed or wanted and even necessary depending on vehicle usage and budget. However, please keep in mind that all of these aspects can affect the price of the vehicle and should be a consideration. Finally, keep operating costs such as vehicle maintenance, fuel economy and insurance in mind since these are more factors that affect the overall expenditure long after the automobile is purchased.

Sita is looking for an affordable energy-efficient or alternative-energy car. How can she identify the right product, the right market, and the right financing for …show more content…
For example some alternative fueled vehicles only hold two passengers, if you have more than one child and plan on taking trips together, then you will need to look for a larger vehicle. Additionally, deciding on what type of alternative fuel is key, availability may be an issue such as hydrogen power which is the newest technology, but has limited fueling stations. Toyota is ready to start selling their hydrogen powered car called the Mirai soon, but only has plans for fuel stations in the state of California for now. (Toyota.com,

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