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How to Get the Low-Down on Fuel Efficiency
2008-06-08 23:04:00 Sure, everyone today is talking about fuel efficiency. Consumers are feeling the financial pinch at the pump, and for a totally different reason, environmentalists want less gas burned. So odds are good that you are in the same boat. Where might you learn more about your vehicle, or a car you have your eyes on? The Internet ... More About: Hybrid Cars , Fuel , Used Cars , Efficiency
Wheeling Through Graduation Time
2008-06-07 01:21:00 The end of spring means graduation season - and parents wishing to give something special to sons and daughters for completing years of studies. What says “Good job!” better than a brand new car? What to Buy Your Graduate Gift suggestions for recent grads are all over the media. The newspapers and even television executives understand the profitability of ... More About: Time , Graduation , New cars
Women Driving the Car-Sale Market
2008-06-06 00:56:00 With cars, conventional wisdom would suggest women prefer safe, men are drawn by power. Not always. Sure, women want automobiles that protect themselves and their family. After all, it was first lady Elizabeth Dole whose suggestion resulted in the first use of the rear-window brake light. A woman invented windshield wipers. And the Toyota Camry did not become the ... More About: Fun , Women , Safety , Market , Driving
Dictating the Hues: Consumers, Technology Changing Car Colors
2008-06-04 00:26:00 The Color of your car can say a lot about you. The way technology is advancing, someday you’ll be able to change the color of your vehicle depending upon your mood. Until then automakers are wowing consumers with a wide assortment of interesting colors. Alubeam For the 40th anniversary of its CL65 AMG, Mercedes-Benz announced the limited ... More About: Fun , Technology , Colors , Changing , Consumers
More Autobuyers Turning to the Warranty and Peace of Mind
2008-06-03 01:55:00 It’s hard to imagine anything more frustrating to your everyday flow of life than a car failure. A vehicle that breaks down or won’t start is disruptive to regular daily routines and the best-laid plans. When you can’t get to where you need to go you are forced to arrange alternative transportation. Then there’s the unknowns: the cost; ... More About: Peace , Mind , Used Cars , Warranty , Peace of Mind
Evidence of a Down Economy: Car Dealers in the News
2008-05-29 17:00:00 Blame high gas prices, the economy, global warming - whatever, the truth is today in mid-2008 few people are spending money. Businesses are noticing and reacting. Making Headlines A cursory view of recent headlines involving auto dealerships offers a glimpse. Giving away gas cards with car sales has become so common, some dealers upped the ante. Here are some ... More About: News , Economy , Evidence , In the News , The News
Used Car Power: Nearly Half of the Auto Market
2008-05-28 19:08:00 Used cars is an industry that accounts for nearly half of American auto retail sales. Believe it or not, the used car industry is actually the largest retail segment of the economy ? with annual sales of up to $370 billion. The Used Car Industry Keeps Getting Stronger Compare that figures with other retail divisions, such as $206 ... More About: Power , Market , Auto , Used Cars , Half
Ol? Dependable - Reliability Key in Used Car Sales
2008-05-23 20:03:00 Buying or selling a used car, you can go round and round all you want about its nice paint job, upgraded tires, nice stereo system, or the like. But you cannot get around reliability. That’s the name of the game when buying, or selling, a used car. Of course a big factor is how the owner maintained ... More About: Sales , Used Cars
Old Reliable: the Toyota Camry as a Top Used Car
2008-05-21 18:48:00 Two brothers from California were in the midst of a 300-mile drive to a ski resort, in a six-year-old Toyota Camry sedan, steadily at around 80 miles per hour. The younger brother said, ?Listen to that. The engine just purrs like a kitten. Like a new car.? The older brother, driving, said: ?Imagine how it would sound ... More About: Reviews , Used Cars , Toyota Camry
Selling Cars Today - the Green Trend
