CarsDirect.com Shares Best Bargains

    LOS ANGELES--Sept. 19, 2002--True to its mission of providing online car buyers with the most comprehensive, upfront pricing information, CarsDirect.com, the leading multi-brand online car buying service, today announced the debut of a new monthly Best Bargains list. Effective with the September Best Bargains, the company's pricing experts will select top new vehicle values from among 170,000-plus price configurations available in the marketplace. The CarsDirect.com Best Bargains list is designed to help consumers cut through the clutter of constantly changing manufacturer rebate and incentive offers by presenting a periodic snapshot of exceptional new vehicle buying opportunities.
    Vehicles qualifying for the CarsDirect.com Best Bargains designation include popular new cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles that currently offer the most attractive combination of national and regional manufacturer rebates and incentives, those that offer an historic low price point or vehicles with prices that include other special programs.
    Keeping watch over 170,000-plus price configurations and constant manufacturer and dealer pricing changes, CarsDirect.com's pricing experts are masters in model-specific transaction pricing. Rebate and incentive changes are posted to CarsDirect.com's Rebates and Incentives Center as they are published by each automaker. CarsDirect.com is the only multi-brand car buying website offering this level of real-world price precision.
    "CarsDirect.com is committed to making the online car buying process easy, fast and convenient," said Bob Brisco, CEO, CarsDirect.com. "By keeping consumers current on every available manufacturer rebate and program right on our website, we are eliminating what has historically been the most mysterious element of the buying process -- pricing. Coupled with our unique Price Protection Guarantee, this benefit assures our customers that they are getting the best possible price on the cars they buy."

    CarsDirect.com Best Bargains for September 2002

    Consumers who are looking for work horses to haul their families and their things will have lots of choice bargains this month -- from the sturdy GMC Yukon to the sizeable Ford Excursion. September's winners are also an eclectic mix, ranging from some of the country's perennial favorites like the Ford F-150 to new market entries like the sporty Pontiac Vibe.
    During September, new car shoppers may want to consider these CarsDirect.com Best Bargains:

         Cars

            1.  2003 Pontiac Vibe
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $1,500
            2.  2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $1,250
            3.  2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser
                -Manufacturer rebates up to $1,000
            4.  2002 Nissan Sentra
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $1,000

         Sport Utility Vehicles

            1.  2002 Ford Excursion
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $5,000
            2.  2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $3,000
            3.  2002 Dodge Durango
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $3,000
            4.  2003 GMC Yukon
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $1,000

         Minivans and Trucks

            1.  2003 Chrysler Town & Country
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $1,500
            2.  2003 Ford F-150
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $1,000
            3.  2003 Chevrolet Silverado
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $1,000
            4.  2003 Toyota Sienna
                - Manufacturer rebates up to $1,000

    To see rebates and incentives or up-front transaction prices for any of these Best Bargains, shoppers simply go to www.carsdirect.com, and click on the vehicle make and model of their choice.

    About CarsDirect.com

    Los Angeles-based CarsDirect.com (www.carsdirect.com) is the leading multi-brand online car buying service, providing new and used automobiles and related products and services, such as loan and lease financing and in-demand aftermarket products including extended warranties. CarsDirect.com is the first online car provider to offer visitors three distinctive car buying options: buying a new car online through the company's award-winning direct channel; being matched with a top-quality new car dealer of their choice via the CarsDirect Connect channel; or locating and purchasing a previously owned vehicle through the CarsDirect Used channel.
    CarsDirect.com has been named one of the "50 Best Websites" by Time Magazine, chosen a "Forbes Favorite" three times by Forbes Magazine, selected as a "Gold Star Site" by Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine, and received the highest ranking for an online car buying site from SmartMoney Magazine. Technology experts at PC Magazine and PC World Magazine have also recognized CarsDirect.com as a leading e-commerce website since its inception in May 1999.