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		<title>Kajabi is OPEN, Time to Take Flight</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/20/kajabi-is-open-time-to-take-flight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s ready - But are you?  We&#8217;re taking registrations for the
14 Day F-r-e-e Trial of Kajabi&#8217;s Internet Marketing Technology.
http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d
The trial offer is a limited time deal, so fly on over and get signed up!
See you inside,
Andy Jenkins
and the Kajabi Team
P.S. Why are you still reading this email?

http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s ready - But are you?  We&#8217;re taking registrations for the<br />
14 Day F-r-e-e Trial of Kajabi&#8217;s Internet Marketing Technology.</p>
<p><a href="http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>The trial offer is a limited time deal, so fly on over and get signed up!</p>
<p>See you inside,<br />
Andy Jenkins<br />
and the Kajabi Team</p>
<p>P.S. Why are you still reading this email?<br />
<a href="    http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d"><br />
http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
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		<title>Kajabi is Ka-open!</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/19/kajabi-is-ka-open-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Not too much else to say other than go now!
http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d
Remember, it&#8217;s actually AFFORDABLE, and even still,
it&#8217;s free to try for two whole weeks.  But it&#8217;s a
limited time deal for the trial, so best to go NOW.
http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d
See you there!
Bob Low
P.S. Why are you still reading this?  Push-button
internet marketing is free for 14 days when you check [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not too much else to say other than go now!</p>
<p><a title="Click To Open" href="http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>Remember, it&#8217;s actually AFFORDABLE, and even still,<br />
it&#8217;s free to try for two whole weeks.  But it&#8217;s a<br />
limited time deal for the trial, so best to go NOW.</p>
<p><a title="Click To Open" href="http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>See you there!<br />
Bob Low</p>
<p>P.S. Why are you still reading this?  Push-button<br />
internet marketing is free for 14 days when you check this out:</p>
<p><a title="Click To Open" href="http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
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		<title>Kajabi is Ka-open!</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/18/kajabi-is-ka-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Not too much else to say other than go now!
http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d
Remember, it&#8217;s actually AFFORDABLE, and even still,
it&#8217;s free to try for two whole weeks.  But it&#8217;s a
limited time deal for the trial, so best to go NOW.
http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d
See you there!
Bob Low
P.S. Why are you still reading this?  Push-button
internet marketing is free for 14 days when you check [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not too much else to say other than go now!</p>
<p><a title="Click To Open" href="http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>Remember, it&#8217;s actually AFFORDABLE, and even still,<br />
it&#8217;s free to try for two whole weeks.  But it&#8217;s a<br />
limited time deal for the trial, so best to go NOW.</p>
<p><a title="Click To Open" href="http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>See you there!<br />
Bob Low</p>
<p>P.S. Why are you still reading this?  Push-button<br />
internet marketing is free for 14 days when you check this out:</p>
<p><a title="Click To Open" href="http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/sales_pages/138?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
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		<title>Every online business needs this (seriously)</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/24/every-online-business-needs-this-seriously/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Trust the hype or not, but it costs you exactly 0.00 dollars to find out for yourself.
We&#8217;re talking about Kajabi and for what it does and what it costs you should have it.
Okay, we&#8217;re already &#8220;sold&#8221;.  We&#8217;ve been using Kajabi for weeks and will be doing
a big launch using it in less than 2 weeks.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trust the hype or not, but it costs you exactly 0.00 dollars to find out for yourself.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re talking about Kajabi and for what it does and what it costs you should have it.</p>
<p>Okay, we&#8217;re already &#8220;sold&#8221;.  We&#8217;ve been using Kajabi for weeks and will be doing<br />
a big launch using it in less than 2 weeks.  We will also be running a membership<br />
site on it as well.</p>
<p><a href="http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>And at just a hundred bucks a month, every online business on the planet could use<br />
it for something.  It goes one of two ways &#8230; you either use it for doing multi-step<br />
marketing or you use it to run a membership site.  Or both. Okay, so that&#8217;s three.</p>
<p>If you have a membership site now (good for you and your business) then take<br />
the 14 day trial and look at moving it over.</p>
<p>If you are instead focused on marketing, either actual selling or lead generation,<br />
then Kajabi will provide a platform to take your marketing to such another level<br />
that the hundred bucks is as good as zero.</p>
<p>Seriously.  At the very very least, check it out while Andy is in a giving mood!</p>
<p><a href="http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>Jamin</p>
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		<title>Kajabi is what? Huh?</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/23/kajabi-is-what-huh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/23/kajabi-is-what-huh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to let you know that Andy has
lost his mind.
