Learn to Use Car Search Engines How to Find Cars Online

How to Utilize Online Car Search Engines

Harry Lloyd

How to find cars online

There has been a lot of talk recently on the internet over car buying tools like car search engines. These tools make it incredibly easy to locate many more local cars for sale than you would ever normally be able to. This gives you a huge advantage in your car search.

It's certainly the most effective way to search for new or used cars, but many people may not be familiar with how exactly to use them. Here we can walk you through step by step to show you how to correctly use these tools to find the best deals on local cars for you.

To get started, just check out the two search engine boxes above. You can click on any of the images in this article to expand them so you can easily follow along. To be able to read this guide and use the car finder at the same time, it may be a good idea to open two windows in our browser.

New car finder

The first thing you will notice is there are two separate boxes for new and used cars. The new deals engine will locate specific models and display vital information about them, as well as forms to fill out that will connect you to the best neighborhood dealer that has that car.

So if we select a Chevy Colorado for example, we select Chevy in the Make drop down list and Colorado for the Model, it will send us to the page with everything about the new 2012 Colorado. This makes reviewing pricing, statistics and details simpler, and lets you compare potential cars side by side.

Used car finder

Using the used deals engine is very similar, but offers even more ways to customize your search. You will notice you need your zip code for the used engine. This is so we can display only the cheap used car listings from your local area. Unlike the new deals engine, you do not need to specify a make or model, and if you would like to leave them blank and keep your options open, it will display listings from all makes and models.

The most important features of the used car search engine are the Advanced Search options. Clicking on Advanced Search opens new tools for you, as you can see. You can now specify more than just make and model, with things like your price range, the model year and even how far away these cars are from you. It also lets you sort the deals by several different factors, depending on which are most important to you.

As you can see, statistics like mileage and mpg are shown for your convenience, as well as all the car's optional features. When you click on a vehicle that you like, you will be brought to a screen with all the information on the vehicle, as well as a form to fill out to get connected to the local dealer.

These tools are easy to learn and simple to utilize. The information they can provide your car search can make a big difference, and now you know what all the hype about car search engines is about.

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