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Must-Have Features to Get in Your Next New Car —

Today’s car buyers are presented with a dizzying array of jargon and acronyms describing options, packaged features, and dealer-installed accessories to choose from. There is great temptation to grab them all, but the costs quickly add up.

Consumer Reports receives questions all the time from car shoppers asking what they should be looking for in today’s models. Frequently, they have some vague notions about what is available, but they’re not clear on what’s worth the added expense.

To help these new-car shoppers who haven’t checked out the market in some time, CR’s experts have assembled a list of key features they should consider getting, including safety and convenience items. Just as important: CR's Experts have flagged the items that can be skipped.
Citation: The features every buyer should opt for—and which ones to skip.
By Jon Linkov via Consumer Reports:

Must-Have Features to Get in Your Next New Car

Consumer Reports outlines the must-have car features that consumers should look for when buying a car, and the ones that aren't worth spending money on.
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