5 Best Sites to Compare Used Cars
If you are buying a car, you will need to do your homework: study the specs and properties of cars, their pros and cons. There are many websites that can help you with this. Let's take a look at their top five according to experts from Columbus and Lifehacker.com.
So, if you need to compare cars using various criteria from mileage to cost of ownership and average new and used purchase price, we suggest taking a look at the following sites. They offer different comparison tools but they are all effective.
Еdmunds
Edmunds has been around for a long time. The company began in the 1960s by publishing books designed to help customers make the right decisions when buying a car. In the 90s, Edmunds distributed tons of CDs that allowed you to compare information about a car. Later they migrated online where you can find them today. These days, the company's website is very popular because it allows visitors to compare different car models as well as to find out how actual customers rate them. The resource is quite accurate at determining the current price of the selected car on today’s market as well as the cost of ownership.
Edmunds' car comparison tool is easy to use and allows you to compare cars side-by-side rather than researching one car and then viewing the stats for another one.
You can match up to four cars at the same time. While the comparison tool isn't perfect, it's enough to give you a significant amount of data. There are different opinions about how impartial car ratings are on this site but users agree that the site has always been an excellent source of exclusive information.
Web address: https://www.edmunds.com/car-comparisons/
CarComplaints
CarComplaints doesn't have the tools to directly compare one car to another but it does offer a ton of information on just about any make and model of a car, including owner reviews, crash test results, active investigations, and every vehicle Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) the site managed to get.
The site is worth taking a look at even if you have already purchased a car – just to make sure that everything is ok with your ride.
It's especially good if you want to get the opinions of people who have experience with a model you're looking at. In addition, you can post your own feedback on the site: everyone has had some kind of epic breakdown or has a car repair story they want to share.
The site is useful because it showcases the issues of even the most reputable car brands with owner complaints broken down by model, and then by year of manufacture. For example, you can see that buying a used Nissan Altima from any year other than 2002 is the right move, as that year has been marked as the worst year ever for an overall well-performing sedan.
Web address: https://www.carcomplaints.com/
CarGurus
The site’s main task is to help you find a car for purchase while its research section contains a ton of information on just about any make or model. Simply select the vehicle you are looking for to read a comprehensive test drive review with expert ratings and other verified data on performance, appearance, and technology used in its production.
Check and compare how much a particular vehicle will cost on the market - the site has lists of similar cars for sale.
Vehicle owners can post their own reviews and photos on the site.
Users note that CarGurus is exceptionally easy to use. If you create an account on the site, you can save your favorite car reports and reviews as well as publish your own.
Web address: https://www.cargurus.com/
Kelley Blue Book
The Kelley Blue Book (KBB) is another stronghold in vehicle research. KBB originated back in 1918 from an ordinary car dealership that was famous for its "blue books" containing information about the prices on new and used cars. Using data collected at the dealership, its owner published the first Blue Book in 1926 which became the standard guide in the automotive trade for determining the value of a car. And by the way, it was also the first publication to take the mileage of the car into account when determining its price.
In 1995, Kelley Blue Book created a website containing advice and pricing information from the printed manual.
Today, KBB offers buyers tons of useful information including the estimated cost of a car for sellers, as well as a price guide for anyone looking to buy a new or used car. The comparison tool is extremely simple and allows you to select the make, model, and year of the vehicle, specific mileage, and even interior trim. As soon as you have several cars in the comparison list, you will be able to assess their pros and cons even including details like warranty.
Web address: https://www.kbb.com/
TrueDelta
TrueDelta is a car research and comparison site filled with reliable information about a wide range of cars provided by their owners.
The site contains an extensive database of vehicle reliability, mileage, actual repair costs, prices for new and used vehicles, and more. You can start with a search tool to help you find the make and model of the car you're interested in or browse the categories of the site sifting through cars with high mileage and specific issues while limiting the search to vehicles that have proven to be reliable.
The amount of information posted on TrueDelta is enormous. But that's what makes the site an invaluable resource for studying specific models to determine which one suits you best or vice versa.
Users of the site note that the detail of the information available on the site is unparalleled.
Web address: https://www.truedelta.com/
Other well-known car comparison services are:
1. https://www.jdpower.com/cars/compare-cars
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