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Joe Lorio's Adventure in a 26-foot long U-Haul
It's all the fault of the new 2009 Infiniti FX50.
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Posted June 12 2008 06:29 AM by AutomobileStaff
So I get home the other night to find two ominous envelopes from the State of Michigan waiting for me in the mail. One was from the Department of State, and I immediately recognized it as being from the Secretary of State,...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Joe DeMatio, Infiniti, Crossovers
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Posted June 9 2008 01:01 PM by AutomobileStaff
According to PickupTrucks.com, the average price of a used diesel pickup truck has fallen $5900 since January. This is monumental since diesel trucks used to command huge price premiums over used gas-powered trucks. The...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Phil Floraday, Pickups, Diesels
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Posted June 9 2008 11:32 AM by rblackwell
Volvo station wagons have long been associated with college professors, falafel, and indie rock, and over the years, we've seen many a Volvo decorated with left-leaning bumper stickers. But this V70, spotted at a local...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Rusty Blackwell, Volvo, Wagons
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Ford F-150 is no longer the top-selling vehicle
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Posted June 6 2008 01:00 PM by Evan.McCausland
Hustling to work down Interstate 94 on any given weekday morning, I rarely have cars chase me down on me at high rates of speed. And when they do, they are usually small cars driven by young women yapping on their cell...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Jean Jennings, Chrysler, Sedans
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Running out of gas on purpose
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Posted June 4 2008 12:17 PM by AutomobileStaff
No money for gas? According to the local CBS affiliate in Sacramento, California, some drivers there are scamming free gas by taking advantage of a taxpayer-supported program called the Freeway Service Patrol.
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Amy Skogstrom
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Posted June 4 2008 06:25 AM by marc.noordeloos
Volkswgen charges you $450 if you want stability control on a Rabbit. To me, this is a no brainer. But how much would you pay for the safety and security of stability control?
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Marc Noordeloos
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Remedial training for automotive journalists
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Posted May 27 2008 01:22 PM by Evan.McCausland
I find odd things at yard sales. Case in point? I stumbled across a 1972 edition of Code Rousseau - a French driver's ed textbook - at a local garage sale. As odd - or dumb - as that may sound, it's...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Evan McCausland
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Posted May 22 2008 11:51 AM by P_Floraday
Alan Mulally blames gas prices for the instability in the U.S. vehicle market. Once consumers faced $3.50 per gallon gas, SUV and truck sales started to lose steam. Mulally doesn't see the trend reversing in the near...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Phil Floraday, Ford, SUVs
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Chrysler seeks 25% cost reduction in parts.
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