Drivers are keeping their vehicles longer than ever before. The average age of a pickup truck is now over 9 years old; the historical average is 7.5 years old. Accurate, concise and timely information is very important for used car owners. DriverSide.com is positioning itself as a key website for that very niche. They even bill [...] Read Full Story

Auto sales worldwide are expected to plummet to the lowest they have been in over 15 years. Is this what the new car industry has to look forward to?  The weak economy, the record high fuel prices and the rising cost of these new vehicles means that the seaports are going to stay piled up with thousands of new foreign and domestic cars. This surplus means that, at the moment, it’s a buyers market for new cars and really great deals are on offer from the manufacturer down to the car dea... Read Full Story

The Dodge Ram 1500 earned the highest marks from Edmunds Inside Line in their annual full-size pickup trucks review. A strong achievement considering the competition: Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-150 and Toyota Tundra. The comprehensive truck comparison looked at intended purpose items such as rugged, off-road riding and towing abilities and performance Browse through 13 different reviews of the Dodge Ram 1500, all from one location, on MotorMouths.com. Truck enthusiasts in the market for a n... Read Full Story

Used car shoppers are always looking for great resources. Thanks to a nice tip, we stumbled across another high-quality resource that couldn’t go unnoticed and had to be shared. Women-Drivers.com is a new site positioned as a valuable source of automotive information for women and families. The site is nicely designed, filled with various buckets of information and plenty resources designed to inform and educate. The main community aspect is centered around a visitor registration proc... Read Full Story

Why Buy Used Cars celebrates its 2nd birthday this month. Thanks to everyone who has visited and participated. Without you, this blog wouldn’t have become the success it is today. Neither the overall philosophy nor the design has changed over two years. WhyBuyUsedCars.com set out to provide used car buyers the best information and resources on the web - all with an entertaining spin. We brought you used car reviews, industry commentaries, CEO interviews and the best used car buying ti... Read Full Story

With so many new uses and new applications created for the Blackberry, iPhone and G-phone, not much attention is given to those providing utility within the automotive segment. Here’s three different and interesting ways for you to get the most out of your new handheld gadgets. Zapatag.com Bad drivers are everywhere. Did you ever wish you had the ability to somehow “report” a driver who is simply a bad driver? Now you can send a tweet to @zapatag with the driver’s stat... Read Full Story

  Today’s Cool Whip is a 2007 Infinity FX35 Sport Utility. A beautiful luxury car addition to the Nissan nameplate which replaced the older QX4 SUV model. An interesting design model married to a performance platform yet providing a ton of practical everyday usage. The unique SUV platform actually rests on the Nissan 350Z platform. Be sure to visit our used car reviews section where you can share your own comments and participate in discussions as well. Additional links included below.... Read Full Story

Today’s Cool Whip is a 2008 Ford Mustang GT. Our new research widget below provides everything needed to compare, discuss and review this car - and just about anything else with four wheels. Here’s a few odd-ball facts about the Ford Mustang you may not have known. Got some interesting items to share? Feel free to send them in as well… 1st Mustang introduced at the World’s Fair in 1964 Only vehicle more successful at Ford? The Model A James Bond drove a Mustang in Go... Read Full Story

Looks like GM will announce the elimination of the Pontiac brand on Monday. That means no more Smokey and the Bandit movies. We all know the reason - GM simply needs to reduce the number of brands produced to reduce expenses and make a last ditch effort to profitability. Saturn, Saab and Hummer could be next in line to be sold/eliminated. Last brands standing: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. What does this mean to current Pontiac owners - and those who happen to be test driving used Pont... Read Full Story

Congrats to Ford for their recent rankings bump for initial vehicle quality. Ford is now in a dead-heat tie with perennial quality winner Toyota.(Source: 2009 U.S. Global Quality Research System study.) Two primary categories were measured in this year’s study: How many items on a vehicle had, put simply, “gone wrong” and customer satisfaction regarding quality within the first 90 days of purchase. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury improved 5% for items going wrong; survey figures ... Read Full Story