Archive for the ‘Warnings’ Category
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
The fact that this study came as news to a lot of people in the general media speaks volumes about the quality of their automotive reporting and their concern for public safety, but at least they're finally getting around to reporting this story. Take particular care to note that none ...
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Saturday, April 4th, 2009
In an effort to become a world power in transportation and perhaps reduce the potential pollution problems their growing market might cause, the Chinese have ambitious plans for their car companies.
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
People who love driving and worship cars regularly trot this theory out, and there's certainly something to be said for some of their points. But it's worth remembering that many more people died when cars were a lot more dangerous and the roads weren't as well-designed. There are some tips ...
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
When it comes to helping you with the widest range of automotive-related dangers, no service in the world comes close to GM's OnStar safety-security system, and now the 24-hour service has added specific information related to a growing incidence of poisonings involving children and pets. For direct details on the ...
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
There's supposed to be something resembling free trade between Korea and the U.S. regarding cars, but the truth is that it's pretty much a one-way market (we buy theirs, but they block ours) and now the Obama administration and the Congress may do something about it. It's costs thousands of ...
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
The key tip to this story is to avoid buying auto warranty extensions if someone calls you and tells you that you need to extend your coverage.
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
All those folks out there who like to brag about being "goal-oriented" either in work or their personal life ought to read this story, and so should the people around them.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
A reporter in Orlando made a small mistake the other day regarding the safety integrity around her car and is paying a big price for it. The best part is she can now help other people avoid the same problem.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Every person's situation is different, of course, but there are some generalizations that can be made for what the financial troubles in Detroit mean to consumers and this writer at the Washington Post does a pretty could job of explaining them.
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
This is one of those situations that makes people hate and distrust used cars dealers in general, and who can blame them? Consider this: Often when a dealer buys a used car to sell to another owner, he promises to pay the original owner with the proceeds from the sale ...
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
As this story mentions in passing, none of the firms that sell you used car reports (Carfax et al) have all of the information that you need to make an informed choice. But a government-mandated data base is finally getting off the ground, and in due course it will deliver ...
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
This should be an important consideration if you're trying to save money on fuel by going to a smaller vehicle. It means you're putting yourself at greater risk and not saving any money.
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
The key point here is that unless you really want to drive a sedan that's smaller than a Chevrolet Malibu or a Toyota Camry, you won't like what the new vehicle situation will be like when the national fleet fuel economy average meets those new standards.
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Bearing in the mind the fact that the people who did the survey will directly benefit from an upsurge in the replacement of parts and extra vehicle serive, it's possible that a grain of salt, or maybe even two, needs to be applied here. But it's probably true that a ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
The craziest auto writer in the English-speaking world is back recommending a Volvo smart shoppers should avoid and suggesting that attractive cars should get preferential treatment. We think it's supposed to be a joke, but who knows?
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
Apparently a significant number of people, including a lot of children, are burned when gasoline catches fire, and the Shriners' Hospitals for Children wants to reduce that number. More information can be found at www.burnawarenessweek.org.
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
To sell more cars, it seems that various dealers are quite willing to encourage customers to lie about their personal financial situation to qualify for credit. As this story makes plain, it might sound like a good idea for the woman looking for transportation, but it can turn bad quite ...
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
By far the most important lesson of this story is that you should NEVER leave anything on view inside your car since it can lead to a break-in and endless residual trouble. From there on, it probably depends upon where you live, since not all police departments will behave the ...
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
In what may be a first for the auto industry, the handful of customers who already bought the high-profile, low-volume Tesla Roadster will have to pay more than they originally expected. Just more evidence that the economics of such vehicles don't make a lot of sense.
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
As entertaining as a list like this can be, the truth is that it's drivers who get tickets, not the cars themselves. There is sometimes a co-relation between the driver and his car that results in tickets (young men and cheap sportscars), but more often the causal relationship is not ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
It's too small to be deemed definitive, but a small survey in south Florida makes it clear that a lot of women don't like the experience of buying cars and would much prefer that a professional do it for them. This stems mostly from the fact that most women think ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
These pictures are quite entertaining, if you're sitting someplace comfortable at home and not behind the wheel trying to get across town without getting killed, at which point some of these traffic lights would be terrifying.
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
The continuing growth in the number of people who are driving around without car insurance is a huge financial problem for the people who are insured, since their rates will probably be going up. But there are various issues associated with this and you should check with your agent to ...
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
If you're one of those folks who thinks it's smart to leave your seatbelt undone so you'll be "thrown clear" in a crash, you need to see this video. But be warned -- it's pretty tough stuff.
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
In an effort to extend its incredible success with marketing a fuel-saving car that doesn't save its owners any money, Toyota has announced a program to push slow-moving second-hand Prius hybrids off of dealer lots. The candy is an examination of some battery-related equipment that is supposed to make you ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
Most people take being in a car for granted, especially if they've been doing it for years with no untoward results. But this story shows how close to disaster you can come every time you get into a vehicle. This situation will play out in these people's lives forever and ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
An examination by a tech writer at the Washington Post makes it clear that the new technologies meant to stop people from being able to use cell phones in cars aren't as infallible as many people, but particularly the parents of teenagers, had hoped.
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
This short story in Time Magazine might be enough to stop you from ever getting behind the wheel of a car again and using the money you save to send your children to law school so they can cash in on the poor folks who still go out on the ...
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Not as small as a Smart but smaller than a Rabbit, this four-door model will probably deliver better fuel economy than both of those model and many others, and for less money. Whether it will appeal to enough North Americans to make it viable remains to be seen, particularly since ...
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009
By Alex Law
Many people are talking about the need to "buy American" the next time they shop for a new car, and my informed opinion (25 years of covering the auto industry) is that purchasing a vehicle from Ford or GM is a sound economic decision for the consumer as ...
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
This is the kind of story that gives parents nightmares, so that means it's required reading for anyone who wants to know how the world can put her children at risk and what she has to do to protect them.
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
There may still be a good reason for some people to pick a lease over an outright purchase, but GM has made it clear that it won't be subsidizing leases the way it used to, which means it won't make sense for most people to go with a lease. Leasing ...
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
The latest version of the car that gets by far the most publicity for the small number of vehicles that people actually has been revealed. That would be the Toyota Prius, which will be improved when it appears on North American roads this spring but is still a long, long ...
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
To make buyers think a vehicle has gone fewer miles than it actually has, used car sellers have historically rolled back (literally) the numbers in the odometer. Efforts have been made to stop this, but apparently they haven't been completely successful. So the tips in this story are pretty good, ...
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009
While every new vehicle does come with a guarantee that the costs of repairs will be paid by the car company, there's considerable difference between what the car companies will pay for. That is to say, a certain item may be covered by one company, and not another. So one ...
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