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  • Car & Driver
         www.caranddriver.com
              The graphically-intense online version of the popular print publication includes links to the Current Issue, Classic Articles, Archives of Road Tests and Previews, a Buying Guide for current and past two year models, Car Shows, Classifieds and links to relevant Web sites; browse Buying Guide by manufacturer or vehicle type or use search engine and limit by manufacturer, price range, vehicle type and/or year; be sure to check "specs" for details about selected vehicle; use classified ads to search for a new or used car in region you specify or to sell a used car (ads cost $20 per month).

  • Edmunds
         www.edmunds.com
              Find new and used car and truck prices and reviews (be careful to search sport-utility vehicles and minivans as trucks); get advice on pricing, buying and financing, consult database of incentives and rebates, visit the "Town Hall" to read about people experiences with their vehicles, get safety information and read the road tests on the latest models; database of used cars covers approximately 10 years and entries for each vehicle rate safety, reliability, performance, comfort and value; price search results depend on zip code inputted; BEWARE: search engine may malfunction and yield zero results.

  • Kelly Blue Book
         www.kbb.com
              Find used car values (both trade-in and retail) for vehicles manufactured during the past 21 years, get new car pricing, "Buy a Car Now" (link to dealer pages), or link to other useful web sites; be prepared to define engine, transmission, mileage and zip code and check off other desired options when completing search form for used car pricing; to use this feature your browser must support tables; search is fast.

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