The consumer edition of the authoritative price guide includes retail data on domestic and imported cars, trucks, and vans, acceptable mileage ranges, and costs of specific optional factory features.

In today's uncertain economy, more car buyers are turning to the used car market. Based on the results of unbiased tests and surveys conducted by Consumer Reports, the guide evaluates fuel economy, performance level, repair record, and overall quality of hundreds of 1984-1989 cars, with detailed reports on 1987-1989 models. Ratings charts, tables, index.

For a decade, The Car Book has proven itself to be America's #1 single-colume consumer resource for buying a new car. Gillis provides the latest information on pricing, insurance rates and safety records, fuel efficiency, resale value, consumer protection laws and customer satisfaction ratings. Illustrated.