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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://evpl.org/community/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Research Blog : consumer, cars</title><link>http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/tags/consumer/cars/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: consumer, cars</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)</generator><item><title>Find the right used car for you</title><link>http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/2009/04/03/find-the-right-used-car-for-you.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1392</guid><dc:creator>googler@evpl</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1392</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/2009/04/03/find-the-right-used-car-for-you.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img width="256" src="http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq316/evplreference/honda.jpg" alt="2004 Honda Civic SI" height="192" style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;float:left;" /&gt;Having second thoughts about buying a new car this year, but need to replace your old one? In the October 2008 issue, &lt;a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/used-cars/buying-advice/used-car-savings/overview/used-cars-ov.htm"&gt;Consumer Reports&lt;/a&gt; said &amp;quot;choosing a three-year-old car instead of a new one can save you thousands of dollars over the first five years.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But choosing and buying a used car can be a little daunting. That&amp;#39;s why CNET&amp;#39;s &lt;a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10208015-2.html?part=rss&amp;amp;tag=feed&amp;amp;subj=Webware"&gt;Webware&lt;/a&gt; recently rounded up twenty-four websites to help you out. They include:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carfax.com/"&gt;Carfax&lt;/a&gt;:&amp;nbsp; Don&amp;#39;t even consider buying that used car until you consult Carfax with its Vehicle Identification Number. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cars.com/"&gt;Cars.com&lt;/a&gt;: Research, reviews, general shopping advice, and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.edmunds.com/"&gt;Edmunds&lt;/a&gt;: one of the most celebrated names in automobiles because of the depth and quality of its car reviews. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kbb.com/"&gt;Kelley Blue Book&lt;/a&gt;: one of the most trustworthy resources&amp;nbsp;for the real value of cars you&amp;#39;re looking to buy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Be sure to check out the whole &lt;a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10208015-2.html?part=rss&amp;amp;tag=feed&amp;amp;subj=Webware"&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; for more great sites. And happy shopping!&lt;/p&gt;
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