Yes - Andy Jenkins has LOST his mind.
He decided to make Kajabi&#8230;
WAIT FOR IT&#8230;
FREE.
I don&#8217;t know why, but it&#8217;s a pretty crazy move.
I&#8217;ve been playing around with Kajabi for a
couple weeks now and have to say, it&#8217;s pretty
slick.
I&#8217;m a techno junkie and love good software.
This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wanted to let you know that Andy has<br />
lost his mind.</p>
<p>Yes - Andy Jenkins has LOST his mind.</p>
<p>He decided to make Kajabi&#8230;</p>
<p>WAIT FOR IT&#8230;</p>
<p>FREE.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know why, but it&#8217;s a pretty crazy move.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been playing around with Kajabi for a<br />
couple weeks now and have to say, it&#8217;s pretty<br />
slick.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a techno junkie and love good software.</p>
<p>This is some GREAT software.</p>
<p>You can use Kajabi for almost anything.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t even have to be a product launch.</p>
<p>Maybe just a membership site?<br />
Maybe a cold leads funnel with squeeze pages?<br />
Maybe a full blown product launch?</p>
<p>Whatever it is, this thing is BAD.</p>
<p>And not BAD meaning BAD. But BAD meaning GOOD!</p>
<p>Check it out:</p>
<p><a href="http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m out!</p>
<p>Amish</p>
<p>p.s. - it&#8217;s free. what do you really have to lose?<br />
think of an idea and get it out today!<br />
<a href=" http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d"><br />
http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
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		<title>Holy Crap!</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/22/holy-crap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Holy crap&#8230; unreal&#8230; amazing.
Those aren&#8217;t my words.
That&#8217;s what people are saying about this new
service:
http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d
If you have any plans to either:
A. Launch a new product
B. Create a membership site or &#8220;community&#8221;
Or, if you&#8217;ve already done A or B.
Then, you need to go see this right away:
http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d
Over the years, I have invested *heavily* in custom
solutions for my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Holy crap&#8230; unreal&#8230; amazing.</p>
<p>Those aren&#8217;t my words.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s what people are saying about this new<br />
service:</p>
<p><a href="http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>If you have any plans to either:</p>
<p>A. Launch a new product<br />
B. Create a membership site or &#8220;community&#8221;</p>
<p>Or, if you&#8217;ve already done A or B.</p>
<p>Then, you need to go see this right away:</p>
<p><a href="http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>Over the years, I have invested *heavily* in custom<br />
solutions for my online biz. As a result, I have<br />
literally backed myself into a corner and created<br />
the electronic equivalent of a big elastic band ball.</p>
<p>Not recommended, by the way. <img src='http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I only wish this was around 5 years ago. It would<br />
have saved me a mint and made my business so *less*<br />
complicated (no doubt, made me more money too).</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll understand why once you see what this can do<br />
for you:</p>
<p><a href="http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d">http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</a></p>
<p>P.S. - There&#8217;s a 14-day free trial too. So, you can<br />
kick it around before making a final decision to start<br />
using it.</p>
<p>Talk to you soon.</p>
<p>Pull</p>
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		<title>This is a really SAD state of affairs</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/21/this-is-a-really-sad-state-of-affairs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/21/this-is-a-really-sad-state-of-affairs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Guys,
In the past doing things like this has been a really SAD state of affairs&#8230;
Membership site creation
Landing page creation
Seamless hosting
CSS style sheets
HTML
HTML 5
Video streaming
Video compatibility
Social integration
Subscriber management
Affiliate management
Professional looking graphic design
Shopping cart integration
Squeeze pages that convert
Sales funnel development
Etc, Etc, Etc&#8230;
If you&#8217;ve been in IM for more than a day then you know how cumbersome [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Guys,</p>
<p>In the past doing things like this has been a really SAD state of affairs&#8230;</p>
