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AutoGlance: Find The Best Used Cars Listings

Umar — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:01:04 +0000

When people look for used cars online, they often jump from one site to another to look for listings. But what if you could use a search engine that gathered listings from various online resources and that let you search them? AutoGlance offers precisely this.

AutoGlance is a web service that aggregates used car listings from Cars.com, AutoTrader, etc. You can search for their make and model. You can also specify the seller’s closeness to you by the zip code and searching distance. Your car results are arranged according to price. And each price range has a single car listed in front of it – this is the best offer. To view other offers in the same price range you can use the red buttons on the left pane.

To be taken to the listing’s official page, just click on a car icon; a floating window will appear where the link to the listing will be given.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you search for used cars.
You can search cars by model, make, and proximity.
Results are displayed according to price.
The best results are displayed.
Similar tools: CLcarz, Ecoforecourt, Craigslist Car Research, Honk, Mota, MotorTopia and TrueCar.

Check out AutoGlance @ www.autoglance.com (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

CarCareKiosk: Get Various Car Repair Video Tutorials

Umar — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:01:15 +0000

When you visit a car mechanic for repairs to your car, you are often presented with a bill that does not justify the labor put into the car. To save money, the next time your car is giving you any problems, you should first give the repairs a go yourself by getting instructions from CarCareKiosk.

CarCareKiosk is a free to use website that offers users video tutorials on various car repairs. What sets the site apart from other mechanic video tutorials is that special attention is paid to the car. Thus you know exactly which the car model the tutorial is for. After watching regular video tutorials you might have thought “My car isn’t wired like that!” with this website you can find tutorials precisely for your car.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Offers video tutorials on car repair.
Has a large collection of tutorials on various car models.
Lets you search for tutorials for the car model you own.
Similar sites: AutoMD Auto Repair, RepairPal and VehicleFixer.

Check out CarCareKiosk @ www.carcarekiosk.com (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

BodyShopBids: Get A Car Damage Repair Quote From Local Shops

abhijeet — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:01:58 +0000

If you are a car owner and have ever needed to get a dent fixed, then you will know how much of a pain in the neck the entire process can be. Different repair shops give you different price estimates and you don’t even know if they’ll be able to fix the dent properly.

Body Shop Bids is a site where you can upload photos of the damaged car, create and submit a report of your car, and then get bids from local shops via email. The site almost guarantees the authenticity and credibility of all the shops it does business with.

Apart from the site, the service is also available via apps for iPhone and Android, so you could initiate the repair process from your mobile phone too. It doesn’t take care of other stuff like insurance though and is currently likely available only in the US.

Features

Get car damage repair bids from local shops via email.
Send damage photos and car report to get bids.
Similar website: AutoMD Auto Repair, RepairPal and VehicleFixer.

Check out Body Shop Bids @ www.bodyshopbids.com (By Abhijeet from Guiding Tech)

Fun2Rent: An Online Platform To Rent Your Vehicles, Vessels & Trailers

MOin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:01:02 +0000

If you own a jet ski, a snowmobile, or a similar recreational vehicle, there is a good chance that you use it only for a short time in the year. The remaining days, your vehicle remains idle, without being used by you or anybody else. An easy way to make some extra cash would be to rent out your vehicle to others and earn some money while you are not using it. To do this, the online platform Fun2Rent was created.

Fun2Rent is an excellent online platform made for people to rent recreational vehicles. You can visit the site and proceed to create an account either as a renter or a ‘rentee’. Your vehicle can be listed very quickly; while doing so, you can add a picture, location, and pricing details. You select which renting request to approve from all the requests you get on the site. Moreover you can add all sorts of details about your vehicle.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you make your recreational vehicles available for rent.
Lets users find recreational vehicles rent.
Supports transactions through PayPal and credit cards.
Similar tools: Rent-Calculator, Kindle Textbook Rental, Zilok, eCampus and Rentalic.

Check out Fun2Rent @ www.fun2rent.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

MyRoute Safe Drive: Speed Limit Alert App [iPhone]

abhijeet — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:01:22 +0000

One of the significant ways in which iPhone apps have helped humanity is by helping drivers on the road know what lies ahead, taking their phone calls for them, showing routes etc. I’m sure you know about such apps; there are many of these out there. MyRoute Safe Drive is a new entrant in this league and wants to make driving safer for everyone. It can alert you when you exceed the speed limit through voice warnings, show locations, routes and much more. Uses GPS maps and supports a number of countries.

The app is basically a combination of 3 apps into one – a speed trap and radar warning system, speed limit warning system and a head-up display showing average speed, digital clock, distance, elapsed time and other such data. The app is free but you’ll need to shell out 99 cents for the maps.

Features

Get speed limit alerts.
See the route, elapsed time, speed traps ahead.
Similar tools: Drivia, Fly-Or-Drive-Calculator, DriveMeCrazy and DriveSafe.ly.
Also read related article: 6 Effective Tools To Avoid Police Radar Speed Traps.

