Friday, April 30, 2010

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Frugal Shopper: Hot New-Car Deals Won't Go Out With April

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 11:28 AM PDT

It's the end of the month, and what does that mean? Well, it could mean it's time to close the deal on a new vehicle. Recently we reported that toward the end of the month, you're more likely to get a good deal on a new vehicle. Weekends aren't always the best time of the month to get a great deal—and not Fridays, typically—but in general the...


Suzuki Gives You Gas (In A Good Way)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Suzuki is in a pinch. Thanks to quirky (read: not so attractive) styling, iffy product quality, fuzzy brand image, and a small American network of dealerships, Suzuki hasn't gained much traction in the U.S. What's worse, the automaker seems to be hemorrhaging market share: Suzuki's slice of the pie has been trimmed from .7% in 2009 to about .2% so...


Mock DUI Crashes: Scaring Teens Sober, Or Missing The Point?

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:48 AM PDT

Back in the 1950s, driver's ed "scare films" aimed to show the gory aftermath of careless or inattentive driving—spattered blood, twisted sheetmetal, jagged non-safety glass and all—with the narration a mix of the sensational and the solemn. In recent years, a number of high schools across the country have made drinking-and-driving facts and...


Your New Car May Soon Cost $9 More So NHTSA Can Do Its Job

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:32 AM PDT

Remember back to last fall, when the whole Toyota recall mess started to unfold? And do you recall that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration horrified many observers, us included, by saying it had no software or electrical engineers on staff? Well, our elected officials took note. Yesterday, in the wake of the Toyota incidents, bills...


The Chevy Volt's Japanese Ancestor. From 1993. From Daihatsu!

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Everything old is new again. Or so goes the saying. While the 2011 Chevrolet Volt will be the first electric vehicle with a range-extending engine to be built in volume (the first pre-production Volt rolled off the line on March 31), it's hardly the first one ever. We'll ignore for a moment the Lohner-Porsche of the early 1900s (designed by...


Best Five Vehicles With Third-Row Seating For Under $25k

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 07:00 AM PDT

Need a few more seating spaces but have some challenging budget constraints? Pick your vehicle carefully, and you won't have pay much more at all. For under $30k there are many vehicle choices with a third row, but you even have a number of choices for less than $25k—or even, in a couple of cases, less than $20k. Remember, in any case, when you're...


2011 Hyundai Elantra Preview

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:47 PM PDT

Hyundai is working on a brand new generation of its Elantra sedan that's due to go on sale later this year as a 2011 model, but we can already get a look at the new car thanks to the unveiling of its South Korean cousin, the Avante, at the 2010 Busan Auto Show this week. With sportier and even more elegant lines than its predecessor, the new...


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