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Old French Peugeot 404 Refuses To Retire In Africa

2007-01-05T04:23:00.000-08:00

The Peugeot 404 is among the oldest vehicles still rushing around the streets of Africa. Visit virtually any African country and you are bound to see them in many remote parts and even cities and in spite of the manufacturers having stopped production decades ago, the humble jalopy has just refused to go away. It was the darling of taxi drivers in the 1970's and the proud owners boasted about

Assessing the Value of a Used Car

2006-12-31T17:52:00.000-08:00

Getting a good deal on a used car does not have to be a hassle. It simply requires that you know what you are looking for and what the car is worth. Buying a used car does mean a bit of research on your part, but you should plan to do research for the purchase of a new car as well. First you will want to get an idea of the lemon laws in your state. These laws will tell you the responsibility of

A Regular Maintenance Schedule for Your Car

2006-12-31T16:36:00.003-08:00

Every car needs a good maintenance schedule. Setting up that schedule does not have to be a difficult process. In fact, if you take a little while right now to sit down with a calendar, you can begin to put together a maintenance schedule that will work for you. A maintenance schedule for your car is something more important than just a way to add something to your to do list. Instead it is a way

Reasons to Drive a Station Wagon

2006-12-31T16:36:00.002-08:00

Station wagons seem to have gotten a bad reputation in recent years (maybe even decades), but I am hoping that is changing. That is because I have become a recent convert to the idea of a station wagon. When my compact car died last year, I was in a bind. Without the money for a used car and too strapped for big car payments every month, I had to buy an old station wagon off my brother-in-law,

Doing Your Homework On Your Car

2006-12-31T16:36:00.001-08:00

When you go to buy your first car, you will find that the experience can be exciting and pleasurable or frightening, depending in part on how much you have done your homework before you get there. Work to make your experience as good as it can be by knowing what it is you need and want to get out of your car. Your first step is to determine what you need in a car. Think about your commute. Are

Basic Organization For Your Car

2006-12-31T16:36:00.000-08:00

For some people, cars are pristine places meant to be kept free of junk and personal items. for others, cars are a house on wheels. They are mobile units that may hold any number of items from old fast food wrappers to clipboards to soccer schedules. If you have ever been embarrassed when someone needed a ride in your car, then you are in the second category. Why is it so hard to keep our cars

Thoughts on Car Loans

2006-12-31T16:35:00.000-08:00

We plan to purchase a car in the next few months. Though it will not be a brand new car (considering the depreciation value of cars), we will be getting a dealer-owned used car. We will have to get a loan for the car, which is a scary proposition. Both my husband and I always have paid cash for our cars, but we need something a little better quality in the next few months. Searching for car

Making the Decision to trade up to a New Vehicle

2006-12-19T12:40:00.000-08:00

By Christina VanGinkel As the owner of an older vehicle, one that has suddenly had a series of small issues, and a few larger ones, I have come to learn that wile there are perks to owning either a new or an older vehicle, there are also unforeseen issues that come with the older vehicles. Some issues that new vehicle owners normally do not have to deal with. There are also advantages. Read on

Trunk Essentials (No Matter where you live or Travel)

2006-12-07T08:38:00.000-08:00

By Christina VanGinkel Trunk essentials go beyond the basic emergency kit that you should always carry in your vehicle but it does include it. Trunk essentials are those items that everyone should stash in the trunk of their vehicle, or behind the seat of their truck, for those times when they least expect needing one of these essential that can make travel time, short or long, easier to handle.

Shopping For A Used Car by Kadence Buchanan

2006-11-14T11:19:00.000-08:00

When you're buying a used car, you're faced with a lot of decisions. You may not get what you pay for, and it's important to ensure that a car is in proper working order before you purchase it. In this article, we'll discuss some of the things that you should consider before you go ahead with a purchase of a used vehicle. - Once you know the type of car that you are considering purchasing,

How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline! by Vidar Lura

2006-11-14T11:14:00.000-08:00

You probably don't know it, but the answer to World's gasoline addiction could be under the hood of your car. More than five million Tauruses, Explorers, Stratuses, Suburbans, and other vehicles are already equipped with engines that can run on an energy source that costs less than gasoline, produces almost none of the emissions that cause global warming. Filling up on ethanol isn't new. Henry

Where You Should Be Looking To Find The Mercedes Benz For You by Ralph Nunes

2006-11-14T11:11:00.000-08:00

Mercedes Benz continues to be one of the most exhilarating cars on the market that can offer you a multi-media experience. There are hundreds of different places you can find these cars, and a wide variety of them as well. Whether you are looking for an older classic or a newer state of the art vehicle, you can find what you are looking for. So where do you look to find a Mercedes Benz? The

