Cars

CARS: GENERAL

Autosite
simple trouble-shooting advice

Auto Check
vehical-history for a small fee

Car and Driver
industry news, reviews, buying advice

Car Fax
vehicle history for a small fee; check if car is flood damaged

Car Space
Blog discussion of all things cars

Car Talk
Inspired by the NPR show; consumer reviews of models

Cars Direct
garenteed prices

Consumer Reports
suggested invoice/prices; the best stuff will cost you

Garage
money for new

Insweb
insurance

Kelly Blue Book
lists prices by year and make; will contact dealers about your car for sale

Motor Trend
industry news, reviews, buying advice

Progressive

Road and Track
industry news, reviews, buying advice



CARS: selling or buying online

Autobyte
$29 for ad; prices from local dealers: suggested invoice/prices

Auto Trader
2.5 million classifieds for buyers

Autoweb
it picks dealers to contact; straightforward but lots of ques

Car Buying Tips
rec by Wall Street Journal

Craig's List
free to place ad

eBay Motors
$47 for ad- not for casual user; helps find rare models

Edmund
local dealer prices; specs; suggested invoice; little on reliability

iMotors
free to place ad

MSN Autos
run by microsoft; formerly carpoint; allows comparisons of 2 models

Yahoo Autos
compares 4 models; lacks reviews for many models



GAS PRICES

Gas Buddy
tracks pump prices

Gas Price Watch
tracks pump prices

*Gas Watch
tracks pump prices; most comprehensive



SPY-GEAR FOR AUTOS

All Track USA
$425 plus month fee up to $66; parents can remotely disable car

Davis Net
the carchip stores up to 75 hours of trip details; $140 ; need computer

Drive Diagnostics
$250 plus monthly fee of $10; plugs into outlet; sends email to parents

Road Safety
$280; sounds warning when dangerous driving

Smart-Driver
$495; like carchip, it stores info on driving dowloaded later

Travel Eye2
$400; stores gps info