| 10. Edmunds Carspace - "The Car Enthusiasts | | | | new car, that moment comes when you finally |
| Automotive Lifestyle Social Networking Site". | | | | say, "Yes. That's the car I want." Who are you |
| Edmunds Carspace is one of the most popular | | | | going to buy from? DealerRater helps you decide |
| forums on the web. As such, finding what you | | | | by letting users comment on the quality of |
| want can be a bit daunting and the conversations | | | | service they receive. Consumer Reports has |
| can be long. However, there's a lot of great | | | | noted that new car shoppers rate quality second |
| advice to be had and a wealth of information in | | | | only to safety as the aspect of owning a car |
| archive. The interface is clean, but there are a lot | | | | most important to them. DealerRater helps you |
| of ads. | | | | make sure you get quality service. |
| 9. AutoMedia - "Car Advice You Can Trust". | | | | 4. Easy Auto Sales - The first and only social |
| Whereas Edmunds does forums by car, | | | | classifieds for cars. EasyAutoSales ties community |
| AutoMedia does it by topics. From car care to | | | | to car classified listings with Facebook Connect. |
| automotive performance, AutoMedia displays all | | | | This allows questions asked, comments to be |
| sorts of information about making the car you | | | | broadcast and interesting cars and topics to be |
| already have, better. There's lists on proper | | | | shared with your network of friends on Facebook |
| driving techniques, restoring tired cars, how to get | | | | and beyond. EasyAutoSales' free platform |
| better gas mileage, amateur motorsports and | | | | connects car buyers, car sellers and car experts |
| hundreds of other topics in addition to a simple | | | | to create one of the most exciting and fastest |
| buying guide for new cars. | | | | growing car communities. |
| 8. Yahoo! Answers - A specific section for | | | | 3. MySpace - 62,192 automotive related groups. |
| questions about buying and selling vehicles. Yahoo | | | | Most people know MySpace as merely a social |
| Answers gives you the opportunity to ask | | | | network for communicating with friends, but |
| questions to an entire community at once through | | | | MySpace also has one of the largest car |
| their main page. Not only will members of their | | | | communities too! With over 126 million users, |
| community answer your question, other members | | | | MySpace can be a huge ally in discussing cars and, |
| will rate the answers to give you a "best answer". | | | | if utilized properly, selling cars. |
| The incentive to give the best possible answer | | | | 2. Twitter - People talking and asking questions |
| means there's a lot less "noise" in Yahoo's forums. | | | | about cars in 140 characters or less. Twitter |
| 7. Ask.Cars - "Our Experts Answer Your | | | | allows you to talk about cars in a very real-time, |
| Questions" Ask.Cars has one of the best | | | | open forum with people who you know or |
| interfaces of any forum out there. A simple | | | | associate with. As opinions on a car, where to get |
| "Question of the Day" takes up a majority of the | | | | the best deal or what's popular. Twitter is a great |
| homepage and subsequent answers are at the | | | | place to discuss cars as well as taking advantage |
| bottom of the page as "Recent Questions". The | | | | of ancillary sites like TwitPic, where you can share |
| unfortunate problem is that most questions only | | | | pictures from your cell phone real-time. |
| have a few answers. The questions jump | | | | 1. Facebook - With over 500 groups related to |
| between tax issues, new cars, problems with cars | | | | "car buying" alone and 175 million users, Facebook |
| and hundreds of other things. | | | | is the final frontier in social networking. The |
| 6. CarGurus - "Got a question about your car? | | | | combination of fan pages, applications, media |
| Ask the CarGurus community and get a response | | | | sharing and a simple way to interface with all your |
| within hours!" CarGurus is a sort of car rating site. | | | | friends and family on a daily basis, Facebook is a |
| It's not so much a way to ask and answer | | | | powerful marketing tool. Whether is be via |
| questions as it is a "raves" vs. "rants" site. If | | | | Facebook Connect and sites like EasyAutoSales |
| you're looking for what people who actually own | | | | that use their technology or simply sharing a |
| cars think of them, this is a good place to go. | | | | story or a picture, Facebook has the power to |
| Though, there is a very large gap in the models | | | | make your car buying or selling experience much |
| actually reviewed and those still awaiting reviews. | | | | easier and more fulfilling. |
| 5. DealerRater - Allows dealers to promote their | | | | Remember, be helpful, be transparent, and be |
| quality customer service. When searching for a | | | | authentic. Good luck engaging! |