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Consumer Guide Auto Guide
-- http://www.consumerguide.com/
Consumer
Guide, a well-known source of information for consumers, provides an auto
site with purchasing information and reviews.
Consumer Information
Center -- Cars -- http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cars.htm
Part
of the Federal Government's Consumer Information Center, this site offers
consumers publications relating to automobiles. Consumers may read
publications online or order print versions.
Edmund’s Automobile Buyer’s
Guides -- http://www.edmunds.com/
Provides
pricing for new and used cars and trucks, as well as current incentives
and rebates, road test data, car buyer advice, a "town hall" discussion
forum, and ability to check a vehicle's title history through its Vehicle
Identification Number.
Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety -- http://www.hwysafety.org/
An
independent, non-profit, research organization, IIHS maintains this site
which offers varying types of crash test results for over 2,000 models of
automobile. Also provides IIHS news realse information, consumer
information, and links to related sites.
Kelley Blue Book -- http://www.Kbb.com/
Provides
pricing and value information for new and used cars, trucks, vans,
motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft, and snowmobiles. Includes dealer
invoice and MSRP information on new vehicles and trade-in and retail
values on used vehicles up to 21 years old. Also features new car
previews/reviews and ability to check a vehicle's title history through
its Vehicle Identification Number.
N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide Company
-- http://www.nadaguides.com//
Find new and used car values, new car reviews, the latest
rebates and incentives, and compare cars side by side. Also get
pricing for used cars, motorcycles, trucks, RVs, snowmobiles,
watercraft, boats, planes, and homes. The recognized authority
in vehicle values since 1933, used by banks, credit unions, and
insurance companies.
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration -- http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Part
of the U.S. Department of Transportation, this website provides
information on vehicles & equipment, crash test results, regulations
& standards, traffic safety, injury prevention, and more. Site may be
searched from home page or browsed via table of contents.
Wisconsin Department of
Transportation -- http://www.dot.state.wi.us/
This
website provides general WI DOT information, such as information on
Wisconsin road construction and Wisconsin transportation data. In
addition, the site offers Division of Motor Vehicle information, including
driver's license information, online plate renewals, and personalized
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See also consumer
information on buying or renting a home or apartment.
Bank Rate Monitor
-- http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
Lists
national average lending and savings rates daily. Consumer information
about lending and borrowing procedures.
Better Business Bureau -- http://www.bbb.org/
Locate
bureaus throughout the country, read BBB publications, get reports on
companies, read news and alerts of concern to consumers. See also The Better Business Bureau
Serving Wisconsin -- http://www.wisconsin.bbb.org/index.html
Bizrate Guide -- http://www.bizrate.com/index.xpml
Search
by product or company for ratings of on-line vendors and other online
shopping information.
Consumer Information Center --
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
The
latest consumer information and most popular consumer publications from
the Federal government may be read free online.
Consumer Price Index -- http://stats.bls.gov/cpi/
Get
the most current CPI press release, look at an overview of CPIs from
1913-present, or read other informational documents about the CPI at this
site maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
-- http://www.cpsc.gov/
Read
news about consumer safety, the latest product recalls, and report an
unsafe product on-line.
Consumer Reports -- http://www.consumerreports.org/
Provides
some free information from the popular publication. Full access is
fee-based. Full-text access to Consumer Reports since January 1999
is available for free through our online magazine article database, EBSCOhost.
Consumer World -- http://www.consumerworld.org
Over
2000 useful consumer resources from airfares to filing a complaint with a
state agency to finding a low rate credit card and more.
Google Catalog Search
[Beta] -- http://catalogs.google.com/cathp
Google has scanned in the catalogs of major retailers and enabled
them
for text searching (though they warn that searching may not be
perfect,
given the technologies involved).
Identity Theft Resource Center web site. Smart
Computing magazine recommends the Identity Theft Resource Center "whether you are an identity-theft victim or want assistance in
preventing yourself from becoming one."
Insure.com - The Comsumer Insurance
Guide -- http://www.insure.com/
The
Insurance News Network provides information on all types of insurance:
auto, business, life, health, property, and home. It also supplies
financial-soundness ratings from Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. and
Standard & Poor's and Morningstar data on variable annuities. Also
find current insurance news, state rate surveys, and complaints and
lawsuits against particular companies.
Consumer Search --
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/
Find
selected reviews or abstracts of reviews for products of all kinds.
U.S. Consumer Gateway -- http://www.consumer.gov/
Access
consumer information from a variety of government agencies in ten
different categories. Also search the Government Information Xchange.
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection --
http://datcp.state.wi.us/core/consumerinfo/
Find information on alerts, recalls, consumer standards, tips on how to
protect yourself against scams or poor service, or file a complaint
against a Wisconsin business. |
