Automotive

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Databases (most require KPL library card)

Alldata

Automotive repair and cost estimation, vehicles back to 1982. 

Auto Repair Reference Center (Home Access)

Contains complete automotive repair information supplied by Nichols Publishing, publisher of Chilton. Information on most domestic and imported vehicles.  

Chilton Auto Repair

ChiltonLibrary provides  photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks

Newspapers and Magazines

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Automobile Magazine

Automotive Industries

Automotive News

Car and Driver

Car Collector and Car Classics

Consumer Guide - Auto Series

Hemmings Motor News

Hot Rod

Motor Trend

Road And Track

Community Resources

Kalamazoo Antique Auto Restorers Club

Phone 269-965-4247

First weekend in February swap meet at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds; first weekend in August car show and swap meet; co-sponsored with the Gilmore Car Museum; tours; picnics; holiday gathering; winter banquet; newsletter; scholarships to WMU Mechanical Engineering Department.

Kalamazoo Area New Car Dealers Association

Phone 269-375-6661

To help the community by administering a "good neighbor program" and distributing it to local charitable groups; to promote the automobile business within our community.

Kazoom

Phone

Monthly meeting: First Monday 6 p.m. at the Blue Dolphin.

Rod Benders Car Club of West Michigan Inc.

Phone 269-344-2521

Help build cars; August and September car shows, the proceeds of which go to charity.

Sports Car Club of America - Western Michigan Region

Phone 616-292-0714

Sponsors road races, rallies, time trials; newsletter; magazine.

Websites

Auto Zone

Automotive repair and maintenance information.

Automobile Safety Information

Crash test dummies help collect data for this site. It rates vehicles and how they fared in crash tests.

AutoSite

You'll get beyond the basics with this site. It features fine-tuned information on what makes an automobile go!

Car and Driver

A celebration of automobiles! This site is a goldmine for the auto enthusiast and helpful for those looking to make a purchase.

Cartalk

Tom and Ray Magliozzi, better known as Click and Clack, address serious car concerns in a light and humorous way.

Child Passenger Safety Program

From the NHTSA, information and publications on child safety.

Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides

Get ready auto buyers. Reviews and information on new and used vehicles will get you behind the wheel of a good buy.

Fuel Economy Guide

Sponsored by the EPA, this site gives details on gas mileage and fuel economy for many automobile manufacturers.

Kelley Blue Book

If you're looking for a vehicle, this free, interactive site provides new and used automobile prices.

Mlive AutoSuperStore

Find a new or used vehicle in Michigan today! Site allows you to search by location and what you want in your automobile.

NADA Guides

If it takes gas and moves quick, you can find the price here. Be it a family van, classic car, or speed boat, it's on this site.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

If you're interested in auto safety, this site has it all. Information is available to prepare you to make a safe vehicle purchase.


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A man repairing his car engine.

Step by step auto repair info for do-it-yourself people from Chilton Auto Repair database