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AUTOMOTIVE SITES |
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AutoIntel - The Intelligent Alternative to Buying
or Leasing a Car from a
Dealership
The only company you need for all your automotive
purchasing, leasing and selling needs.
AutoIntel is
a nationwide automotive enterprise specializing in
supplying vehicle fleets to companies, in addition to
leasing and selling vehicles to our individual
clients. They also offer an array of related services
such as selling one's own vehicles and a unique early
lease termination program.
www.AutoIntel.com |
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Kelly
Blue Book Vehicle buyers guide from Kelly
Blue book. You can research new car pricing, reviews,
used car values.
www.kbb.com |
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CarFax Vehicle History Report
Vehicle history report by VIN number. Not perfect
but a great way to check history of your car; will
show possible odometer rollbacks, salvage title, flood
damage, etc. When you
contact us to discuss your case, we will provide you
with a comprehensive DMV / CarFax report for FREE.
www.carfax.com |
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Automotive Leasing Guide (ALG)
Used by the car industry to set residual rates for
leases. Check out the section Leasing 101 - a good
tutorial with questions and answers on leasing a
vehicle.
www.alg.com |
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Keys to Leasing Site run
by the Federal Reserve Board; Excellent information on
what leasing is; explanation of terms; rights and
responsibilities; leasing costs and a sample lease
form with explanations.
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/leasing |
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Understanding Consumer Vehicle Leases Written by the California
Department of Consumer Affairs. An excellent and
thorough discussion of car leasing.
www.dca.ca.gov |
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PRODUCT DEFECTS |
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Consumer Product Safety Commission A government regulatory agency
designed to prevent defective products from being sold
to the public. Contains latest news and reports on
unsafe products.
www.cpsc.gov |
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Consumers Union Publishers of Consumers Reports, check out all of
the latest on product and service issues being tracked
by CU as well as product specific information and
warnings.
www.consumersunion.org/aboutcu/about.htm |
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OTHER LEGAL & RELATED SITES |
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LawIntel - A Nationwide Legal Guide
& Attorney Directory For
information about other areas of practice and states,
please visit our affiliate website.
There you can find more information about the area of your
interest and local law.
www.LawIntel.com |
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Class Action at Central Notice A search engine database of class action lawsuits
for consumer protection.
www.notice.com/classactions |
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Consumer World Covers a variety of consumer needs, from consumer
complaints, researching laws, credit cards, airfares,
purchasing a car, etc.
www.consumerworld.org |
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National Institute of Consumer Education Presents information about fraud, credit, finance,
bankruptcy, leasing, and more. Designed to make the
consumer more alert and aware.
www.nice.emich.edu |
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U.S. Consumer Gateway This site contains links to a broad range of
federal information resources available online.
Includes info on credit, privacy, telemarketing, and a
variety of scams. It is designed so that you can
locate information by category. Each category has
subcategories to direct you to areas within individual
federal web sites containing related information.
www.consumer.gov |
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Federal Consumer Information Center Place to order free brochures on hundreds of
consumer topics.
www.pueblo.gsa.gov |
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Consumer Education for Teens A site developed under a special project by the
Washington State AG's office, this site is perfect for
the teen in the house. Areas covered include, credit
cards, music buying services, health clubs, college
scholarships, etc.
www.wa.gov/ago/youth |
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PlanetFeedback.Com A free service that lets consumers send complaint,
compliment, suggestion, or question letters online to
over 20,000 companies, including auto manufacturers &
car dealers. You can also send a copy to your friends
& post your letter on the site for others to read.
www.planetfeedback.com |
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FTC Consumer Protection Run by the FTC, great articles on a variety of
significant consumer issues, i.e. credit, car buying
and leasing, privacy, e-commerce, senior citizen
scams, etc.
www.ftc.gov |
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Bureau of Automotive Repair/Smog Check BAR registers and regulates approximately 35,000
California automotive repair facilities, and licenses
lamp and brake inspection stations. During the 1998/99
Fiscal Year, BAR negotiated refunds, rework, and
adjustments valued at more than $4.8 million from auto
repair shops on behalf of consumers. Also implements
the Smog Check program.
www.smogcheck.ca.gov
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Legal Research Links The mother of all research sources. Sponsored by
CEB, it provides links for any legal research subject
possible, i.e. links to newspapers, tv stations, law
libraries, government databases, law journals, and
every Federal and State court on the web. Have fun!
www.ceb.com |
