Kelley Blue Book Reviewer's Comments

Arm yourself with tips and expert advice to navigate the slippery slope of price negotiation with your local auto dealership. Discover what your car is worth before you sell; you may be pleasantly surprised. Use the most trusted resource for eighty years of honest, unbiased vehicle information, Kelley Blue Book, winner of “TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award.”

Kelley Blue Book is a free Car Quote Services website that offers comprehensive information on most vehicles sold in the U.S. with safety ratings, reliability ratings, expert reviews and industry values. Most of the Car Quote Services we reviewed use Kelley as a resource to establish vehicle values. Kelley came in a close second behind Edmunds.com because they don’t offer in–depth video road tests.

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Service Features:  

Kelley Blue Book provides excellent detailed information on new and used cars for buyers and sellers. Enter a car make and model for price, fuel economy, safety ratings, reliability ratings, expert reviews, consumer reviews, vehicle specifications and crash tests. In addition, you can receive multiple price quotes on new cars and trucks from local auto dealers by filling out the direct price quote form.

Assess the cost of the car you want to buy with Kelley’s comprehensive value ratings. You can find out the industry’s Trade–In Value, Retail Value and Private Party Value of any new or used vehicle.

Find out a fair and competitive price to sell your vehicle by entering the make, model, year, mileage, optional equipment and the vehicle’s condition. Then, post an ad to sell your vehicle with Kelley through cars.com, which offers three different advertising packages: $20.00 for 14 days without a photo, $40.00 for 30 days with three photos and $55.00 for 60 days with 12 photos. Your ad will appear on Kelley Blue Book, MSN Autos and cars.com.

Check the history of the car you’re interested in buying with CARFAX for $19.99 or an unlimited number of cars for 30 days for $24.99. You can also read excellent articles on buying and selling a car or truck, financing your purchase and finding the best car insurance rates.

Ease of Use:  

The design and organization of the Kelley Blue Book website makes finding information quick and easy. At the top of each page, tabs identify each section of the website and multiple links throughout the site make navigation a breeze.

To sell your car on Kelley Blue Book’s classifieds with cars.com, a series of setup pages will guide you through the process of creating an ad to sell your car.

Effective Search Results:  

Not only does Kelley Blue Book provide comprehensive industry information about hundreds of vehicles, they also point you toward some of the best deals in your area. They produced 14 vehicles for sale from local dealers and private sellers for our test vehicle, the Pontiac Vibe.

Help/Support:  

Kelley Blue Book has an extensive list of FAQs about using their website, finding specific vehicle information and selling your car. We contacted them with questions and they provided helpful answers in less then 24 hours.

Summary:  

Kelley Blue Book is the long–trusted source for unbiased vehicle information and honest pricing for new and used cars. They provide extensive details about vehicle makes and models along with extra features like financing and insurance information. In addition, you can sell your car for a reasonable fee.