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The Clark Howard Podcast

02.22.21 Car buyer update for new and used vehiciles / A stand out cell phone plan

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Entrepreneurship, Business, Investing

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

How Ford's new Blue Advantage car buying program stacks up to CarMax & Carvana and why now isn't the time to buy a new vehicle. / Verizon's discounter Visible has an improved plan that could save you major money. 6 Things to Know Before You Sign Up for Visible - Clark Howard Question topics include: Canadian savings accounts, 10 Ways to Save on Prescription Drugs - Clark Howard, the Bumped app has changed, Why You Should Never Sign Up for Overdraft Protection - Clark Howard. Want more money advice? Sign up for Clark’s free daily newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Busy making budget plans for the business year ahead, we've got you covered.

0:05.4

Switch to three business and choose from the latest handsets with unlimited data in our winter sale.

0:10.6

Plus, our business price promise means if you find a cheaper deal from one of our biggest competitors, we guarantee you to beat it.

0:18.1

Search three business or visit us in store.

0:21.1

Business price promise means we'll beat it directly.

0:24.4

Quit you've been given my e-vote for 0.02 for business plans by at least £1 per month.

0:31.2

Time's apply, search three business price promise.

0:36.4

It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show, our mission to serve and empower you so you make better financial decisions in your life.

0:46.1

In today's episode, I've got lots of news for you about something you may be into right now, buying a vehicle.

0:54.8

Also, there's a cell phone service that's really making a difference in people's wallets right now.

1:01.8

I want to tell you about them, how it works for you.

1:06.1

So, ever since CarMax started in the 1990s,

1:13.1

and I interviewed the founder for television way back when in the 90s,

1:19.0

I have had more angry letters, emails, face-to-face conversations with traditional car dealers.

1:30.4

Furious at me for saying that what CarMax was doing was great for the consumer in so much better than traditional dealers have done.

1:42.6

Well, fast forward now more than a generation later.

1:47.2

And Ford has just launched their new marketplace that is designed to be their opportunity to be like CarMax and the fast growing Carvana.

2:04.4

CarMax Ford for its dealers has launched Blue Advantage.

2:10.4

Blue Advantage is a car buying program where there's no grind.

2:15.2

You know what the grind is?

2:16.6

That's that garbage that the dealers do where they keep you there for hours, try to make you hungry.

2:22.0

I mean, physically hungry to provide you a food, an beverage and all that.

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