IT’S TIME FOR a new car. You’ve put it off as long as possible, but your old clunker guzzles gasoline—on the days it decides to start. You’ve dreaded this moment because buying a car stinks. Negotiating the right deal is complicated, stressful, and generally unpleasant. There’s the shopping around, the reading of reviews, the hope that you’ve found the best vehicle for you. If you want to be environmentally conscious, then perhaps you have to learn about a new class of hybrids, or electrics, how they compare to each other, and to gas cars, and how they might fit into your life. Then it’s all about how much discount you can get on a purchase, or how low your monthly lease payments ends up.