Check out MyRoute Safe Drive @ itunes.apple.com/pk/app/id457284116 ( By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

Drivia: An iOS App For Staying Alert & Mentaly Active While Driving

MOin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:01:37 +0000

While driving long distances, it is common for the driver to get bored and inattentive to the road. This can have drastic results. In fact, numerous driving accidents take place simply because the driver dozed off while driving. Here to help avoid that by keeping the driver active is an iOS phone app called Drivia.

Drivia is sized at nearly 11MB, and compatible with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad running iOS 4.0 or later. The app is basically a game that the driver plays entirely through speech. The game asks the driver from various categories that the driver can choose from. If the driver takes too long to respond the app starts asking the question with a greater frequency and at a higher volume. Thus whenever you are about to get sleepy, you are made to pay more attention to driving by the app’s loud and frequent messages.

Features:

A user-friendly phone app.
Compatible with iOS devices.
Helps keep you active during long drives.
Helps avoid accidents.
Similar tools: Fly-Or-Drive-Calculator, DriveMeCrazy and DriveSafe.ly.
Also read related article: 6 Effective Tools To Avoid Police Radar Speed Traps.

Check out Drivia @ www.driviapp.com (by MOin from Thumb Press)

Carsort: Car Comparison & Recommendation Website

Hammad — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:05:14 +0000

Are you thinking about buying a car and don’t know which one you should buy? To make an informed decision which car come in your price range and will suit your needs, you should give Carsort a try.

Carsort is a useful online utility which can help users make an informed purchasing decision. The site lists all the cars that are available in your budget and categorize them on the basis of different features they have to offer like car brand, type, engine, seating and other safety features. Once you open any listing, it will show you all the details about that car, its price. Pros and cons, what other people say about it and more. If you want, you can compare it with other brands available in the market, check specifications like model, engine details, power, suspension and handling, brakes and more. You can even check out the pictures of the car and see whether it is good enough to suit your needs or not.

All you have to do is select the type of vehicle you are looking for and it will list all the options to help you make an informed decision.

Features

Find vehicles in certain price range
Compare different cars
Get detailed information about any car
Check user reviews about different cars

Check out Carsort @ www.carsort.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Qraft: Car, Trucks & Boat Rentals By Owner

TehseenBaweja — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:01:20 +0000

The easiest way to describe Qraft is that it is to vehicles what AirBnB is to houses. Using Qraft, you can rent cars, trucks, boats, RVs, planes and lots of other vehicles and gears from their original owner. The price is usually way less compared to renting from a company and comes with the satisfaction of knowing who the owner is.

You can rent stuff in most cities of the world and only have to pay a small fee to the site in addition to the rental cost. You can view pictures, a map, calendar of availability and even ask questions from the owner about the object. You can also read reviews posted by other users or add your own based on your experience.

Features:

Rent cars, planes, boats and more from owners.
Put your own stuff for rent.
Owners can get insurance on their rental stuff.

Visit Qraft @ www.qraft.com [Via TechCrunch]

AutoMD Auto Repair: Get Car Repair Guides & Quotations

Umar — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:01:30 +0000

A lot of car owners probably do not know much about car maintenance and repair. Mechanics often exploit this and overcharge customers. Here to you help solve the issue of car repairs is a web service called AutoMD Auto Repair.

AutoMD Auto Repair is a website that lists numerous DIY car repair guides. These guides come in the form of step-by-step articles and videos and cover all aspects of car repair. The site even helps you estimate repair costs.

The most useful feature of the site however is that it lets you get car repair quotations from various mechanics to compare deals and settle for the best one.

AutoMD also offers an iOS application with all the site’s features. The app is available for free from iTunes and compatible with iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad running iOS 3.0 or later.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Offers DIY car repair guides.
Provides guides as text and as videos.
Provides a car repair cost estimator.
Lets you get repair quotations from various mechanics.
Lets you find mechanics according to region.
Offers an iOS application.
Similar tools: RepairPal and VehicleFixer.

Check out AutoMD Auto Repair www.automd.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

FuelMyRoute: Shows Cheapest Gas Prices For Your Car Journeys

MOin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:01:54 +0000

If you are planning a car trip, knowing the fuel costs is very important. One tool that helps you find these costs is Fuel My Route.

Fuel My Route is a web app that lets you find out how much your car journeys will cost when it comes to fuel. You can enter the start and end locations of your journey and find out the distance, the directions, and gas prices. The prices cover lowest, average, and highest prices for gas. Using this information the site also provides you with the best prices to refuel by showing you which locations are offering the lowest fuel prices.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Helps determine the gas costs of car journeys.
Shows various gas prices.
Provides directions for journey.
Similar tools: Route4Me, Route Planner, Routefriend and DirectionsMap.
Also read related articles:

Check out Fuel My Route @ www.fuelmyroute.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)