The Ultimate Car Book 2000

by Jack Gillis; Ashley Cheng; Clarence Ditlow

• ISBN13: 9780062736895
• ISBN10: 0062736892
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-06
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

"The Ultimate Car Book 2000" features timely information on where to shop for a car and a full-page entry for each new automobile, including easy-to-read charts of performance, fuel economy, preventative maintenance and insurance costs, crash-test results, and customer satisfaction.

Author Biography

Jack Gillis is Director of Public Affairs for the Consumer Federation of America. Previously, he spent three years with the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he was responsible for developing the government's automotive information program. An expert on consumer affairs, he is contributing correspondent for NBC's Today Show.

Table of Contents

Foreword	4	(1)
Clarence Ditlow
Introduction	5	(2)
Safety	7	(26)
Safety Introduction	8	(1)
Crash Tests: How the Cars Are Rated	9	(1)
Crash Test Charts	10	(7)
Automatic Crash Protection	17	(2)
Airbag Deployment	19	(1)
Safety Belts	20	(1)
Child Safety Seats	21	(1)
Using Your Child Safety Seat	22	(1)
Child Safety Seat Types	23	(1)
Children And Airbags	24	(1)
Anti-Lock Brakes	25	(1)
Four-Wheel Drive	26	(1)
Rollover	27	(3)
Off-Road Driving	30	(2)
The Future Of Safety	32	(1)
Fuel Economy	33	(6)
Fuel Economy Introduction	34	(1)
Factors Affecting Fuel Economy	35	(1)
Emissions Options	36	(1)
Fuel Economy Misers And Guzzlers	37	(1)
Products That Don't Work	38	(1)
Maintenance	39	(12)
Maintenance Introduction	40	(1)
Maintenance Costs	41	(8)
Service Contracts	49	(1)
Tips For Dealing With A Mechanic	50	(1)
Warranties	51	(8)
Warranty Introduction	52	(2)
Secret Warranties	54	(2)
Comparing Warranties	56	(1)
Warranty Comparisons	57	(2)
Insurance	59	(8)
Insurance Introduction	60	(1)
No-Fault Insurance	61	(1)
Reducing Insurance Costs	62	(2)
Auto Theft	64	(1)
Bumpers	65	(2)
Complaints	67	(16)
Complaint Introduction	68	(2)
Arbitration	70	(2)
Auto Safety Hotline	72	(1)
Complaint Index	73	(1)
Center For Auto Safety	74	(2)
Consumer Groups And Government	76	(1)
Automobile Manufacturers	77	(1)
Lemon Laws	78	(5)
Showroom Strategies	83	(14)
Introduction	84	(1)
Showroom Strategies	85	(2)
Depreciation	87	(1)
Getting the Best Price	88	(1)
CarBargains' Best Price Service	89	(1)
Financing	90	(2)
Leasing vs. Buying	92	(2)
Using The Internet	94	(1)
Corporate Twins And Asian Cousins	95	(1)
How To Buy A Used Car	96	(1)
Buying Guide/Best Bets	97	(16)
Using The Buying Guide	98	(1)
Buying Guide	99	(5)
Best Bets	104	(9)
Car Ratings	113	(346)
How to Use The Ratings	114	(4)
The Car Pages	118	(341)
Tires	459	(3)
Tire Introduction	462	(1)
Getting The Best Price	462	(1)
Top Rated Tires	463