These sites are designed to transmit your request for bids to one or more 
dealers, but some offer tools to research the purchase as well.

SITE                COMMENTS/WEB SITE

AUTOBYTEL.COM       Consumer reviews, used-cars photos, Visa
                    with 1% rebate, minimal pricing info
                    www.autobytel.com 

AUTOCONNECT         700,000 used cars, invoice pricing, best
                    side-by-side comparisons, no new cars yet
                    www.autoconnect.com 

AUTOVANTAGE         Complete new-car pricing info, candid
                    reviews, membership required for some
                    features  www.autovantage.com 

AUTOWEB.COM         Consumer reviews, asks for personal info
                    to see used cars, unnecessarily complicated
                    site  www.autoweb.com 

CARPOINT            Useful for researching, three reviews for
                    most cars, used-car search requires download
                    carpoint.msn.com 

GM BUYPOWER         General Motors cars only, can search dealers'
                    inventories, comparisons with other makes
                    www.gmbuypower.com