Best New Car Options

This article discusses best new car options. The value of an optional feature depends on how, when, and where most of the driving will be done.
Important for everyone: Options that make the car safer, such as steel-belted radial tires. They hold the road better, provide better fuel economy and longer life. Another important safety feature: Day/night mirror.
Important, but not essential:
Disc brakes. Stand up to repeated hard use under big loads, but are not really necessary for city driving.
Cruise control. Great advantage for long distances regularly. Sets pace and helps avoid speeding tickets. See car options for more information.

Air conditioning. Important for comfort and for car's subsequent resale value. (Nobody wants a used car without air conditioning.) Radio. Recommended for resale value, even if not a high-priority extra.
Heavy-duty suspension system. Makes the car feel taut and firm and holds the road better. Little initial cost and little value on resale. Important for car owners who are going to carry heavy loads, or who love to drive and are sensitive to car's performance. Not important for those whose car use is limited mainly to trips to the supermarket.
Power seats. Extremely useful feature for drivers who go long distances regularly. Permits moving the seat back. Allows arm position in relation to steering wheel to be manipulated and fine-tuned. In some ways a safety factor because it helps ward off fatigue.
Adjustable seat back. Some form of this is highly recommended. Wards off fatigue and thus is a safety element.

Tilt steering wheel. Another aid in fine-tuning the driver's relation to car and therefore recommended as a safety factor. Important for large or short people.
Electric door locks. Key unlocks all doors simultaneously. Button locks all doors at once, including trunk lid. A convenience. Makes it unnecessary to open each door from outside in bad weather. When driving through dangerous neighborhoods, provides immediate security with the touch of a button.
Options with problems:
Sun roof. Redundant if a car has air conditioning, and not as comfortable. Disadvantages: Noise and buffeting as wind hits. Problem of water leakage.
Power windows. Recommended for drivers who use toll highways regularly. Caution:
Power windows can be dangerous to small children and pets.
General rules:
Buy accessories that relate to the character of the car. A very lightweight car does not require power steering or power brakes. But the purchase of a heavy car without power steering (and such cars are still made) is a mistake many drivers regret making for the sake of economy.
Consider where and how car will be used.
Distances. Neighborhoods. Weather.

Decorative options. Important to the car's resale value. The plainest, unadorned model is not necessarily the one that will save money in the long run. Chances are the used car buyer wants more pizzazz. Best to buy upscale rather than down to insure optimum resolvability.

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Source: Consumer Information Center

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