Consumer Info
Kelly Blue Book - Get the authoritative value of your new or used vehicle for free, from the source.
Edmunds New & Used Car Guide - The web site includes all the pertinent information found in the print versions of these very useful guides.
GreenerCars.org- This website publishes highlights of the ACEEE Green Book&153; Online, which evaluates new cars by how much they pollute.
Consumer Reports - The annual new car report is available only by paying a fee - but there are car buying tips on the site as well.
Intellichoice Inc. - Determines actual costs of owning a particular vehicle. Also offer invoice prices and recall information.
Car and Driver Magazine - For their ratings
Motor Trend Online - Another Buyer's Guide
www.cars.com - A classified ad site run by a consortium of newspaper companies; searchable car ads and the inimitable Car Talk folk have their website here as well. Reviews and buying advice.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety -Safety ratings from a non-profit insurance industry organization.
AutoPacific Inc. - Auto industry consultants who compile "vehicle satisfaction scores" based on surveys of new vehicle owners.
Better Business Bureau - You can read BBB alerts, file a complaint online, get in touch with your local BBB, and access many online consumer publications through the their library.
Federal Citizen Information Center(FCIC) - From Pueblo, CO. They provide the full text of many of their pamphlets on all sorts of topics from health and cars to gardening and family communication. A good searchable resource
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Provides safety ratings for cars and light trucks based on test conducted by this federal agency.
U.S. Consumer Gateway - This very useful site provides access to a broad range of federal information resources available online under categories such as Food, Health, Product Safety, Your Money, and Transportation, with links to other federal web sites containing related information. Contains a ScamAlert section and product recalls.
Consumer Checkbook - A Washington D.C based non-profit that compares and evaluates products and services for consumers.
CardFlash - Credit Card comparisons from Ram Research
Consumer World - Price comparison robot, links to other sites, an attempt at comprehensive coverage, not very well organized.
Popular Mechanics - Feature articles compare products in the categories of: Automotive, Home Improvement, Technology, Science, The Outdoors, and a New Car Buyer's Guide. Also has helpful permanent features like "Computer Basics."
Annual Credit Report - get your free annual credit report online
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Budget Worksheets - BudgetWorksheets.org contains worksheets for financial planning.
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