| Finding information about past, current, and future car | | | | covered; breaking make/model information is shared, |
| offerings used to be a task that involved wading | | | | and readers are quick to add their personal |
| through countless glossy magazines, perusing bulky | | | | comments. Sometimes the responses are hilarious, |
| sales brochures, shifting through inky newspapers, | | | | while other times they seem politically charged. No |
| and skimming through a host of other print material | | | | matter, the information given is certainly useful: |
| of varying sizes and depths. How many of us have | | | | Edmunds - Good information on current models and |
| subscribed to 2, 4, or even 5 or more publications | | | | they seem to have a grasp on upcoming offerings |
| just to get the latest information about our favorite | | | | too. Compare what they write about future models |
| cars? Today, thanks to the internet, there are a host | | | | and they generally have the best "off the record" |
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| to take a look at concept cars. I will list some of my | | | | Car Survey - Similar to the Auto Blog, Car Survey |
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| them as much as I have. | | | | If you own a '74 Monte Carlo, an '83 Fairmount, or a |
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| newspaper in the USA that matches the depth and | | | | are featured by owners who have the same car as |
| breadth of coverage that The Detroit News provides | | | | you. A good place to trace the history of specific |
| on a daily basis about the automobile industry. It | | | | models, foreign and domestic too: |
| certainly makes sense that they are the leader, given | | | | Assorted Sites - Lastly, several smaller sites |
| that the Detroit area has long been the bastion of | | | | dedicated to specific car brands such as can be |
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| information. | | | | sites touting car parts. I also regularly refer to various |
| Car and Driver - One of my favorite print magazines | | | | car clubs and automaker sites for detailed |
| shares a lot of useful information right online. My | | | | information. |
| favorite feature is their break down by make and | | | | So, what is the best part of conducting research on |
| model of every single car on the market. C&D even | | | | the internet for car information? Well, two actually: it |
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