Posted in Automotive on Dec 20th, 2007
The Chrysler Co. practically invented the Minivan segment when it introduced it’s first offerings in the segment over 20 years ago. It’s a segment that has been strong throughout the years and also quite lucrative for car manufactures, especially Chrysler. Even though it has had a fruitful history, the minivan is sort of going out […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars on Dec 20th, 2007
Daimler is on a roll these days. The company has just announced their plans to bring the Smart brand to the States and now they have just revealed that they have received an order for over 1,000 of the company’s hybrid city buses. The cities of New York and Ottowa have placed the orders to […]
Posted in Automotive on Dec 20th, 2007
So I’m sure many of you have heard of the Volt GM has unveiled. A car that will go about 40 miles without a drop of gas. But, it takes six hours to recharge. So the positive, you plug it in and you can go your average day without gas. The negative, if you get […]
Posted in Automotive on Dec 20th, 2007
The Toyota Prius, the single hybrid car is outselling entire brands with their full lines of models. “The Prius more than doubled sales in November compared with November 2006. Prius outsold the entire Acura, Saturn, Buick, Subaru and Mercury brands. It came close to outselling the Cadillac and Volkswagen brands.” November was not the Prius’ […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Dec 18th, 2007
After 32 years U.S. Congress has just approved a bill that will increase fuel economy standards across the board for passenger vehicles. The bill will apply to any car, light truck, or SUV sold in the United States. The energy bill demands a 40 per cent improvement in fuel economy for all vehicles. It has […]
Posted in Automotive, Financing, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Incentives on Dec 18th, 2007
The Congress passed a bill today that will raise minimum gas efficiency from 25 MPG to 35 MPG, a 40% increase by the year 2020. It also adds all kinds of incentives to producing more bio-fuels and other alternative energy producing products. When we are all busy each day with so much around us sometimes […]
Posted in Automotive, Car Reviews, Financing on Dec 13th, 2007
If there is a car that has always stood for good value for money it has been the Volkswagen Passat. The Passat has been the right choice for a solid, well-built, well-performing, sports sedan. On top of all this it’s German to boot! So you know the design and engineering will be innovative and forward […]
Posted in Automotive, Recalls, Safety on Dec 13th, 2007
Smart is preparing for it’s U.S. debut but they should make sure they can take care of a problem in their current markets first. Over 1,600 of the revamped ForTwo micro cars have been recalled Friday. The problem seems to be with their steering locking rings are not affixed properly. This could cause a potential […]
Posted in Automotive, Recalls on Dec 13th, 2007
Honda Motor Co. started a recall program last night on over 180,000 Civic sedans and coupes. The cause of the recall are that certain cars can have defective wheel bearing seals that leak. That’s not all, the problem can get severe enough to have the car loose a wheel! All of the Civic models were […]
Posted in Automotive on Dec 13th, 2007
Suzuki has always been known for they’re radical motorcycles. Sportbikes like the GSX-R series have been synonymous with the Japanese brand. Well Guess what? They make cars too. In Japan they dominate the small displacement class, and they’re offerings here in the states are quite good. Now for 2008 they will partner with Nissan to […]
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