How Cars.com Helped Me Save Money When I Bought My Acadia

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After baby number 4 we realized that my 2006 Pacifica, while a good vehicle, wasn’t really meant for a family of 6. Sure it fit all 6 of us in but little else. There was very little trunk space when all the seats were up. That meant when we went on a family trip we might be able to take the compact stroller forget about the jogging stroller.  When we went to Ocean City the kids had to have their bags on the floor by their feet because there wasn’t enough trunk space.  So I researched vehicles with the help of Cars.com and had it narrowed down to a GMC Acadia, Honda Pilot, or Chevy Traverse.  I was able to save cars to favorites so I could show my husband or quickly compare them.

With Cars.com I downloaded the app and checked the website a couple times a week.  We wanted less than 30K miles on the vehicle.  It had to fall within a specific price range. Cars.com helped me decide what cars we could afford realistically, and gave me a good idea of what dealerships had the vehicles in our price range in our area.  I was able to search by make, model, mileage, price range, area radius, and more.

Then my Pacifica started having issue after issue. It was in the shop at least once a month for a new problem. That’s when we decided it was time to jump on the vehicle.  I had it narrowed down to a GMC Acadia at a local dealership or a Honda Pilot at a dealership about 30 miles away.  The Honda Pilot had less milage, about $2k less, but was a year older. The GMC Acadia had everything we wanted except that the price wasn’t quite what we wanted.

They tried to give us a hard time about the price. I pulled up the Honda Pilot on my cars.com app and said to my husband, that’s ok honey this Pilot is in our price range why don’t we go check that one out and decide. Then they were able to drop the price after I showed the car salesman.  So thanks to Cars.com I ended up getting the vehicle local for a price that fit into our budget.

Ways Cars.com helped save me money:

1.  Helped me compare to see what vehicles we could afford
2.  Helped me be realistic about what vehicle condition fit into our budget
3.  Helped me keep track of prices and which dealership consistently had the lower prices on the vehicles I wanted
4.  Helped me compare vehicles
5.  The app was a great visual aid in having discussions with my husband and bargaining with the dealership
6.  Let me search by prices, make, model, radius, and other specifics so I wasn’t overwhelmed with vehicles I might now want or may not be able to afford.
7.  It’s free to use!
8.  Let’s you research cars right from the website or app
9.  Payment estimator helps you get a ballpark number of monthly payments for car loans.

Can I tell you a secret? I really wanted the Acadia anyway shhh

Author: Angie

I'm a wife and a a mom of 4: 3 boys and a girl. I also have 3 fur babies, cats named Soleil, Luna, and a Savannah cat name Malkia. I work part-time outside my home as a COTA/L at a local hospital. I cover Johnstown, Altoona, and Pittsburgh areas. I love to do reviews and host giveaways for my readers. Contact me: angwith4 at gmail dot com if you would like a review. View all posts by Angie