{"id":270,"date":"2010-05-04T15:07:06","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T05:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.privatefleet.com.au\/?p=270"},"modified":"2020-06-20T02:04:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T16:04:50","slug":"have-our-priorities-changed-when-we-buy-a-new-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/home\/have-our-priorities-changed-when-we-buy-a-new-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Have our priorities changed when we buy a new car?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How much do you think about safety when buying a car?\u00a0 <\/span>Surveys tell us that a new car buyer is taking a greater interest in how well a car has performed in reputable crash tests.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Kicking tyres is a fun pass time for many blokes, and I guess that there are a good number of women who enjoy checking out cars as well.\u00a0 <\/span>How nice a car looks has always hit somewhere near the top of the list for a number of prospective car buyers, as well as the vehicle\u2019s performance figures \u2013 be it acceleration or fuel consumption.\u00a0 <\/span>Another important point of consideration is how practical the car could be.\u00a0 <\/span>In earlier days, the car\u2019s safety record would have been one of the last things to have considered before forking out the money to the car salesperson.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Things have changed a lot.\u00a0 <\/span>Now, top of the question list for plenty of discerning car buyers is how well will this car, I\u2019m looking to buy, protect me in a severe accident?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Today there is so much excellent information from many top crash testing organisations that will aid us to make, what we feel, is the best decision when choosing a new car.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Modern technology is so incredibly advanced, and car manufacturers know that safety features help to sell there cars \u2013 more than it has ever done in the past. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Take a look at the data and results from Australia\u2019s leading crash testing organisation: ANCAP.\u00a0 <\/span>You have access to crashworthiness information by year of car manufacture.\u00a0 <\/span>Without a doubt newer cars are, on average, safer than older ones. Furthermore, if safety features are optional, purchasing a car new allows these optional features to be fitted to the car.\u00a0 <\/span>These days, airbags, electronic stability control and ABS are the basic safety features that new car manufacturers really need to have inside their vehicles to make them a competitive safety package. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Does it bother you how safe your car is \u2013 the one that you have your heart set on?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Buying almost new does have its benefits, however.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Purchasing a used car often saves many thousands of dollars over purchasing the same car new. This can allow you to buy a larger car or a car with better safety features than you may have been able to afford otherwise.\u00a0 <\/span>Generally, larger cars, and cars with more safety features, provide better real world occupant protection in a crash than smaller cars with less safety features. It is often the case that an older second hand large or luxury car will provide better crash protection than a new small car with few safety features.\u00a0 <\/span>And, you can purchase the larger car for around the same money as the new small car.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s super to see that safety is being taken seriously by the new car manufacturer.\u00a0 <\/span>After all, you can always replace a smashed up car \u2013 not so easy your loved ones.<\/span> http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/offers-zaim\/ekapusta-besplatniy-zaim.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How much do you think about safety when buying a car?\u00a0 Surveys tell us that a new car buyer is taking a greater interest in how well a car has performed in reputable crash tests.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Kicking tyres is a fun pass time for many blokes, and I guess that there are a good number […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12595,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270\/revisions\/12595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}