So they're coming up with other gimmicks to attract Web surfers. Microsoft's CarPoint has added a lot of Web pages car owners can personalize to get ongoing information on their vehicles. If a consumer types in the information about his or her car, for instance, the Microsoft site will tell them if there's been a recall, when they should bring it in for required maintenance and how much it's likely to cost for the labor and parts to fix their cars. Some 125,000 people have registered their cars with CarPoint since November, when the new service began, said Robyn Gorman, CarPoint product manager. Microsoft revised the used-car portion of their site to reflect how people shop for a previously owned vehicle.
Prices come last.
AutoConnect has 650,000 used cars in its inventory that can be found at 31,000 dealers across the country. The information is sorted by zip codes. Consumers need to look at the car and see the condition before buying. We're not trying to step in between the consumer and dealer either. Hopefully, we'll just help them narrow their long list to a short one.