Can you really use the Web to buy a car?

The internet has the most comprehensive collection of automobile information than any place in the world. You have instant access to practically every auto magazine, auto manufacturer, used car auctions, crash and safety information and auto dealers.

The only thing you can’t do is take a test drive.

The internet is an auto buyers dream come true if you’re the type that wants all the facts and figures before you go to buy. Let me walk you through a fact finding adventure for the car, truck, van or
minivan of your dreams.

You can start by going to the web site for Kelly Blue Book to get your dealer invoice and resale value. Then you’ll click to the National Institute of Transportation and Safety to review crash test results and other safety issues pertaining to your automobile. If you want to know how Consumer Report rates your automobile jump to it’s site and from there select your favorite car buff magazine to get it’s road test results.

You are now ready to pick up a brochure so just hop to the manufacture’s web site and read all about your dream car, with pictures, all in the privacy of your home or office. Have you noticed you haven’t been harassed by a salesperson?

Now you want to know the closet dealership to you. From the manufacturers site you will click on Dealer Locator and instantly get the dealership information.


If the dealer’s web site was properly designed you could search their new and used car inventory to find your car and get the dealers selling price or spec out your car and request the price. You found it, you like the price and you want to buy it. You’re at the moment of truth. Do you really want to visit the dealer? Just send an email and ask to have it delivered.


You can also complete a loan or auto lease application to get approved for financing from several lenders web sites or on the dealers.

As you can see you really can use the internet to buy your next dream car. But you still cannot test drive it.

Questions to ask the Cyber- salesperson via email: Will you deliver to me? Does this price include all costs except tax, tags and titling fees? How do we dispose of my trade?