In the following article, you can find some help and useful tips you might want to read before you start buying a car. You don't have to; you might want to do it though.

"I'm going to treat you just like my daughter," the sales manager at a Ford dealership in Charlotte, NC, said to the hidden camera the first day we filmed. The camera was in a button.

He was talking to a friend of mine.

The good news: there's nothing better than getting your first vehicle! Everybody remembers that moment.

The really scary news...

Owning and operating a car costs more than the vehicle's purchase price and financing costs. If you already own a vehicle, you know that.

If you are ready to buy a vehicle, you need to take these costs into account as you shop for the vehicle that's right for you.

For college student drivers one of the most expensive costs of driving a car or truck is auto insurance. This is true whether you drive a car owned by your parents and insured under their policy or own and insure your own vehicle.

Why are insurance rates so much higher for younger people?