{"id":505459,"date":"2026-10-23T15:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/505459\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:28:14","slug":"car-expert-shares-tips-to-avoid-overbuying-when-shopping-for-a-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/505459\/","title":{"rendered":"Car expert shares tips to avoid overbuying when shopping for a vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KFSN logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792769294_723_origin-kfsn.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 22, 2026 10:39PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) &#8212; Finding a vehicle that fits a buyer&#8217;s lifestyle, needs and budget can be challenging due to the wide range of options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Many consumers are drawn to the latest trends and most popular models but that can lead them to overbuying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Action News anchor Vanessa Vasconcelos spoke with a car expert about how buyers can navigate the car-shopping process and make informed decisions to help choose a vehicle that best matches their needs and budget.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thursday, October 22, 2026 10:39PM FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) &#8212; Finding a vehicle that fits a buyer&#8217;s lifestyle, needs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[195362,195359,195358,195357,195355,195361,112,114,113,294,195360,195356],"class_list":["post-505459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-195362","tag-auto-buying-advice","tag-budget-friendly-cars","tag-car-buying-guide","tag-car-buying-tips","tag-car-purchase-tips","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-timely","tag-vehicle-budget-planning","tag-vehicle-shopping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}