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Car Sites
| Name/Address |
What to expect |
| Edmunds |
My favorite for general searching for cars and learning tactics for purchasing new and used automobiles. |
| AAA - Automobile Club |
America's very popular car club. |
| BMW Car Club of America |
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| BMW of North America |
You can build your ideal BMW, even picking the options, plus the list price. |
| Kelly's Blue Book |
Enjoy our free pricing reports. They claim to be the #1 site on the Web for 1998/99 new car pricing. Also, free Kelley Blue Book reports for used cars -- both Retail and Trade-in values. |
| Auto-By-Tel |
Service started 1995, 2700 dealers. Biggest buying site offers new and used cars through dealers who pay up to $25,000/mo. for exclusive referrals. Financing, leasing, and insurance available. Site accepts no advertising. |
| AutoWeb |
Service started 1995, 2100 dealers. Sells new and used cars by referring request to multiple dealers who pay for each. Financing, leasing and insurance available. Individuals can list used cars for a fee. |
| Chrysler |
Pilot started 1997, California, Maryland dealers, national rollout planned. Buyers can choose a model, search out the nearest dealer who stocks the exact car, and request a price quote. Prices are list, not invoice. |
| General Motors BuyPower |
Pilot started 1997, California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho dealers. Allows buyers to specify a model, search for it in a dealer's inventory, get a quote, arrange credit, and schedule a test drive. Site has independent comparisons to competing models. Prices given are suggested list, not invoice. |
| CarPoint |
Service started 1997, 1095 dealers. Refers buyers to new and used car dealers, who pay a monthly fee. No financing or insurance. |
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