Posted in Car Budget, Cars For Commuting, Cost of Ownership, Honda, Hybrids, Toyota on Mar 20th, 2008
I have started to look at replacing an Acura I have that comes off a lease soon. Given it is my wife’s car she wants another mid-size car to move the family around. But she added that special phrase we all hear nowadays, “I want to save money on gas.” Well, this seems like a […]
Posted in Automotive on Mar 17th, 2008
BMW AG announced this week that the company was investing an extra $750 million dollars on it’s Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing facility. The investment was made to enable the German car maker to produce another 90,000 vehicles a year exclusively for the U.S. market. As the euro becomes more and more of an issue, and […]
Posted in auto loan, Automotive, Car Budget, Financing on Mar 14th, 2008
With news of manufactureres cutting production on large trucks and SUV’s another announcement recently really turned my head. Chrysler is shutting down! That is right they are shutting down for two weeks this summer. Did I wake up and find myself in Europe? No, Chrysler says they are doing much needed changes to production lines. […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford, Toyota on Mar 13th, 2008
Toyota has announced a cutback on production of the Toyota Tundra and Seqouia models starting this spring. This follows a similar anouncement by Ford to cut back on pick up production last week. These type of announcements will no doubt continue as the American consumer feels pressure with their monthly budgets. With economic incentives and tax […]
Posted in Automotive on Mar 11th, 2008
Virgin Atlantic has always been known as a hip, forward thinking airline company. It’s billionaire president (and Virgin empire owner), Sir Richard Branson, personifies the type of character needed for such a company to be successful. He is a forward thinker. It’s no surprise then that Sir Richard has recently made announcements that his Virgin […]
Posted in Automotive, Recalls, Safety on Mar 10th, 2008
Ford Motor Co. has announced it is issuing a recall that affects over 87,000 trucks. The recall, expected to begin on March 24th, involves 2008 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 trucks. The recall was issued to fix improper seat welds on certain models of the trucks in question. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Mar 10th, 2008
Bling is king nowadays. The public’s fascination with diamonds has stretched back as far as anybody can remember. They are a symbol of wealth, success and the ultimate in extravagance. Today more than ever, diamonds are the best way of saying, “I have more than you do.” Well now you can also bling out your […]
Posted in Automotive on Mar 7th, 2008
When you think of a vehicle that goes from 0-60 in 5.5 seconds and makes 500HP does a two ton SUV come to mind? We didn’t think so but Audi is now set to change all that. The Geneva Auto Show is the new platform for the unveiling of the companies new V12 turbo-diesel Q7 […]
Posted in Automotive, car buying incentives, Incentives on Mar 7th, 2008
Toyota has officially cut the price of it’s Prius Hybrid in China by roughly $3,000. The move was made in an attempt to keep the Prius desirable in an ever growing market. With both Honda and General Motors now introducing new hybrid models in the Chinese market, the threat to Toyota’s hybrid supremacy is quite […]
Posted in Automotive on Mar 7th, 2008
After much speculation (and many enthusiastic hopes) Volkswagen has announced that the new Scirocco successor will not be coming to the states. The main reason seems to be the dollars weakness against the euro. This would mean the car would be too expensive if it came here and it might also affect GTI sales. A […]
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