Monday, September 30, 2013

The Car Connection - Tips and Advice

The Car Connection - Tips and Advice

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What Is The “Kelley Blue Book” Price?

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:25 AM PDT

Buying a vehicle can be a complicated and involved process, not the least of which is making sure that you don’t pay more for the vehicle than necessary. You want to get it for the best price possible, but how do you do that? The Kelley Blue Book price is one method consumers can use to determine a fair purchase price. But what, exactly, is...

Child Car Seats: How To Find The Best Value

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:59 AM PDT

Parents and caregivers have many different choices when it comes to choosing car seats to safely transport their children in the family vehicle. How do you find the best value car seat? It all comes down to selecting the car seat that is the best to meet your needs, fits your vehicle and your budget. Recommended car seats Among the recommended...

7 Child Car Seat Safety Tips

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 08:10 AM PDT

Parents trying to keep their children safe in vehicles and comply with the law still may have some difficulty figuring out the best way to protect their offspring. The facts are that three out of four children in car safety seats are not properly secured, or not restrained at all. In many cases, parents are confused about how to install car seats...

Child Car Seats: How Much Do They Cost?

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 08:08 AM PDT

Confused about how much child car seats cost? Shopping for child car seats doesn’t have to be a nightmare. While there is some truth to the saying that you get what you pay for, the fact is that all child car seats sold in the United States have to comply with federal safety regulations. It’s also a federal law that all children up to...

Child Car Safety Tips: Know The Law

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 08:05 AM PDT

As parents, protecting our children is our most important priority. This includes making sure that each child is properly secured in an age-, height- and weight-appropriate child car seat when on the road. Here’s another important piece of advice: when reviewing child safety tips, know the law. In all 50 states, the District of Columbia...

What Are The Benefits Of Rear-Facing Car Seats?

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 08:01 AM PDT

Parents of young children might be tempted to make the change to a forward-facing car seat a bit too early, not recognizing that their child is better protected rear-facing as long as possible. Safety experts, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), recommend that a child...

What Are The Top 10 Child Car Seats?

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 07:59 AM PDT

Choosing the car seat that best fits the needs of your child and vehicle and comes highly rated is an important parental responsibility. Since all car seats have to meet federal safety requirements in order to be sold in the U.S., any one of them could be appropriate. Some, of course, cost more than others and have more features. There are also...

The Best Booster Car Seats For Bigger Kids

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 07:56 AM PDT

When your child is between the ages of four to eight, they’re likely too large for the traditional child safety seat but still not the right height and weight to safely wear most seat belts alone. Determining when the right time to switch is only part of the decision process. Finding the appropriate booster seat may be a time-consuming...

The Biggest Car-Seat Mistakes Parents Make

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 07:54 AM PDT

With the kids back at school and parents’ schedules more hectic, mid-September is a good time for a reminder of proper car-seat safety. September 15-21 is also Child Passenger Safety Week. The child safety experts at AAA have identified the following 12 common car-seat mistakes parents make, as well as corrective action parents and...

Car Recalls: What To Do When Your Car Is Recalled

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 03:37 AM PDT

No one likes to hear about a recall involving their car, but it is important to pay attention to any notification you receive from your vehicle manufacturer about safety recalls. This is usually a letter that comes via first-class mail, although the manufacturer may also attempt to contact owners by telephone. Here is what to do when you learn...

Car Recalls: Where’s The Best Place To Get Info On Your Car?

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 03:35 AM PDT

Turning on the evening news, there’s a story about a car recall. You hear the automaker’s name and the year, make and model of the vehicles involved in the recall. When you own one of these vehicles, you’ll want to get as much information about the recall as possible. Where do you go? There are a number of places to obtain...

The Car Connection - Blogs and News

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Survey Flawed: Georgia Probably Isn't The Most Expensive State For Car Owners After All

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 10:10 AM PDT

Back in August, Bankrate released a study of the costs of car ownership. After analyzing a range of factors -- including registration fees, fuel costs, and insurance -- the website revealed that Georgia is the most expensive state in which to own a vehicle. Only problem is, that's probably wrong. Immediately after Bankrate published its study...

Women: Saudi Cleric Says That Driving Will Ruin Your Ovaries

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:28 AM PDT

According to playground insiders, you shouldn't swallow gum, because it'll float around in your stomach for seven years. Also, chocolate will give you acne, and if someone slaps you on the back, your face will stick like that. Now, there's another bit of grade-school science making the rounds: women shouldn't drive, because doing so may cause...

Nissan Buyers, Pay Attention: 2013 Rogue Renamed 2014 Rogue Select

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:13 AM PDT

On any given day, we get a lot of weird press releases. Impossible new inventions. Quixotic public protests. Delusional "authorities" willing to speak to you about anything and everything under the sun. But most of those pale in comparison to a release that Nissan has issued involving the 2013 Nissan Rogue. If you're a fan of Nissan's popular...

Tesla Rentals, 2014 MINI Cooper Specs, Nissan Leaf Production: What’s New @ The Car Connection

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT

From The Car Connection: Rent A Tesla Model S At Hertz Visiting San Francisco or Los Angeles and want to appear a tech trend-setter? If you don't mind shelling out a higher premium, you now have the opportunity to rent a Tesla Model S from Hertz. 2009-2013 Mazda Mazda6 Recalled For Door Latch Issue Mazda is recalling certain 2009 through 2013...