Archive for the ‘Save Money’ Category
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Various changes in the world cause one couple to consider and reject the big vehicle they had planned to buy, and now they're reconsidering their entire way of life.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Taking old cars, repairing them and giving them to needy families is a fairly straightforward idea, and it has immediate affects on their lives and the local economy.
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
The purpose of this story is mostly to convince everyone that GM, Ford and Chrysler are worth saving, but by reading the truth behind the myths the smart consumer will learn that they may be giving the foreign car brands too much credit and paying too much as a result.
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
A few months ago it was just big vehicles that came with car company rebates, but now the car dealerships are also offering deals on their smaller models to help ease the crush of products on their lots. So excellent deals are the order of the day.
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
The Texas National Organization For Women and the Environmental Defense Fund both support a program in Texas that lets low-mileage drivers (under 12,000 miles a year) buy insurance for the distance they drive, which could mean savings up to 75 percent for some people.
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
A self-described "Confused Citizen" poses some interesting questions about how we can help the car companies, the planet and even the consumers.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Lower prices for HD radios make it easier for people to get better sound from all those free radio stations.
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Friday, November 7th, 2008
The story of Sara Janssen, her husband and their 4-year-old daughter moved into a small RV, converted it to run on used vegetable oil and sun panels and set out to tour the country. What can that be like?
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Friday, November 7th, 2008
By Susan Winlaw
No matter how many airbags they put in cars from now on, there'll be no gigantic advance in auto safety until the car companies figure out a way to build cars that are smart enough to not run into each other.
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Partly because it's the right thing to do and partly because it's a good way of increasing revenues for the local coffers, police forces across America are taking a harder line with first-time speeders and the like, with penalties (try $1,000 plus jail time) that can really hurt. And apparently ...
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
By Susan Winlaw
An extremely pleasant note from my insurance agent advising me it was time to renew my auto coverage sent me to the web for a comparison shop, to see if the admonition to look around for a better deal still makes sense.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
The features that made larger vehicles more expensive and yet more attractive to buyers are quickly missed by people who downsize and downgrade to smaller vehicles. And then there's the very real question about safety.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
If you're at the leading edge of the Boomer generation, there might be a couple of insurance issues (for car and house) that could jump up and bite you. This story could offer guidance.
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
By Alex Law
For Hyundai's fabulous Genesis premium sedan to succeed, it's going to have to overcome a societal attitude that's most vividly described in Chris Rock's latest concert movie -- Kill The Messenger.
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Car sales have dropped so much across the United States that even small, fuel-efficient cars aren't doing as well as their manufacturers want, so there are now different kinds of deals and incentives available.
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Some people in China think that global economic concern will cause buyers to think about that country's car brands -- Geely, Chery, Lifan, Brilliance and China Wall, among others -- when the time comes to buy something inexpensive.
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
If you're thinking of going to a smaller car to save money on gas, you could end up paying more for insurance and that could wipe out the fuel economy gain. Most importantly, you'd be paying more for insurance because the smaller cars are likely to cost the insurance companies ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
It's hard to imagine that anyone with a car and an iPhone couldn't use at least one of these software systems.
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Unless people can get financing, they won't be able to afford the vehicles they want and if they're not buying then lots of people will lose their jobs. That, essentially, is the reasoning behind a push by legislators looking to help buyers out.
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
The message these folks (they're a fairly heavyweight group of people) are delivering here is sort of semi-sensationalistic because not all fraudulent auto repairs can put your life at risk, but some can and a lot more of them can cost you big money. This is advice you'd do well ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The company that likes to believe that consumers actually buy its cars for their performance abilities rather than their "status symbol" qualities is worried that the return of four-cylinder engines to the lineup will turn people off.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Contrary to popular understanding, the American car companies can be really good at building fuel-efficient vehicles (often better than Honda) and they plan to build their marketing campaigns around that fact.
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Several car companies, including Toyota and GM, are hoping that new cars that go a limited distance on battery power will open up a new audience for people looking to reduce or reject the use of gasoline. Not everyone thinks the idea's going to work.
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
A visit to the Paris auto show makes Time Magazine wonder if the auto industry doesn't have to move more quickly to electric vehicles to overcome many of the woes besetting it and the economy.
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
If you can afford to buy a new vehicle, there is an "unprecedented" selection of deals available for you to choose from.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Apparently people like auto insurance more when it costs them less, and the most satisfied insurance customers are the ones who have all their insurance eggs in one corporate basket (it's called "bundling").
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Those cracked sidewalks, pot-holed roads and crumbling curbs may be unsightly and might even cause you to experience some thumping as you drive along, but for older folks on foot they're a danger that gets worse all the time.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
He may sound like a DJ in a club you're afraid to visit, but whoever he is he has some excellent advice on auto insurance for you.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
A couple of big media outlets and a high-profile automotive website have created a segment for TV's Good Morning America that shows ordinary families how to cut down on their transportation costs as they relate to gasoline and driving.
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Saturday, October 4th, 2008
You can save money on your car insurance by reducing your insurance coverage to a basic level that covers damage to other cars, but that could put you at risk of having no coverage if your own car is wrecked. This family's story describes the issues involved.
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Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Any time a trusty but aging family car needs expensive work the owners are faced with a tough decision -- pay the big one-time price to repair it or go for something new and dependable that comes with monthly payments. This story considers why one family went the way it ...
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
With sales dropping by almost a third in September, Japan's biggest car company is going to offer American buyers zero interest financing on 11 models until November 3, 2008. A few of them are big SUVs and trucks, but there are some sensible choices as well, such as Matrix, Corolla, ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Until now a curiosity for trendy big city downtowners, various car-buying co-ops that buy cars for their members to share are getting close to being a viable business. They're seen as being "cooler" than car rental agencies, which make a lot more sense for most people.
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Saturday, September 27th, 2008
The best way to avoid problems with bad gas is to stay away from "off-brand" stations (those that don't have a national name) that may charge you a few cents less a gallon. If you get a bad batch, it could cost you hundreds to repair the damage. This problem ...
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
A recent survey claims that women make most of the important decisions when it comes to buying something, and that most men are just fine with that.
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