Nerelda Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hello friends, I realize I haven't been around much and I appologize for that. Since graduating from college, my life has been more hectic than ever.Very recently I learned that my 270k mile vehicle's engine is shutting down and is not expected to last much longer.I am seeking as much help as I can. I need websites where I can compare vehicles and get information on them such as handling, gas mileage, pros and cons, etc. If anyone can help me with finding such a site, I would be highly grateful. I tried searching on my own, but cannot seem to put in the right search information I guess.Again, thanks for any and all help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hi Nerelda!!From Son's "hunt" for his car, someone gave me this link which was very helpful --gives "color coded" reliability ratings for used carsclickity clackIt came from clicking "used cars" link on this page--there's a lot of stuff there, tooclackity clickI got awesome help with Son's car here Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) These should help with pricing.Kelley Blue Book - New Car Pricing, Used Car ValuesNADA Guides - New Car Prices, Used Car ValuesThis has safety ratings for vehicles going back to 1990.NHTSA: New Car Assessment ProgramFuel economy back to 1985.Fuel Economy GuideFor the evironmentalist.Green Vehicle Guide Edited October 17, 2005 by TheTerrorist_75 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba Bob Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I second MSN Autos.That and FORD.com The best thing to do before buying a used car (IMO) is look up a specialty forum for that car. For example, im a member of FEOA.net (Ford Escort Owners Ass.) There you should ask something like "Im looking at (car). Are there any common problems with this (car) that i should look for? Whats a good price for (car)?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Comprehensive, well-known and trusted: Edmunds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) Thanks everyone for your replies. MSN doesnt' have what I'm looking for. I'm not looking to buy Fords either, so that's out.I'm looking into purchasing Newer (and even up to the 2005 versions) of some Honda or Toyota vehicles. Edmunds seems to have pretty much everything I need. The only thing I haven't been able to find yet though is information on the MPG (Miles per gallon) on the vehicles. (It's possible I'm just blind though) **EDIT** HAHA! I AM blind! LOL I found all I need! Thanks so much for that link! Edited October 18, 2005 by Nerelda Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) If you live near a CarMax their website is great for "browsing" for available vehicles. Just fill in what you're looking for, hit search, and a list of available vehicles comes up. Check off the ones you want to look into and it'll show more details on just those so you can compare them side-by-side.CarMax<edit> So five years ago I searched their site for "cars under $10,000," found a few, went there to look and bought one (99.99% satisfied with both car & dealer, not bad odds for a used car & any car dealer). Now I see, five years later, I can get the same vehicle but five years newer for the same price I paid back then. Just seemed kinda odd. Edited October 18, 2005 by JDoors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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