Buying advice, vehicle comparisons and insights from the editors.
We asked buyers on Reddit whether a dealer's service department affects where they buy. They split 17 to 16. The data on the next purchase is not split at all: service may not sell you this car; it decides whether you buy the next one there.
Published 2026-10-21Nine three-row SUVs ranked on price, fuel economy, cargo space, and towing, using verified manufacturer specifications for 2026. The Telluride and Palisade hybrids lead the class, the Traverse is the cargo pick, and the Sorento is the budget wildcard.
Published 2026-10-21The redesigned Telluride and Palisade share the same 329-hp hybrid system. They differ where it counts: hybrid price ($2,275 apart), seats (seven vs eight), towing (4,500 vs 4,000 lb), and cargo. A full spec-by-spec comparison and verdict.
Published 2026-10-21The average new car payment hit a record $787 a month, with one buyer in four financing for seven years or longer. With the average APR flat at 7.0 percent for three quarters, the loan term — not the rate — is quietly doing the damage.
Published 2026-10-21Connecticut law requires every dealer to tell buyers, in writing, that the conveyance fee is negotiable. Three Connecticut stores print the word next to $799 and $999 fees — and the FTC's price-transparency standard makes a fee that moves for one buyer and not another a problem in its own right.
Published 2026-10-21Massachusetts dealers graded on doc fee and price transparency: the A and B grades, the provisional scores, what separates them, and what the B dealers need to reach A. Checked October 2026.
Published 2026-10-17How CarThrive grades dealer fee and price transparency: the five-question, 100-point rubric, the evidence behind it, and what a grade does and doesn't claim.
Published 2026-10-17Tesla reopened Roadster reservations at $50,000: $5,000 by card plus a $45,000 wire within 10 days. We read the full reservation agreement so you don't have to — no escrow, no confirmed price, no delivery date, and an arbitration clause with a 30-day opt-out by physical mail.
Published 2026-10-16With the $7,500 federal EV tax credit gone, lease vs. finance in 2026 comes down to the specific model and program. We run the math on 18 cars — including a worked 2026 RAV4 Hybrid example — so you can sort by the verdict.
Published 2026-10-16Kia skipped the 2026 model year and replaced its best-selling SUV with a bigger, boxier one. The V6 is gone, a hybrid has arrived, and prices now top out just under $60,000. We break down the trims, the reviews, and where the actual deals are across New England.
Published 2026-10-14The FTC's CARS Rule is dead, but in 2026 the agency defined its pricing standard anyway and started enforcing it. We checked New Hampshire dealers' own websites against it: whose advertised prices actually include the doc fee, and whose don't.
Published 2026-10-14We pulled the published doc or admin fee from 30 MA and NH rooftops. The range runs $196 to $899 — and Quirk's flat $499, charged at every store we checked, sits among the lowest in the region.
Published 2026-10-14Massachusetts law has required dealer fees inside advertised prices for decades, and in June 2026 the Attorney General told dealers that listing the doc fee separately is not compliance. We checked Massachusetts dealers' own vehicle pages against the law.
Published 2026-10-14Thirty years of Tahoe — from the 1995 Blazer replacement to the 2026 flagship — plus a verified count of where Massachusetts buyers will find the most Tahoes: Quirk Chevrolet of Braintree, with 71 in stock.
Published 2026-10-13The redesigned 2027 Atlas brings a 15-inch screen, a near-luxury cabin, and 282 hp — and Quirk VW of Manchester (21) and Braintree (18) hold the deepest 2027 Atlas selections in New Hampshire and on the South Shore. We counted all seven area VW dealers.
Published 2026-10-12The 2026 Chevrolet Traverse leads its class in cargo space, standard power, and screen size — and both Quirk Chevrolet stores publish a $425/mo lease that beats Chevrolet's national program. We compare the SUV, the offers, and the weaker alternatives.
Published 2026-10-12Every published GMC Sierra 1500 lease around Concord, NH, compared: the cheap headlines are all entry-trim Elevations with loyalty strings, while Quirk Buick GMC of Manchester's $430/mo SLT Crew Cab undercuts the only other SLT offer in the area by $269 a month. One competitor's only offer already expired. Checked October 10, 2026.
Published 2026-10-11MacMulkin posts the lowest Silverado lease around Manchester at $279/mo — on the four-cylinder TurboMax. Quirk Chevrolet of Manchester's $425 is the area's only published lease on the 5.3L V8, and every deal in this market requires a current GM lease.
Published 2026-10-11Sorento purchase deals around Nashua compared: Nashua Kia's biggest discounts sit on a plug-in hybrid and a leftover 2025, but on gas models Quirk Kia of Manchester publishes the area's deepest discounts — up to $5,246 off an X-Line SX Prestige — stacked on Kia's $3,000 customer cash. Quirk publishes no Sorento lease; the local lease options are tabled too. Checked October 10, 2026.
Published 2026-10-11Every published Jeep Wrangler lease around the South Shore compared — and the catch is mileage: the $105/mo headline at Quirk CDJR of Dorchester and every sub-$300 offer are 5,000-mile-a-year leases. At a realistic 7,500 miles, Stateline's $249 leads, and Quirk CDJR of Marshfield's $379 sits within $10 of Jeep's factory lease. Checked October 10, 2026.
Published 2026-10-11Every published Hyundai Palisade lease on the South Shore compared: the $269 base SE is a factory program Quirk Hyundai does not publish, but Quirk's $369/mo specials offer is the lowest price in the area for the 8-passenger Hybrid SEL — and Quirk publishes the widest Palisade selection around. One catch: Quirk's own incentives page prices the same vehicle at $478. Checked October 10, 2026.
Published 2026-10-11Every published 2027 Kia Telluride lease around Boston, compared: Quirk Kia is the only dealer group advertising live leases on the flagship SX-Prestige (gas and hybrid), the market's lowest headline payment is an offer whose disclaimer ended in May, and three big Kia stores publish no Telluride lease at all. Checked October 9, 2026.
Published 2026-10-11Every published Ram 1500 lease around Boston compared: Ram publishes no factory lease for the area, so dealers set the numbers — and Quirk CDJR of Boston's $245/mo Big Horn Crew Cab 4x4, at a real 7,500 miles a year, undercuts the next Big Horn lease by $64 a month. Loyalty required, and its page's APR wording contradicts itself. Checked October 10, 2026.
Published 2026-10-11Herb Chambers posts the lowest Ford Explorer lease around Boston at $374/mo, but Quirk Ford's $379 is on a higher-priced truck with $9,000 in published savings and every term in print. Both beat Ford's own $389 featured lease.
Published 2026-10-11Quirk Ford of Quincy is the only Boston-area Ford dealer advertising specific lease payments this October — six 36-month leases from $289/mo, including a 2026 F-150 STX at $399/mo. Ford's own Boston-area offers and the fine print, checked October 9, 2026.
Published 2026-10-09