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- Scam Alert: Beware Of Suspicious Oil Leak, Mechanic Referral
- Survey Shows Renewed Trust In American Cars, Especially Ford
- Latest Threat to Carbuyer Safety: The Evil of 'Curbstoning'
- Humpday Video: 'Beauty And The Beasts' Audi R8 Spyder Ad
- Looking For A Sweet Deal? Vehicle Incentives Hit Record Highs
- Rendered: 2012 Volvo V30
- Surprise! Yes, Fuel Efficiency (Still) Matters to Car Buyers
- Bailout Successes? GM Pays Off Loans, Chrysler Loses Less
- Hyundai Plans Prius-Fighter Hybrid Hatchback, Lithium Battery
| Scam Alert: Beware Of Suspicious Oil Leak, Mechanic Referral Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT  If someone ever walks up to you and points out an oil leak, then just happens to know of a mechanic who they say can fix it for cheap, be very wary. The scam sure isn't new, but it's again found new life in Western New York State. In recent years, according to the Consumer Federation of America, auto repair issues have been the third most frequent...
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| Survey Shows Renewed Trust In American Cars, Especially Ford Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:53 PM PDT  In recent months and years, U.S. automakers have rallied that American cars are now on equal or better footing than Japanese (and Korean) cars in terms of quality, reliability, and durability. The campaigns, along with sea-change improvements in some of the products coming from Detroit, as observed by TheCarConnection.com, seem to have worked...
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| Latest Threat to Carbuyer Safety: The Evil of 'Curbstoning' Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:17 PM PDT  Have you heard of "curbstoning"? We hadn't, and we like to think we're up on new automotive trends. But if the National Automobile Dealers Association has its way, you will. Curbstoning, you see, is a dangerous threat to used-car buyers, who put themselves and their families in dire peril by buying from anyone other than a used-car dealer. You...
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| Humpday Video: 'Beauty And The Beasts' Audi R8 Spyder Ad Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:36 AM PDT  It's Wednesday. It doesn't really matter if you woke up on the right side of the bed, or if the weather is perfect, or who may or may not have tainted your Cheerios, the fact remains: it's Wednesday. Time for a mid-week pick-me-up, and this time it arrives in the form of a new commercial for the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder. Earlier this week, we glimpsed...
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| Looking For A Sweet Deal? Vehicle Incentives Hit Record Highs Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:40 AM PDT  If you're in the market for a new ride and you've been waiting for the current wave of incentives to peak, you might want to head down to your dealer now. According to a study from Edmunds, more auto shoppers scored 0% financing last month than at any time in recent memory, and we're not so sure that things will stay at that high-water mark for...
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| Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:20 AM PDT  With cars like the BMW X1 and a planned Mercedes-Benz BLK compact crossover based on the next-generation B-Class, European luxury marques are starting to venture into territory normally dominated by South Korean and Japanese automakers. It would seem then that there is no barrier to the types of segments automakers, be they luxury or mainstream...
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| Surprise! Yes, Fuel Efficiency (Still) Matters to Car Buyers Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:05 AM PDT  What a shock! Who'd ever have thought it? Will wonders never cease? Yes, yet another survey shows that fuel efficiency matters to car and truck buyers. And that more than half say their next vehicle will get better gas mileage than their current ride. Fuel efficiency: It matters Capital One Auto Finance hired Braun Research to survey 800 adults...
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| Bailout Successes? GM Pays Off Loans, Chrysler Loses Less Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:20 AM PDT  Both General Motors and Chrysler are working as hard as they can to take advantage of the last-ditch bailouts provided last year by the U.S. government. This morning, each issued a separate sign of its progress. GM chief executive officer Ed Whitacre is expected to announce that the company will fully pay back the $6.7 billion of loans from the...
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| Hyundai Plans Prius-Fighter Hybrid Hatchback, Lithium Battery Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:18 AM PDT  The hybrid wars look like they're heating up, with aggressive challenger Hyundai planning a dedicated hybrid that takes direct aim at the iconic Toyota Prius. The company is "studying" a unique hybrid vehicle, one that shares no body panels with an existing model, according to Miles Johnson, Hyundai product public relations manager. It could...
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