Online Car Shopping: What Should You Buy?

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By: Nikki Weed

7 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

After pulling onto a dealership parking lot, the typical person shopping for a vehicle can quickly become overwhelmed. Between the pushy car salesmen, depressing depreciation of your trade-in, and limitless possibilities, it might seem simpler to throw up your hands a give up. Car dealerships aren't typically out to make friends out of you, either. Chances are they've got quotas to meet and vehicles to sell, and will stop at nothing to get you into one. Is it really what you need, though, or is it what they need to get their bonus?

Shopping online isn't much more relaxed, either! Automotive websites can have a certain amount of jaded perspective when it comes to how great one car is compared to its competition. Aside from the sideways and sometimes glorified accounts of reliability and efficiency, the internet is full of opinions you may or may not want to trust. A car that's perfect for the middle-aged housewife in Nebraska might be completely different from the vehicle the housewife in California needs. Another downside of online car shopping is the absence of the real feel of the steering wheel or how the seat caresses your bottom.

We've put together this quiz to help alleviate your car-shopping-quandary and tell you what car you actually need. By answering these questions truthfully and honestly, we'll select one of the hand-picked 2020 models available for purchase.

Check your credit score and call your insurance company, you're well on the way to buying a new car!

Your choice of vehicle has a lot to do with your needs! What is one must-have option you need on your new ride?

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Which parking lot will you be ducking into the most in your new car?

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A brand new car can vary from just over $10,000 to well into the six-figure range. How many digits are you willing to be spending?

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How much does the change of seasons impact your driving style?

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What is your honest opinion on non-domestic cars?

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When the census comes knocking on your door, how many people live in your household?

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Nobody is perfect, especially when driving. What was the last ticket you received?

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Which of these options closest resembles your trade-in?

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What do you feel is the most useless feature available on modern cars and why?

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Why do you feel that technological advances are crucial in new vehicles?

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What fuel mileage are you expecting to get out of your brand spanking new vehicle?

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Not to ask the boring "what color car are you shopping for," but which of these snazzy car colors appeals to you the most?

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What are you most likely to be doing with all of your cargo space?

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Let's talk about transmissions! Do you have a specific need when it comes down to how you shift your potential sedan?

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To make your new car purchase suit your lifestyle the best, what is the first modification you'll make once it's yours?

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What is the furthest distance you're planning on traveling from home in your new vehicle?

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Sadly, the automobile has become a status symbol. Where do you feel your economic status is going to be on display the most?

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What is your primary purpose in getting a new vehicle?

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If we were to measure your desired ride height using soup cans as a measurement, how many chicken noodles would you need?

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How long are you planning on keeping your brand new car before trading it in for the latest, more high-tech version?

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If you had to describe your driving style using just one word, what would it be?

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What social media platform are you going to brag about your new vehicle on, and what will you say?

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Where are you worried about breaking down the most?

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When mayhem happens, what is your biggest concern in a crash?

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What is the first drive-through you'll find yourself going through after you've left the dealership in your new ride?

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Where in the world are you most comfortable driving?

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What are you most likely to suck up in a vacuum while cleaning out your car?

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In your honest opinion, what is the coolest car ever made?

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What do you think the next big thing in automotive innovation is going to be and how do you feel about it?

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What pet is most likely to go for a ride with you in your brand spanking new vehicle?

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