The Legacy of BMW

2006-10-31T07:08:00.000-08:00

The Ultimate Driving Machine. That is the slogan of BMW, the famous automaker. But how did BMW become the luxury automaker brand it is today, and why does the company have such a simplistic looking logo, and such advanced automobiles? BMW, which stands for Bavarian Motor Works (or Bayerische Motoren Werke in German) was founded in the year 1913 by a Bavarian man named Karl Rapp. Karl wanted

Seven Uses for a Mini-van

2006-10-30T12:58:00.000-08:00

When mini-vans first came on the scene, they were quite a novelty. Yet when my husband and I began needing a bigger car when we started having more than one child, we were determined never to buy a mini-van. Somehow, in our minds, mini-vans were just not cool enough. We had owned a pick-up truck, a sports car, a sports utility vehicle, and even a station wagon, which is bordering on the

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Car Enthusiast

2006-10-30T09:26:00.000-08:00

Do you know someone in your life who is completely obsessed with cars? Maybe they wear Nascar pajamas or have a telephone shaped like a '57 Chevy. If you really want to give them something they will enjoy this holiday season, consider a gift that matches their love of anything with wheels. It's not as easy as running into the store and picking up a fruitcake or a pair of slippers, but they're

Shopping for Snow Tires for your Car or Truck

2006-10-30T06:01:00.000-08:00

By Christina VanGinkelWhere you live can have a lot of impact on your choice of tires for your vehicle. If you live anywhere that snow happens to be a dominant issue, having snow tires on your vehicle is necessary. Surprisingly, many people assume that if they have all season radials installed, that they are good to go.

Mitsubishi Fails With Its Raider Truck

2006-10-28T10:01:00.000-07:00

The automaker Mitsubishi has been having a lot of problems in the past several years. Fears that the company would go bankrupt, and rumors of the company making a complete withdrawal from the American market have led the company's marketshare to drop over the past several years. In the past year however, Mitsubishi Motors has been trying to get itself back on track. Mitsubishi has been

Where Did The Four Cylinder Compact Pickup Truck Go?

2006-10-28T07:42:00.000-07:00

Ten years ago, a person interested in buying a small pickup truck that had a four cylinder engine could go into any new car dealership and find a large assortment of pickup trucks that had four cylinder engines that delivered respectable performance and terrific gas mileage. Such small pickup trucks are almost extinct today. Most car companies such as Dodge, Chevy, and even Toyota and Nissan

Cars in my Family

2006-10-28T04:56:00.000-07:00

It can be an interesting history lesson to look back at one's own car-owning legacy; not just in our adult years, when we have owned our own cars, but all the way back to childhood. The first car I remember my parents owning, whether I truly remember the car or whether I remember it only from the few photos we have, was a brand new 1967 Ford Mustang. Apparently, it was the first new car they

2007 Dodge Caliber Test Drive / Impressions

2006-10-27T11:20:00.000-07:00

I have never had a fascination with Dodge. I mean, in the past ten years the company really didn't have any vehicles that really appealed to me. They had the Viper of course, but I could never even imagine paying for one of those. They also had those big Ram trucks, and Durango sport utility vehicles, but the gas mileage for those vehicles aren't very appealing, especially in this day and age

A Teen's Dream Car(s)

2006-10-21T10:52:00.000-07:00

By Christina VanGinkel My son just turned fourteen years old but is already half looking, half shopping for his dream car. Attracted from a young age to anything with wheels, and a motorbike rider with several years under his belt, this should not be a surprise to me. Not to mention that he is my brother's nephew and my brother has a love for vintage automobiles, which does not compare to that

My Love-Affair with Mustangs

2006-10-13T04:38:00.000-07:00

Just before I was born in 1967, my parents bought their first car: a brand new, turquoise blue Ford Mustang. We have small, black and white photos of my mom holding me in the front seat and even a photo with me in the back in a primitive car seat. My parents sold that wonderful little car before I turned four-years-old because we moved to Colorado with all its snow, and I had a baby brother on

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2006-10-03T05:55:00.000-07:00

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When a Repair Shop is Faulty in their Diagnosis

2006-09-29T04:50:00.000-07:00

By Christina VanGinkel It does happen, and I just experienced it first hand. The scenario went like this. My husband asked me to make an appointment to have his older model Toyota looked at. He could smell a bit of gasoline when he was inside the truck with it running. He had put the truck up on his hydraulic jack and crawled beneath it, and noticed a small amount of gas seeping from around the