'Too Bad Ignorance Isn't Painful' and Other Winners in TheCarConnection.com Best Bumper Sticker Contest; And a New Contest - Design the Next Aztek; Can TCC Readers Turn This Quirky Crossover Into a Best-Selling Beauty?

    DETROIT, March 12 The bumper sticker has become the modern
equivalent of the soap box -- a way to speak your mind from the comfort and
convenience of your automobile.  And it's clear that readers of
TheCarConnection.com have a lot to say.
    This week's issue features the winners in TheCarConnection.com , and they
cover a rainbow of topics, including those traditional taboos: politics and
religion.  The rules were simple: entrants had to avoid cliched stickers like
"Driver has no money -- recently divorced!" or "Visualize Turn Signals."
    Humor proves a favorite means for getting the message across on a bumper
sticker.  Among the entries: STOP GLOBAL WHINING, FAT PEOPLE ARE HARDER TO
KIDNAP, and GIVE BLOOD -- PLAY HOCKEY.  For the winners, point your web
browser to this week's edition of TheCarConnection.com
    Then check out TCC's new contest.  TheCarConnection is calling all art-
school wannabees into action in an effort to give a makeover to the Aztek, the
crossover vehicle we'll politely call "controversial."  Use a computer,
crayons or an Etch-a-Sketch, but make the Aztek look pretty and win some great
gifts from TCC's co-sponsors at DriveGear.com!
    It's that time of month, so don't miss TCC's automotive edition of News of
the Weird, where drunk drivers and lame excuses, pulverized Saabs, and
assorted inanity are likely to give you a good laugh.
    On a more, or at least somewhat more, serious note, TCC has plenty of
news, views and reviews worth checking out this week.  Take a wild ride along
the coast of France in the hot new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sports Coupe.  Then
head for the hills in the Toyota Highlander.  Honda gives a Civic lesson with
the new EX Coupe and if you like your cars unSwedened, you'll want to get a
look at Volvo's S60 2.4T.
    Getting down to business, TheCarConnection.com goes behind the scenes for
a look at the big changes shaking up Ford's global marketing operations.  TCC
has a close-up of all the latest technology to appear at this year's
conference of the Society of Automotive Engineers.  And you'll find the latest
update on Covisint's plan to become the world's biggest B2B buying portal.
    Want to avoid traffic snarls?  Use TCC's real-time traffic routing system.
TheCarConnection.com brings you pricing data, buying, selling, and leasing
tips; and a wide range of news, views, and reviews from the automotive world's
top columnists and correspondents.  Whatever you're interested in, you'll find
everything automotive on the Web's Automotive Authority,
http://www.TheCarConnection.com .
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