December is the Best Time to Get a Great Deal

Timing your car purchase is a strategy that can save you a lot of money if done right. Buying near the end of the month is usually good technique since it allows you to take advantage of dealers who are desperate to meet certain sales quotas.

Many car shoppers don't realize dealers can get large incentives from the car manufacturers if they sell a certain number of cars each month, each quarter, or each year. Sometimes, dealers will sell a car below cost in order to qualify for these incentives.

December is especially a great time to buy because dealers are trying to meet not only monthly sales goals, but yearly sales goals as well. If you use our Car Buying Technique and contact as many dealers as you can, you're sure to stumble upon one of these desperate dealers.

Here is a list of the top rebates being offered at the moment. This is where you're likely to find the best deals:

Chrylser - Up to $4000 rebate on 2009 Chrysler 300, up to $3000 on 2010 Chrysler 300, PT Cruiser, Sebring, and Town & Country

Dodge - Up to $5500 on 2009 Dodge Ram and Charger, up to $2500 on Dodge Dakota, Journey, Avenger, Charger, Nitro, and Grand Caravan

Jeep - Up to $4000 rebate on 2010 Jeep Commander, Compass, Grand Cherokee, Libery, and Patriot

Ford - Up to $4000 on 2009 Ford F-250, F-350, and F-450, and $3000 on Ford Mustang, F-150, and Explorer. Up to $3000 on 2010 Ford F-250 and F-450, and up to $2500 on 2010 Ford Escape, Explorer Sport Trac, and Ranger

Chevrolet - Up to $4000 rebate on 2009 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Corvette, Silverado 2500/3500 and up to $3500 on 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche, Impala, Trailblazer, Traverse, and Silverado 1500 — and up to $2000 on 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche, Suburban, Tahoe, Silverado 1500/2500/3500.

Kia - Up to $5000 rebate on 2009 Kia Sorento, Spectra, and $3000 on 2009 Kia Amanti and Borrego

Mazda - Up to $5000 on 2009 Mazda RX8 and Tribute

Mitsubishi - Up to $3500 rebate on 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Galant, and Raider — and up to $3500 on 2010 Mitsubishi Endeavor and Lancer

Nissan - Up to $5000 rebate on 2009 Nissan Titan and $3750 on 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid and Quest — and up to $5000 on 2010 Nissan Armada and Titan and $3000 on 2010 Nissan Altima Hybrid

Suzuki - Up to $4000 rebate on 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara and XL7

Toyota - Up to $3000 on 2010 Toyota Tundra

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