Both of our cars are getting old. My husband’s car is now 13 years old and mine is turning 8 years old this year. The miles are definitely adding up on both. It’s time for us to start looking for something newer, and summer is the perfect time to do just that.
I’ve discovered the best way to car shop and you can do nearly all of it from home with Capital One! They’ve developed Capital One® Auto Navigator® to make financing and car buying easy by allowing consumers to pre-qualify for auto financing and see their financing terms before even visiting a dealer.
You can do it all in one place, before visiting the dealer, and it doesn’t even impact your credit score! You can even build an offer and see how the financing terms change based on your needs. My husband and I did it together to start our car shopping.
After filling out the short forms, we pre-qualified for more than I want to spend. We tend to buy used vehicles with low mileage to save on cost. It’s amazing how much a car’s price is knocked down from brand new to having a few miles on it. It can really save you some money.
Auto Navigator allows you to personalize monthly payments and APR while you shop for cars at local dealerships, so I could increase or decrease the different terms to get the monthly payment we want.
We were able to see tons of cars in our price range from so many dealers around us. With Capital One® Auto Navigator® you can browse more than 3 million cars from over 12,000 participating dealers in your area and across the country.
We were able to see dealer ratings and car reviews all in the same place. Plus, we could make our offer all set before heading into the dealer for the car we want.
When you’ve been pre-qualified and are ready to shop, you just simply bring the offer summary to a participating dealership and submit a credit application to finalize the financing. Using the Capital One® Auto Navigator® makes car buying so much easier and so convenient!
For more information, please visit Capital One® Auto Navigator®.
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
18 comments
I will keep this in mind the next time I have to buy a car. I bought a new one last year and this would have helped me a ton!
Now this sounds like a really great way to buy a car! I love how easy it seems to find what you need, near you.
Auto Navigator seems like a really helpful tool. The next time I’m in the market for a car, I’ll have to use this!
This is so helpful! I’ll keep this in mind because eventually we will need a new vehicle. I always like to know the total cost.
I am just about in the market for a new vehicle. We already have a few cars picked out that we are going to test drive, then may this tool will be of use.
Oh wow, I had no idea Capital One had anything like this! I receive offers in the mail for auto financing regularly, but I assumed it was super hands-off. Good to know!
Interesting I have not heard about this! Buying a car is hard bc there are so many choices. This navigator tool would definitely help!
This is such a smart way to buy a car! I love that you are prequalified and you have so many options and cars to choose from. Great info here, thanks for sharing!
We’re in the exact same boat as you. I’ll have to check out the Auto Navigator before we purchase our next car.
It’s exciting to look for a new car. I know the feeling as you look at the many choices available.
Wow. The Capital One® Auto Navigator sure makes car buying easy! I love that you get so many options to choose from, and you can filter results according to your budget. So cool!
Sounds pretty amazing, makes it easier to shop for a car. I love that we can review cards in one place!
Wow this is a must have tool for everyone! I will definitely check it out! Makes our lives much easier!
Buying a car seems a bit difficult decision for a person like me, who is not into much of all these things, a very logical rather than technical person. But, I think this article helps me understand the cars a bit better, will surely discuss is with my friends.
These are great car shopping ideas. I hope that I don’t have to do one for a while I hope but I will be keeping this in mind.
Knowing how much you can spend on a car is very helpful. I think it definitely makes sense to pre-qualify for a loan before car shopping and Capt ital One makes it simple.
Wow this is a great car shopping! Never heard this before so i will recommend this to my relatives and friends.
This is great! This tool will come in really hand for us as we are car shopping right now! Thanks!