Happy Holidays to Me

All of the gifts have been unwrapped, the food has been eaten, and your family and friends are slowly heading back to the parts of the country they all visited from. But in all of the holiday chaos you may have forgotten to treat someone important with a gift this year: yourself. Don’t worry if you’re having trouble with your turbocharger or fuel pump. It’s the end of the year and every car dealership has some great deals to land you behind the wheel of a new car.

Almost every manufacturer is offering financing as low as 0% on new purchases as well as cash back options. Chevy and Ford particularly are offering up to $5,000 cash back on many of their new models if you buy before the New Year. If you have your eyes set on a car that’s a little out of your price range for purchase, there is probably a leasing option available to get you in that driver’s seat. Just to name a few, the new 2012 Lexus IS can be yours for lease at $329/month, or you can drive away in a new Nissan Maxima for $279/month. If your new year’s resolution is to go green you might want to take a Prius for a test drive, which are leasing as low as $219/month.

These prices are just deals stated on company websites. Once you’re at the dealership there is always wiggle room to get those payments to better fit your price range. If your car’s on its last leg, it’s a great time to take advantage of these deals. I know many people who have driven off the lot in a new car at a fraction of its price, especially those 2011 models left behind. And hey, after all the shopping and preparing you’ve done for every one else in the past few weeks, you deserve it.