2008-05-20 08:17:00 Watching the automotive industry try to “catch up” on its environmental public image is like monitoring the progress of land developers the past 25 or so years. With a product intrinsically unfriendly to the environment, carmakers are trying hard to convince consumers that their vehicles are indeed “green.” The same could be said for land developers starting ... More About: Cars , Selling , Hybrid Cars , Green , Today
Automakers Rolling Dice with Partnerships
2008-05-19 17:51:00 A few days apart in April 2008, four major automakers made announcements about two separate partnerships between them. The proclamations probably were not so stimulating for car buyers, but these alliances deserve a closer look. First, officials for Toyota and Subaru said the Japanese automakers will team to develop a sports car with a box engine, ... More About: Fun , New cars , Rolling , Dice
The Holy Grail of Automotive Trends, and More
2008-05-17 23:56:00 As the 2008 model year season approaches its end in the automotive world, we can look back and clearly see certain future trends emerging. One of them can be considered the Holy Grail for car owners: getting 100 miles per gallon or even more. Trends of Tomorrow It seems pretty far-fetched, but industry insiders continue to talk ... More About: Automotive , New cars , Holy Grail
Toyota Tacoma - Staying Atop the List of Used Compact Trucks
2008-05-14 07:27:00 When it comes to comparing the best used compact trucks to buy or sell, the Toyota Tacoma often tops the list. The reasons are evident, a strong reputation for reliability, a mother company known for delivering quality vehicles, and plenty of choices. Buyers envy these attributes, and sellers are aware of the demand. Built to Last Image from ... More About: Trucks , List , Used Cars , Compact
Long Live the SUV?
2008-05-10 01:23:00 The sport utility vehicle must feel like rock n’ roll: it has been proclaimed dead too often to count. Yet scarcely a week goes by without headlines about a hybrid SUV winning a “green car” award, or even an “extreme hybrid” that soon may get more than 150 miles per gallon. The SUV has increased hipness in ... More About: Hybrid Cars , Live , Long
Attention to Details Helps in Selling a Used Car
2008-05-07 23:57:00 You finally solidified the decision to sell your used car on your own, so now?s the time to think about how best to complete the sale. You want the best price possible, as well as a seamless sale. This means giving your vehicle some TLC, and getting your paperwork in order if you have it. First ... More About: Selling , Details , Attention
Primer for Buying a Fuel-Efficient Car
2008-05-03 02:13:00 Gas prices continue to break records, and stories about global warming continue to surface after Al Gore kick-started the trend. So, many people have decided to fight back by buying fuel-efficient cars. Are you among them? If so, certainly you will be interested in the fuel economy of a certain car. But there ... More About: Buying , Fuel , Efficient
Real secrets for buying a car at a dealership
2007-11-29 22:53:00 Secrets for buying at a car dealership It’s easy to go car shopping unprepared, in fact, most of us do it that way. We tell ourself that we are just going to look, maybe test drive a few, but we never expect to buy anything that day. Lets face it folks, many times buying a car ... More About: Buying , Secrets , Real
Time Magazine?s 50 Worst cars of all time 1982-1984
2007-11-25 19:42:00 Time Magazine ’s Worst cars of 1982-1984 Time Magazine tackled a monumental task by narrowing down the worst of the worst vehicles ever made. They compiled a list of 50 Worst cars of all time broken down by the years they were produced. Here is the eleventh installation of articles targeting the bottom feeders of the automotive world. Cadillac ... More About: Fun , Cars , Time
How to sell a car on Craigslist
2007-11-22 15:33:00 Need to sell a car on Craigslist ? If you must sell your car yourself, online communities like Craigslist are a good place to start. Here we will teach you the simple steps required to sell a car on Craigslist. The process is easy and in a few short minutes your used car ad can be up and ... More About: Used Cars , Sell
The ultimate list of places to sell your car
2007-11-20 15:33:00 We’ll tell you where to go to sell your car You have a car to sell and we want to help, beyond our own simple buying service there are plenty of places you can sell your car. Here is a list of some of the best options for selling your car online, from web based communities ... More About: Places , List , Used Cars , Sell , Ultimate