<p>Membership site creation<br />
Landing page creation<br />
Seamless hosting<br />
CSS style sheets<br />
HTML<br />
HTML 5<br />
Video streaming<br />
Video compatibility<br />
Social integration<br />
Subscriber management<br />
Affiliate management<br />
Professional looking graphic design<br />
Shopping cart integration<br />
Squeeze pages that convert<br />
Sales funnel development<br />
Etc, Etc, Etc&#8230;</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve been in IM for more than a day then you know how cumbersome all of this stuff is, how much time and mo.ney it costs a how aggravating the whole process can be.</p>
<p>What If I told you there is a system that manages all of that FOR you from A - Z and then some?</p>
<p>What if I told you you could try it for f.r.e.e???</p>
<p>Well you can&#8230; Check the video and all the things it automates. This is one of the most amazing machines I have ever seen:</p>
<p>http://get.kajabi.com/funnel_events/325?kjba=4734310d</p>
<p>Talk soon,</p>
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		<title>How To Win Car Price Negotiations</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/17/how-to-win-car-price-negotiations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/17/how-to-win-car-price-negotiations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Auto]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Car Price Negotiations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The biggest mistake you can make in a car price negotiation is not to negotiate. If you take the sticker price as-is, you will get fleeced. So how do you negotiate to win? It&#8217;s not at all difficult to do, if you take an important first step.That first step is being informed. When it comes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="article_text">The biggest mistake you can make in a car price negotiation is not to negotiate. If you take the sticker price as-is, you will get fleeced. So how do you negotiate to win? It&#8217;s not at all difficult to do, if you take an important first step.That first step is being informed. When it comes to car prices, most people are woefully ignorant.</p>
<p>For example, do you know what MSRP is? It&#8217;s the manufacturer&#8217;s suggested retail price. That second word is critically important. A dealer does not have to take the suggestion. He can charge more or less than the MSRP. Here&#8217;s how the process usually works.</p>
<p>The dealer buys cars from the manufacturer at a wholesale price, called the invoice price, or factory invoice price. The difference between the invoice price and the MSRP is profit for the dealer…sort of. Dealers have other costs, like the contributions they make to advertising. Those costs cut their profit margin. But they also have some things that pad their profits, like &#8220;hold-back&#8221; from manufacturers (essentially an incentive to sell the vehicle), documentation fees and selling trade-in vehicles. These profit boosters can allow dealers to sell below their invoice price and still make money.</p>
<p>What you end up with is the selling price of the car. It&#8217;s often in between invoice price and MSRP, and it is pretty flexible.</p>
<p>Once you know this stuff, it&#8217;s easy to see how to win.</p>
<p>First, find the car you want. Pick out the model, the features, the color and anything else you want.</p>
<p>Second, use Edmunds.com or Consumer Reports to find out the invoice price a dealer pays for the vehicle. That&#8217;s where you should start your negotiation.</p>
<p>Third, offer $100 over invoice for the car, not a penny higher, at least not at the beginning. But also know your actual price ceiling. If you&#8217;re willing to pay $500 over invoice, you need to have that number in your head.</p>
<p>Fourth, refuse to talk about monthly payments or financing. Stick to the total cost of the vehicle. Tell the salesman you&#8217;re ready to sign and drive the vehicle off the lot today if he takes your offer. That&#8217;s tough for a salesman to resist.</p>
<p>Fifth, do not be shocked when they try to resist. They will pull out every stop to get your pay more. They will talk about salesmen having to eat, the dealership having to pay their overhead, you not being fair. Let it all roll off your back. Stick to your price, and maybe reluctantly increase your offer by $50-100 up to your price ceiling.</p>
<p>Sixth, do not crack your ceiling. Tell them you&#8217;ll simply walk away, because you do not have to buy a car today. That will make them nervous. When they know you&#8217;re serious, they&#8217;ll be much more likely to give you a deal.</p>
<p>Seventh, throughout the entire process, keep your cool. Be nice, not confrontational. Smile. Be firm but pleasant.</p>
