Comments on: TrueCar Shifts Into Gear, Lets You Check If Your Neighbors Got That Mercedes At A Better Price http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:12:58 -0800 hourly 1 By: Otto http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2794836 Otto Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:46:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2794836 If you believe that car dealerships are sharing their sales numbers with this website I have some swamp land I would like to sell you. So where to they get their data? If it is from the buyer, you must add about 30% to these numbers. People always tell others the paid less for their cars than they actually did. If you believe that car dealerships are sharing their sales numbers with this website I have some swamp land I would like to sell you. So where to they get their data? If it is from the buyer, you must add about 30% to these numbers. People always tell others the paid less for their cars than they actually did.

]]> By: Business & Finance Blogs » Blog Archive » TrueCar: The Latest Piece of the Zag Pie http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2747442 Business & Finance Blogs » Blog Archive » TrueCar: The Latest Piece of the Zag Pie Wed, 13 May 2009 23:08:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2747442 [...] Features on the report include a good price, great price, average price paid, and average dealer cost for your car of choice. You can also see how prices on your car have been trending for the past 6 months or so. Graphs, easy-to-understand numbers, and a useful layout make the reports a helpful tool for car buyers. For a complete review, see this TechCrunch article. [...] [...] Features on the report include a good price, great price, average price paid, and average dealer cost for your car of choice. You can also see how prices on your car have been trending for the past 6 months or so. Graphs, easy-to-understand numbers, and a useful layout make the reports a helpful tool for car buyers. For a complete review, see this TechCrunch article. [...]

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]]> By: TrueCar Shows You What Cars are Really Selling For [Cars] « Coolbeans http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2730795 TrueCar Shows You What Cars are Really Selling For [Cars] « Coolbeans Tue, 05 May 2009 01:52:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2730795 [...] TrueCar also provides sales history for the previous six months which is handy to check and see if the sale price is falling. TrueCar is a free service. If you know of another service for checking the sales price of cars, share it in the comment belows. TrueCar [via TechCrunch] [...] [...] TrueCar also provides sales history for the previous six months which is handy to check and see if the sale price is falling. TrueCar is a free service. If you know of another service for checking the sales price of cars, share it in the comment belows. TrueCar [via TechCrunch] [...]

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]]> By: TrueCar Shows You What Cars are Really Selling For [Cars] · TechBlogger http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2727907 TrueCar Shows You What Cars are Really Selling For [Cars] · TechBlogger Sat, 02 May 2009 21:50:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2727907 [...] TrueCar also provides sales history for the previous six months which is handy to check and see if the sale price is falling. TrueCar is a free service. If you know of another service for checking the sales price of cars, share it in the comment belows. TrueCar [via TechCrunch] [...] [...] TrueCar also provides sales history for the previous six months which is handy to check and see if the sale price is falling. TrueCar is a free service. If you know of another service for checking the sales price of cars, share it in the comment belows. TrueCar [via TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: McColley.net » Blog Archive » TrueCar Shows You What Cars are Really Selling For [Cars] http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2727901 McColley.net » Blog Archive » TrueCar Shows You What Cars are Really Selling For [Cars] Sat, 02 May 2009 21:30:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2727901 [...] TrueCar also provides sales history for the previous six months which is handy to check and see if the sale price is falling. TrueCar is a free service. If you know of another service for checking the sales price of cars, share it in the comment belows. TrueCar [via TechCrunch] [...] [...] TrueCar also provides sales history for the previous six months which is handy to check and see if the sale price is falling. TrueCar is a free service. If you know of another service for checking the sales price of cars, share it in the comment belows. TrueCar [via TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: CarlsonG http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2721304 CarlsonG Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:54:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2721304 RealCarTips.com has been doing something similar for awhile... http://www.realcartips.com RealCarTips.com has been doing something similar for awhile…

http://www.realcartips.com

]]> By: Sandra Lee-Ho http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2720877 Sandra Lee-Ho Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:53:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2720877 The president of TrueCar is the founder of Shazam: Philip Inghelbrecht. Not sure which service i'll use more! The president of TrueCar is the founder of Shazam: Philip Inghelbrecht. Not sure which service i’ll use more!

]]> By: Cars Fans News Talladega | World News http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2720549 Cars Fans News Talladega | World News Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:51:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2720549 [...] at TechCrunch50 that aims to give potential new car buyers an idea of what the price tag of ... [...] Maclaren Manta Concept Car ! | Geek With Laptop Somtimes words are not enough! Enjoy the images. [...] [...] at TechCrunch50 that aims to give potential new car buyers an idea of what the price tag of … [...] Maclaren Manta Concept Car ! | Geek With Laptop Somtimes words are not enough! Enjoy the images. [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2720546 Mike Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:49:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2720546 More on RepairPal - http://tinyurl.com/clo9eb The real opportunity here could be to combine repair data with new car pricing to create some sort of "buy or repair" calculator. I think a lot of people find themselves in that boat these days -- auto repair is doing well overall as more people are opting to fix rather than buy. More on RepairPal – http://tinyurl.com/clo9eb

The real opportunity here could be to combine repair data with new car pricing to create some sort of “buy or repair” calculator. I think a lot of people find themselves in that boat these days — auto repair is doing well overall as more people are opting to fix rather than buy.

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2720502 Mike Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:20:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2720502 I can see value in this, but i think the better idea is in pricing for auto maintenance; where there's a great deal more variance, lack of consumer knowledge, and need for transparency. Look at RepairPal and Driverside. I think they've both been covered by TC in the past. Same concept but they crunch data and tell you how much you should be paying for repairs -- based on the car, parts, labor, etc. and where you live. I can see value in this, but i think the better idea is in pricing for auto maintenance; where there’s a great deal more variance, lack of consumer knowledge, and need for transparency. Look at RepairPal and Driverside. I think they’ve both been covered by TC in the past. Same concept but they crunch data and tell you how much you should be paying for repairs — based on the car, parts, labor, etc. and where you live.

]]> By: Babalawo http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2720446 Babalawo Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:49:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2720446 How on earth did they get $2.8 for this? How on earth did they get $2.8 for this?

]]> By: Scott http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/truecar-shifts-into-gear-lets-you-check-if-your-neighbors-got-that-mercedes-at-a-better-price/comment-page-1/#comment-2720427 Scott Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:37:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59994#comment-2720427 How is this different from edmunds.com, which has been around for a long time? They show you the invoice price, msrp and what others pay for the vehicle. Sometimes that value is lower than the invoice or msrp, other times (like when the nissan 350Z came out, it was much higher, because it was so in demand) This seems to be just another version of edmunds.com How is this different from edmunds.com, which has been around for a long time? They show you the invoice price, msrp and what others pay for the vehicle. Sometimes that value is lower than the invoice or msrp, other times (like when the nissan 350Z came out, it was much higher, because it was so in demand)
This seems to be just another version of edmunds.com

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