New Car Buying Links
This is getting a bit old now. Check the bottom of my bookmarks
page for a slightly more up-to-date list of car-related links (this list
was generated from that larger bookmarks file by just getting rid of all the
other stuff).
Here is a quick list of links I've collected that are useful when researching
(and possibly making) a new car purchase on the web. They are roughly
organized by stages or steps of the process, though there is some overlap,
particularly between the basic research sites and the sites that actually
help you begin the purchase process (almost all of which have some kind of
useful research info too).
- Online shopping for cars, general tips page
- Consumer Reports list of good websites for car buying
- research 0: brainstorming
- PersonaLogic, inc.
- Active Buyer's Guide: Automobiles
- 2000/2001 airbag configs by manufacturer table
- 1999 safety features by model table
- CarTalk Car-O-Scopes
- research 1: free basic info
- AutoSite
- MSN CarPoint
- Edmund's
- Consumers Digest Online
- The IntelliChoice CarCenter
- research 2: free crash tests and safety info
- NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- IIHS-HLDI Vehicle ratings from offset crash tests (plus headrest ergs and bumper tests)
- driver death rates data
- injury, collision & theft losses data (from HLDI)
- European New Car Assessment Programme
- research 3: fee sites
- Consumer Reports
- research 4: magazines and green guide
- Green Guide to Cars and Trucks
- Car and Driver
- Motor Trend
- research 5: message boards
- Edmunds.com Town Hall Community
- BMW Message Boards
- The Saab Network
- purchasing
- Amazon.com / GreenLight.com New Cars
- CarsDirect.com
- Priceline
- AutoNation
- Autobytel.com
- Autoweb.com
- MSN CarPoint
- cars.com
- DealerNet.com - The Key To Your Car
- CarSmart: Home Page
- American Car Buying Service - car buying and leasing assistance
- Used Cars, Sell Your Car, Auto Financing & Insurance - AutoTrader.com Home
- SFBay area BMW dealers
- Allison BMW, Mountain View
- Stevens Creek BMW, Santa Clara
- Peter Pan BMW, San Mateo
- Claridges Ltd., Fremont
- East Bay BMW, Pleasanton
- BMW of San Francisco
- Weatherford BMW, Berkeley
- Concord BMW
- Sonnen BMW, San Rafael
- specific vehicles
- BMW X5 - an unofficial guide to the X5
- auto insurance
- Insurance Online at InsWeb
- QuickenInsurance - life and auto insurance quotes
- Progressive Insurance Online
- Nationwide Direct
- Geico Direct
- AAA Auto Insurance Quote Request
- Prudential: Auto Insurance Quotes
- misc
- MechanX Files--Introduction
- Kelley Blue Book - New and Used Car Price Reports
More information about automobile safety.
Other health and safety related consumer info that
I've collected.
Karl Pfleger
kpfleger@cs.stanford.edu
December, 2000