Review of Free Online Car Price Quote Services

Make auto dealers compete for your business. The services below are free of charge and will deliver your request for pricing information to up to five dealers at once. Just enter the make and model car that interests you and your zip code. Each service has a different network of dealers and you may find better results by trying more than one service.
You don't have to actually buy the car online, but you can agree on a price, pre-arrange low financing, and plan ahead to get the most money for your trade-in.

If you are serious about negotiating the best price with these dealers, read how to negotiate a car over email to make best use of the responses you will receive from these car quote services.

Edmunds

  • Contact up to 5 dealers at once for free quotes
  • One of the largest dealer networks
  • "Best site for shopping for a new or used car" by The Wall Street Journal
  • Includes Edmunds True Market Value™ pricing (to understand what others are paying)

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CarsDirect

  • On top of delivering your request to a network of dealers, they also offer a low instant quote where you can buy a car directly from them online and they'll coordinate the pickup with a local dealer
  • Purchases through them come with a lowest price guarantee
  • New and Used car listings

Automotive.com

  • Consistently ranks in the top 5 of all automotive related websites
  • Offers free auto loan quotes as well

Vehix.com

  • Contact up to 4 dealers at once for free quotes
  • Informative articles, videos, and research tools
  • Extensive Used car listings as well as New cars

Yahoo! Autos

  • Contact up to 4 dealers at once for free quotes