<p>If you go in armed with price information, stick to your guns and maintain a pleasant attitude, your car price negotiation might just have a happy ending for your wallet.</p>
<p><em>by Paul Ransom</em></p>
</div>
<p> </p>
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		<title>Car Maintenance Tips - 5 Ways To Save Your Car</title>
		<link>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/16/car-maintenance-tips-5-ways-to-save-your-car/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatyouneedtoknowpage.com/blog/16/car-maintenance-tips-5-ways-to-save-your-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Auto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It be great if you could buy a car, drive it until you wanted a different one, and never have to do anything in between. Too bad cars are machines. Machines need a little tender loving care if you want them to keep running well. Here are five car maintenance tips that will keep your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It be great if you could buy a car, drive it until you wanted a different one, and never have to do anything in between. Too bad cars are machines. Machines need a little tender loving care if you want them to keep running well. Here are five car maintenance tips that will keep your car running well, and as cheaply as possible.</p>
<p><strong>Tip 1: Change your oil regularly</strong></p>
<p>This is an easy one. It&#8217;s also one of the simplest things you can do to make your car last.</p>
<p>Oil breaks down. It stops doing its job of lubricating your engine so the parts don&#8217;t wear out. That&#8217;s a fact of life. You have to stay ahead of the breakdown by checking your oil regularly and doing one of two things:</p>
<p> </p>
<ol>
<li>Top off the oil if your dipstick says it&#8217;s low</li>
<li>Changing your oil when your car manufacturer recommends</li>
</ol>
<p>Most relatively new cars can go 3,000-5,000 miles before an oil change without any problem at all, and many can go longer than that. But going years without an oil change is a recipe for major expense down the line.</p>
<p><strong>Tip 2: Take care of your tires</strong></p>
<p>When most people think of a car, their mind thinks &#8220;engine.&#8221; But your tires are an important part of your vehicle, and keeping them in good shape helps your engine work better.</p>
<p>Have your mechanic check your tire pressure every time you get an oil change, and check it yourself when you fill up at the pump. If the pressure is too low, add some air. Many gas stations have a public use air pump, and it usually costs less than a buck to add some air to your tires.</p>
<p>And get your tires rotated regularly. Every second or third oil change is a good idea. That&#8217;s every 9,000 to 15,000 miles for most cars. Rotation keeps tire wear uniform, and uneven wear can tell you if you have wheel alignment problems.</p>
<p><strong>Tip 3: Stick to your maintenance schedule</strong></p>
<p>Your auto manufacturer recommends regularly scheduled maintenance. It pays to listen.</p>
<p>There are some maintenance items that simply can&#8217;t ignore. Timing belt replacement is a good example. You&#8217;ll end up replacing the best roughly every 50,000 to 80,000 miles, and it&#8217;s not cheap. You can try to cheat and go longer, but sooner or later, the belt will wear out. If that happens at full speed on the highway, it could do major damage to your engine.</p>
<p><strong>Tip 4: Change your filters</strong></p>
<p>This means your oil, air, transmission and fuel filters. Your car&#8217;s owner&#8217;s manual will give you the recommended schedule for changing them, but here are few guidelines that should hold true for most cars:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>Change your oil filter at every oil change</li>
<li>Change your air filter at every tune-up, or at least every couple of months</li>
<li>Change your transmission fluid every two years</li>
<li>Change your fuel filter once a year</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Tip 5: Clean your engine</strong></p>
<p>A dirty engine runs hotter, and makes it tougher for your mechanic (or you) to spot leaks and other problems.</p>
<p>You can clean your engine yourself, but be sure to cover sensitive parts with plastic to avoid water damage. A better option is probably to have your engine professionally detailed or steam cleaned once every couple of years. That&#8217;s not free, of course, but a clean engine is likely to save you money in the long run.</p>
<p><em>by Paul Ransom</em></p>
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		<title>How To Get The Best Deal On A Used Mercedes Benz Car</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to buy a used Mercedes Benz car. There is nothing wrong with that, and you can save a bundle. But be smart when you buy. You are going to have to make some important decisions as you consider your purchase.
