| Why YouTube Is the Best Place to Learn How to Fix Cars |
Dec 16th, 2014 |
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If the War on Drugs gave us nothing else, it at least provided some enduringly quotable anti-drug ads. An entire generation fondly recalls the TV spot where a dad confronts his son over some wacky tobacky, asking, “Who taught you how to do this stuff?” The kid replies: “You, all right? I learned it by […]
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| Buick Encore Ranks Highest in Segment in Initial Quality, Notes Ferman Buick GMC |
Dec 16th, 2014 |
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The 2014 Buick Encore ranked highest in customer satisfaction.
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| 2015 Ford Mustang GT Automatic Tested: “GT” Fits This Car Perfectly |
Dec 15th, 2014 |
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While we have nothing but praise and admiration for Ford’s decision to spread stick shifts around the new Mustang lineup, the fact is that many of you will buy automatics just as your forebears did in the 1960s. Back then, slushboxes were the gooey, horsepower-gobbling Neanderthal ancestors to today’s computer-linked, electrohydraulic torque-thrusters. The basics of […]
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| Challenger Hellcats Seemingly Delayed by Lack of Satin-Black Hoods |
Dec 15th, 2014 |
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Did you put in an early-bird order for a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat? Has your delivery date been mysteriously pushed back over and over with nary an explanation? The problem could be a lack of optional satin-black hoods, according to a forum thread on Hellcat.org. Forum members on Hellcat.org have been anxiously tracking every […]
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| The Government Killed an Original Mini Cooper in the Name of Safety [w/ Video] |
Dec 15th, 2014 |
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On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in New Jersey presided over the public destruction of a 2000 Mini Cooper illegally imported into the country. The vehicle, too new to be brought in under our nation’s 25-or-older import laws, was found to be wearing a falsified 1988 VIN. It was seized from its owner and […]
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| 2016 Kia Sorento First Drive: The Germanic Aspirations Are Palpable |
Dec 15th, 2014 |
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Kia invited us up to Lake Tahoe to sample its new Sorento in what they feel is the CUV’s ideal playground. The Korean automaker envisions the Silicon Valley brigade hopping in their Kias for a trip across the flatlands and up the hill. You know, because ruining San Francisco wasn’t enough for them. And climbing […]
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| Aston Martin Crystal Ball Shows SUVs, Hybrids by 2020 |
Dec 15th, 2014 |
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When Aston Martin receives its first batch of AMG V-8s, those meaty German engines won’t just be dropped into the next DB9 and Vantage sports cars scheduled for Aston’s new architecture. They’ll also get stuffed into new Aston SUVs, sedans, and even hybrids. According to Reuters, the little British supercar company that could is expanding its […]
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| Burt Reynolds’s Personal Bandit Trans Am Sells for Megabucks at Auction |
Dec 15th, 2014 |
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Last week, it came to our attention that a car near and dear to our collective hearts, a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, was up for auction. Not just any Trans Am, but a mint-condition Bandit-ized Trans Am that had been used to promote Smokey and the Bandit around the time of its release, then subsequently owned by the Bandit […]
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| Volvo Skipping Most 2015 Auto Shows to Focus on Internet |
Dec 15th, 2014 |
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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Volvo sales and marketing chief Alain Visser dropped some bad news for Swede fans hoping to see the newest Volvos at auto shows around the world: The carmaker will appear at only three shows in 2015, opting instead to focus its time and money on overhauling its […]
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| Buy These: Malaise-Era American Iron Immortalized in Awesome 1:43 Scale |
Dec 15th, 2014 |
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Let’s face it: The thrill of adding another bazillion-dollar supercar to your scale-model collection faded in middle school. What your shelves need is some scale malaise, the American boats you saw on every street and driveway when you were a kid. The average toy company may not get that desire, but we do—and so does […]
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