Countless factors go into an automotive purchasing decision. The most fraught struggle tends to be between sensible spending and passionate splurging – do you need the extra space, the bump in horsepower or the most premium audio equipment? Start down the purchasing rabbit hole and you’ll need to come to terms with reliability, maintenance costs, mileage; keep digging deeper and you’ll need to weigh cutting-edge design against convenience or choose between more safety features and more gadgets.
Hopefully, in 2018 and well before, we’ve done our job to fuel your enthusiastic lust for all things automotive, but at the same time provided enough sound, rational buying advice that your decision isn’t as hard as the next guy’s. If you need a little more insight, an extra bump to take the plunge or are just window shopping, the following buying guides are a prime place to start. They’ve each been very popular with readers this year; perhaps they can do some more good before December’s out.
The Best Motoring Buying Guides of 2018

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