by Marvin Double

Created on: December 21, 2008   Last Updated: April 25, 2009

If you're thinking of buying a new of used car or truck, perhaps a motorcycle or RV - you may have questions lots of questions. With so many brands, which one should you choose? What about gas mileage, standard features, options, reliability, safety, leasing vs. buying and of course price? You need to do some research but, where do you start?

Deciding on the right vehicle to buy used to take hours or days of trudging to dealer showrooms and dealing with pushy sales people. Today however you can do it all online sitting at home in your pajamas.

How to research and where to research online will depend on what you already know or want to know. Some sites offer a full slate of research tools and information; others are more basic and limited in scope and function to certain function.

You might first visit several sites, check the information and try the tools to learn which one is best for you.

Edmunds http://www.edmunds.com/ is one of the top rated independent sites offering the kind detailed information you can't get directly from manufacturers. Edmunds is renowned for its unbiased third party head to head test drive comparisons complete with videos.

This site is chocker block full of great information on both new and used vehicles and much more. Edmunds provides some terrific special features such as The True Market Value True Market ValueSM
This feature allow you to get a report which shows what others are paying for any make or model vehicle in your geographical area.

Another great Edmunds feature is the "True Cost To Own" (TCO) calculator True Cost to OwnSM. This tool allows you to find all the "hidden costs" of car ownership by year, make model and trim.

Also found at Edmunds http://www.edmunds.com/ are featurettes including:

>>>>Car Safety Guide Drivers Guiden Car Guiden & Family Car Guide Economy Center

Edmunds has a number of great articles related to buying or financing a car; there's even a user forum where you can voice an opinion or read what others have to say.

MyRide http://www.myride.com/ is another excellent website created by Autobytel http://www.autobytel.com/. Like Edmunds, MyRide offers more in depth information about cars and is designed to allow readers to comparison shop from home quickly and simply.

The main page of MyRide is very well organized. Its simple design makes it very easy to find the information you want such as; new car prices, reviews, specs, photos & videos.

This site has some very valuable useful features

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