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Top Five Auto Info Sites


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Are you shopping for a new car? Not sure where to get accurate information about the vehicles you’re considering? Check out our list of websites that provide helpful information about cars.

TrueDelta

If you had to say one thing about this site, it’s that it is comprehensive. While it can sometimes seem overwhelming, you can rest assured knowing that if you’re thinking about buying a particular vehicle, TrueDelta will have all the information you need — good and bad — to make an informed decision.

TrueDelta offers car research and the ability to compare models. The information comes from a community of almost 100,000 vehicle owners.

The site includes information on:

  • vehicle reliability
  • typical repair costs
  • mileage
  • prices of new and used vehicles.

You can search by make and model of automobile or browse through different categories.

If you are ready to sign on the bottom line for a new vehicle, you owe it to yourself to check it out on TrueDelta.

Edmunds

This is the granddaddy of auto research resources. Edmonds was founded in the 1960s, publishing car buying guides. The company grew over the years and shifted its focus from printed publications to supplying information online.

The site makes it easy to:

  • compare different car models
  • find out what people are paying for new and used vehicles
  • the actual cost to own different models.

Edmunds' car comparison tool is relatively easy to use. One of the key benefits is that allows you to compare four vehicles side-by-side rather than research them one at a time.

One caveat: The information on Edmunds is not as broad and deep as on other sites.

Use Edmonds to begin your car shopping process, then check out other more comprehensive sites before you close the deal.

CarComplaints.com

If you want to know the REAL truth about any vehicle you’re considering, this is the site for you.

It offers extensive information about almost every make and model including things like:

  • Common complaints from owners
  • Vehicle performance issues
  • Recall information
  • Results of crash tests
  • Current investigations.

The site also has an extensive library of Technical Service Bulletins. It has an funny, honest, in-your-face quality that makes it enjoyable to navigate and read.

Interesting fact: CarComplaints can help you identify vehicles with solid reputations that may have a bad release year.

One negative is that the site doesn’t offer the capability of comparing one auto with another.

Use this site as a final check that you haven’t missed an issue before you purchase a car.

CarGurus

While the primary purpose of this site is to help people find vehicles to buy, the research on it is robust with information on countless makes and models, including:

  • a comprehensive review
  • an easy-to-understand vehicle scoring system based on test drives, performance, look and feel, technology and more
  • current value of vehicles in your area and across the country.

Overall, the site is easy to use, search and navigate. If you sign up for an account, you can save reviews and other information for future reference. CarGurus is a great option if you respond well to numerical reviews.

Use this site if you want to do research and purchase a vehicle all in one.

Kelley Blue Book

Similar to Edmonds, Kelly Blue Book was started in the 1960s. Back then, its blue books contained automotive pricing and deprecation information. In the 1990s, Kelley began offering information online.

True to its roots, Kelley offers a great deal of information on its site, much of it related to vehicle valuation. The site offers a tool that lets you compare up to four cars side by side to determine which one is right for you. The tool itself lets you to choose make, model, year and trim. It then shows you:

  • how much the vehicle is worth
  • mileage data
  • warranty information.

The information on this site is more basic than on many of the others.

Use Kelly Blue Book to begin your research, then follow up with more comprehensive sites.

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Sergio Cruz

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Sergio has been writing for online blogs and news sites for almost 10 years! There isn't a topic he hasn't written about. When he's not busy researching and writing articles, Sergio likes to spend his time traveling and playing guitar.