1. Owning and Operating a Vehicle
Unit 3

2. Buying A New Vehicle
When purchasing a
new vehicle it is
important to know and
understand all of the
charges. The charges
include; base price,
options, freight
charges, and a
number of taxes.
Unit 3 – Owning & Operating A Vehicle
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3. Shop Around
The sticker price is the full price of the vehicle
with the available options included. This price
should be the same at all dealers. However,
SHOP AROUND! The actual selling price will
most likely vary from dealer to dealer.
base price, documentation fee, freight charge,
optional equipment, preferred equipment
package, sticker price, trade-in allowance, air
tax, tire tax
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4. Unit 3 – Owning & Operating A
Vehicle
Consumer Mathematics 30S
Unit 3 – Owning & Operating A Vehicle
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5. Group Discussion – Buying A New Car
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
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6. Example Problem #1
Find the sticker price for the following 2 door
mustang. The base price is $25 880 and it has
the following optional equipment:
 A preferred equipment package costing $1 260
 A four speed automatic transmission costing $995
 An AM/FM stereo with CD player costing $200
 Air Tax of $100
 Freight of $620
Sticker Price
$29 055
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7. Example Problem #2
Dez, from Brandon, is going to buy a Camaro Z28
sport coupe with a base price of $20 798. He
adds a package costing $1 585 plus an automatic
transmission for $695. Freight costs $655. He is
getting $5000 trade-in allowance on his old car.
There is a documentation fee of $150. What is
the total price he will pay? Total Price
$21 148.96
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8. Textbook Assignment
Page 163 - 164
Questions
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