Resources

  Edmunds Used Car Vehicle Appraiser
The TMV Used Vehicle Appraiser provides the estimated average price consumers are currently paying dealers for used vehicles, the price consumers are getting from dealers for their trade-ins, and the price consumers are paying each other in private party transactions.

  Edmunds New Vehicle Pricing Calculator
The TMV New Vehicle Pricing Calculator provides the estimated average price consumers are currently paying dealers for new vehicles.

National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence an independent, non-profit organization with a single mission: To improve the quality of automotive service and repair through the voluntary testing and certification of automotive technicians.

 

Automotive Related Federal Government Sites

Taking the Scare Out of Auto Repair The Federal Trade Commission, the American Automobile Association, and the National Association of Attorneys General present facts for consumers.

AMI Auto World Magazine website:

N.A.D.A. used car price guides

Galves Used car price guide

CAR FAX

Auto 101 illustrated descriptions of how car work.

American Automobile Association


Factory Shop Manuals
and other repair information

Delmar Automotive repair textbooks for mechanic training courses. (Instructor's guides available for many of these books)

Helm Incorporated Owner's manuals, Factory shop manuals and other publications for GM, Ford, Honda, Isuzu and others.

Geared towards professional auto mechanics

Detroit Iron Information Systems  Shop manuals from the '20's to the mid '70's on CD-ROM 

Bentley Publishers Detailed automotive manuals and time-saving service guides. Moses Ludel's "Owner's Bibles TM" for Jeep and truck owners, as well as a new series of "enthusiast books" for BMW, Alfa Romeo and Chevrolet. Robert Bentley is also the exclusive independent U.S. distributor for the full line of Bosch technical literature, including the world-famous Bosch Automotive Handbook.

TMC Publications Factory Shop Manuals for Mercedes-Benz - BMW - Audi - Lexus - Jaguar - Porsche -  Mitsubishi - Hyundai - Subaru.