Chrysler offers rebates in time for the holidays
2007-11-18 15:33:00 Chrysler offers rebates to help with holiday spending It is no secret that 2007 has been a rough year for Chrysler, so in the spirit of the upcoming holidays they are offering quite a deal to Christmas time car shoppers. Want to buy a car for that special someone this year? Now is a good time ... More About: Holidays , Chrysler , Time , Offers , New cars
Time Magazine?s 50 Worst cars of all time 1979-1981
2007-11-16 15:33:00 Corvette 305 “California” 1980 Most people associate the Corvette name with long, lean, cool. However, even some of the coolest cars can have a bad hair day. The Federal emissions requirements of the 1970’s affected many of the muscle cars of that era, and of course it took its toll on the Corvette as well. Image from ... More About: Fun , Cars , Magazine , Time Magazine , Time
A car today a classic tomorrow pt. 1
2007-11-14 16:22:00 Which cars of today will be a classic tomorrow There are tons of car models out there, and for every one there are people who will love them and people who will hate them. However, there are a few models that are guaranteed to be well-liked and to become the classics of tomorrow. Here we discuss ... More About: Fun , Today , Classic , Used Cars , Tomorrow
Best selling used cars pt. 2
2007-11-12 15:33:00 The most popular and best selling used cars This series is dedicated to showing you the most popular and best selling cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans out there. The used vehicles people can’t seem to do without. This section is dedicated solely to part 2 of the car models, we will give you a some information about ... More About: Cars , Selling , Used Cars
Best selling used cars pt. 1
2007-11-10 15:33:00 The most popular and best selling used cars This series is dedicated to showing you the most popular and best selling cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans out there. The used vehicles people can’t seem to do without. This section is dedicated solely to the car models, we will give you a some information about each one to ... More About: Cars , Selling , Used Cars
Time Magazine?s 50 Worst cars of all time 1975-1978
2007-11-08 15:33:00 Aston Martin Lagonda 1976 Designed by William towns the Aston Martin Lagonda is a four door edition on the Worst 50 cars of all time. It’s not the long, boxy design that got it on this list though, it was the horrible mechanical engineering that went along with it. Image from Time Aston Martin meant well, they wanted to ... More About: Fun , Cars , Magazine , Time Magazine
Old lady vs. Mercedes Benz
2007-11-06 15:33:00 That is one tough old bird This little old lady sure showed this car, and driver. Serves him right for his obnoxious behavior, we are just sad that we weren’t there to witness this little bit of ironic humor. Because we’d be laughing a lot harder than these guys were, in fact we may not have ... More About: Fun , Mercedes , Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz , Lady
Time Magazine?s 50 Worst cars of all time 1971-1975
2007-11-04 15:33:00 Jaguar XK-E V12 Series III 1974 This Herman Munstermobile is Jaguar’s red headed stepchild. This model was built with a 5.3 liter V12 engine to accomodate the restrictive emission controls in the United States. Image from Time In true Jaguar style the XK-E was horrible to maintain from an engineering standpoint and the huge engine made the ... More About: Fun , Cars , Magazine , Time Magazine
Roadside Investigators test pollution levels
2007-11-02 15:33:00 Pollution on the side of the road is a real threat It is no secret to Southern California residents that the air is unclean, in fact anyone who has traveled the 5 freeway during heavy traffic can still taste it in the back of their mouth. But how bad is it really? If you walk down the ... More About: Pollution , Test , Gators , Tiga , Gato
Save money, drive your car to death
More articles from this author:2007-10-31 15:33:00 Driving your car to the end can save you money Let’s face it, most of us would upgrade the vehicle if we could. Very few people drive their dream car, only the lucky ones really. It makes sense that as we make our way down the path of life we will continue to upgrade the vehicle ... More About: Money , Save Money , Drive , Death , Save 1, 2, 3 |
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