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 Clearbook 2.0 Could Be An Anti-Screwing Tool |
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Editor’s Note: Buyer Beware! Remember EVERY USED CAR IS DIFFERENT, and "knowing“ what someone else paid for a similar car should be just a guide and negotiating tool for you. I guarantee that every dealer will pull out their own Blue, Orange, Black, Purple, Mauve, Chartreuse and Rainbow-hued books to refute any Clearbook 2.0 facts.
It’s the dealers’ job to get you to pay as much as possible and yours to pay as little, make sure you become a smart and not a screwed buyer.
Try to remember that if you want to buy the vehicle more than the dealer wants to sell the vehicle, you WILL pay more, but that might be ok... we have always advised you that it's more important to buy the right car for a little more than the wrong car for less.
Before you venture out into the Used Car Jungle take the time to use all of the tools available here on The Auto Channel and always keep in mind that your purchase mistake will aggravate you every day for years to come.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2011 -- -- In a move that mayl radically change how previously owned vehicles are bought and sold, TrueCar, Inc. , has announced the release of the new ClearBook 2.0; the company's most comprehensive and fully-featured used car valuation tool to date.
In the same way TrueCar benefits both new car buyers and sellers through comprehensive, unbiased new car pricing data, ClearBook will help those buying, selling or trading-in their car to know the real value of a used vehicle through unprecedented access to current sales data from around the country.
"ClearBook provides total transparency into the complex world of used car pricing," said TrueCar, Inc. Founder and CEO Scott Painter, "For the first time, everyone who wishes to buy, sell or trade-in their previously-owned vehicle will have the tools they need to pay or receive a fair price. (SEE ALSO Kelley Blue Book Can Make Buyers Blue and The Dealer Green (With Your Cash)
Co-publishers Note: For more than 15 years The Auto Channel has been advocating a consumer friendly honest “Used Car Price Tool. In fact we “pitched the idea to RL Polk at least 10 years ago and received blank stares from their execs… oh well, I imagine that Polk is now selling the data needed to produce TrueCar’s new product to these "Johnny Come Latelys
ClearBook 2.0 features include:
- A full price report for tens of thousands of different used makes and models
- Detailed vehicle pricing information including: expected sale price, recommended list price and trade-in price
- An easy-to-understand transaction-based market curve that contains the most current car pricing and valuation data
ClearBook users can take advantage of the most highly localized used car values, right down to individual zip codes in the United States with a radius of 100 miles around the user's locations ; all available free on the Clearbook.com site.
"This is an exciting new day for anyone who needs to buy or sell a used car," said Katie McCann, Senior Director of Product Management at TrueCar. "Thanks to ClearBook, private buyers and sellers will now be on a level playing field - and those seeking a trade-in at the dealership can get a truly accurate picture of what their current car is worth; something most Americans had given up on long ago."
About TrueCar Data
TrueCar obtains data directly from numerous sources including automotive dealers, technology companies, data aggregators, and analytics companies within the automotive space. We also acquire vehicle configuration data, customer and dealer incentives data, financing and loan data, vehicle registration and insurance data, and more. TrueCar believes the greater our informational accuracy, the greater benefit we provide to both dealers and consumers.
