General  

Consumer Reports

http://www.consumerreports.org/

 

Visitors to the site can get free access to safety alerts, product recalls, a manufacturer locator and a list of articles spanning two years of Consumer Reports.

 

Consumer World  

http://www.consumerworld.org/      

 

Links to over 1700 consumer resources, categorized for easy access.    

 

Consumer Protection and Safety  

   

The Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin  

http://www.wisconsin.bbb.org

 

The Better Business Bureau provides instant access to business and consumer alerts as well as helpful resources.    

 

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

http://datcp.state.wi.us/

 

A site for Wisconsin consumer protection, and also links to consumer product safety.    

 

Consumer Information Center

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

 

Pueblo, Colorado site with full-text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available, including Consumer's Resource Handbook. 

 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety

http://www.cpsc.gov/

 

CPSC is an independent Federal regulatory agency working to reduce the risk of injury or death from consumer products. 

 

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Office of Consumer Protection

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm

 

The site offers the full text of consumer publications on a wide range of categories.

 

Consumer/Automobile    

 

Automotive Encyclopedia

http://www.autopedia.com/

 

A complete Internet source for automotive related information.  This is a place where consumers can find information related to autos, boats, trucks,  minivans, motorcycles, RV's and sport utility vehicles.  

  

Pace Buyer's Guides

http://www.carprice.com

 

Shows dealer "invoice" and manufacturer's "list" prices of cars, trucks and motorcycles.  

 

Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides

http://www.edmunds.com

 

Information on new and used cars and trucks, selected vehicle road tests, safety information, recalls, crash test data and service bulletins plus consumer tips on shopping for a car.    

 

Green Guide to Cars and Trucks

http://www.aceee.org/greenercars/index.htm     

           

Ranks cars and trucks according to environmental friendliness.    

 

J.D. Powers & Associates

http://jdpower.com/auto/index.asp

 

J. D. Power & Associates annually presents awards to manufacturers who have excelled in a variety of industries.    

 

Kelley Blue Book

http://Kbb.com/index.html

 

Provides new car prices as well as the value of used cars.   

 

NADA Used Car Price Guides

http://www.nadaguides.com/     

       

An online version of the popular price guide from a subsidiary of the National Automobile Dealers Association.  NADA also provides price guides for classic or collectible cars, motorcycles, boats, RV's and trailers, personal watercraft and snowmobiles.