Resources for California car loans

Online loan calculator. There are dozens of them on the Web, but this one at carloancentral.com is the simplest we've found. The more you know before arriving at the car dealership, the better.

New car prices, used car values. The most trusted resource in the used car field is the Kelley Blue Book; our favorite car sites are Edmunds.com and Cars.com -- especially their finance section.

Auto finance: You can get a bad credit car loan from the oldest special finance operation in America. We can also recommend a site that specializes in car loans for people with a really bad credit history. We can also suggest www.carloansolutions.com, www.autoloanstores.com, www.theautoloanpros.com and www.carloansyes.com.

If you're looking for help and advice, there's www.betterautoloans.com and www.autofinancing101.org. If you're spooked about ordering online and would rather discuss matters over the phone, you can try www.1800autoloan.com.