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Idle Chat: Our Favorite Edmunds.com Features

Edmunds.com has so many great calculators, tools and capabilities on its website that some things don't get the attention they deserve. This week, our Idle Chat hosts give a shout out to their favorite features on Edmunds.

Mr. Romans: Edmunds Local Services is my favorite. Here, consumers can rate their recent dealership experiences (for both sales and service) and locate and rate local repair shops. It's word of mouth experience right at your fingertips. Plus, its automotive focus makes it easier and quicker to get info than from something like Yahoo Local. Edmunds Local Services is still relatively new and unknown, though, so there aren't a ton of ratings yet. But the more people that use it, the better it gets.

Ms. MacKinnon: I want to make an Edmunds Comparator T-shirt. That's how much I love the Comparator. If you're researching a car, it's your best friend. The Comparator allows you to choose up to 5 cars (all the way down to the trim level) to compare side-by-side. Then you can toggle between four different sets of information: Pricing, Ratings, Features, and Specs. There's even a printable page so you can take a break from the computer. The Comparator's also a great way to compare trim levels within a specific model. If you know you want, say, a Nissan Altima, but want to see what features come with each trim level, just load up the Comparator with a bunch of Altimas and compare away!

Idle Chat is hosted by Bryn MacKinnon and Brent Romans, two editors at Edmunds.com. Each Sunday in the Idle Chat Lounge (read: beside the koi pond at Editor in Chief Karl Brauer's house), they pontificate on a topic that's kinda about cars. They might have listed more favorite features this week, but you know, it's "Idle Chat," not "Bryn and Brent's Great Weekly Web Thesis."