The most important decision you will make is where to buy.
You can obviously [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you want to buy a used Mercedes Benz car. There is nothing wrong with that, and you can save a bundle. But be smart when you buy. You are going to have to make some important decisions as you consider your purchase.</p>
<p>The most important decision you will make is where to buy.</p>
<p>You can obviously buy a Mercedes car from an individual owner. You might get a great deal that way, and if there has only been one previous owner, you will have a better chance of getting a car that was taken good care of.</p>
<p>But there are serious advantages to buying a certified, pre-owned Mercedes Benz car from a dealer.</p>
<p>Mercedes Benz prides itself on the quality of its certified, pre-owned cars. They intentionally make the certification process rigorous. The put each vehicle through nine different inspections, with a total of 162 different checks. That includes a complete check of the engine components and compartment (28 points), a road test (14 points) and a check of the electrical system (33 points).</p>
<p>Mercedes wants a certified, pre-owned car to be as close to new quality as it can be, and the results prove it. The reliability of these vehicles is superb. But they don&#8217;t ask you to trust them on that.</p>
<p>Every certified, pre-owned Mercedes car comes with a comprehensive limited warranty. Any remaining part of the four-year/50,000 mile new vehicle warranty still applies, of course. Beyond that, the certified pre-owned warranty extends the coverage another 12 months, or up to 100,000 total miles. That warranty takes effect at the time of vehicle delivery for any car no longer covered by the new car warranty.</p>
<p>They also offer a Mercedes Extended Warranty that covers just about everything imaginable, including the steering, brakes, engine and powertrain, transmission, and so on. The warranty guarantees the work at over 300 authorized dealers nationwide in the U.S., and you will get all genuine Mercedes-Benz parts. There is no deductible for the extended warranty, and you can transfer it to a new owner if you sell your Mercedes car.</p>
<p>So the cars are exhaustively evaluated, and Mercedes stands behind their reliability with one of the best warranty programs in the business (right up there with BMW&#8211;maybe it&#8217;s a German thing). But Mercedes goes above and beyond with their certified, pre-owned vehicles.</p>
<p>You will get 24-hour roadside assistance, just like new Mercedes owners do. You&#8217;ll also get what they call Sign and Drive services, which gives you a free jump-start, flat tire change, or gas if your tank is empty and you are stranded.</p>
<p>And when you buy a certified, pre-owned Mercedes Benz car, you will get the seven-day/500 mile exchange privilege. That means you can return the car within that time and swap it for another pre-owned Mercedes of equal value (or greater value, if you want to pay the difference).</p>
<p>If you are considering buying a used Mercedes Benz car, it is certainly worth your time to investigate buying a certified pre-owned vehicle from an authorized Mercedes dealer. You might get a steal if you buy from some other source, but you might be surprised to find that Mercedes itself is the best deal around.</p>
<p><em>by Paul Ransom</em></p>
<h1>About the Author</h1>
<p>Adsit Company specializes in <a href="http://www.adsitco.com/category.asp?CID=1634&amp;VID=" target="_blank">Mercedes Benz transmissions</a> and other Mercedes parts and accessories.</p>
<p>You can get a free, 100 page printed catalog mailed to you by visiting the Adsitco.com <a href="http://www.adsitco.com/catalog/" target="_blank">Mercedes parts</a> website.</p>
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