{"id":481,"date":"2022-11-15T12:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T12:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/static.carcostcanada.com\/?page_id=481"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:04:12","slug":"how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/static.carcostcanada.com\/how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How it Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"481\" class=\"elementor elementor-481\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c68896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c68896\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f320c55\" data-id=\"f320c55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe09b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe09b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not yet a member? It\u2019s Easy! Here\u2019s How it Works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3357cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3357cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe8afc8\" data-id=\"fe8afc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b94d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7b94d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ee3746;\">Step 1 |<\/span> Build and Price a New or Used car &#8211; It&#8217;s FREE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9306020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9306020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"medifontsize color\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\"><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Run Free Reports and discover money saving incentives and rebates<\/li><li>Review detailed features, specifications and compare other vehicles<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-258440d\" data-id=\"258440d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5cf8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d5cf8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/static.carcostcanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Build-your-car.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.carcostcanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Build-your-car.png 271w, https:\/\/static.carcostcanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Build-your-car-184x300.png 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c46189a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c46189a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5205661\" data-id=\"5205661\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a6e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7a6e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ee3746;\">Step 2 |<\/span> Receive the Pricing &amp; Market Guidance &#8211; It&#8217;s FREE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1352f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1352f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"medifontsize color\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\"><li>Price Guidance: Help figuring out the right price<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/li><li>Buying tools: Pricing Worksheet, a Trade-in Calculator, Auto Loan and Lease Payment Calculator and Personalized Report History<\/li><li>Vehicle Affordability Report &#8211; so you can quickly compare payments, interest rates, residual values on every vehicle you are considering<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa7ee0b\" data-id=\"aa7ee0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0731760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0731760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carcostcanada.com\/Content\/Images\/Calculate\/Calculator.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"Canada&#039;s Best All Makes and Models - Auto Loan and Lease Payment Calculator\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a565a66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a565a66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-871c087\" data-id=\"871c087\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99faed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99faed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ee3746;\">Step 3 |<\/span> Need Help? 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Every CarCostCanada\u00ae Report includes special Pricing Guidance to help our members determine how much they should pay.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div class=\"paddingBottom smallfontsize\">(2) You may receive a free dealer referral to someone in CarCostCanada\u2019s handpicked professional new car dealership network \u2013 they will assist you with factory rebate and incentive explanations.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee7933e\" data-id=\"ee7933e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195f8e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"195f8e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carcostcanada.com\/research-used-cars\">Search Used Cars<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not yet a member? 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