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TJX to Offer Car-Buying Expertise and Assistance to Employees

TJX to Offer Car-Buying Expertise and Assistance to Employees

NEWTON, Mass.--Dec. 5, 2005-- Unique Employee Benefit Links Employees with Experts Who Help Them Save Time and Money When Buying a Vehicle AutoHeroes, a company that offers expert personalized car-buying assistance to consumers, today announced a new corporate program, launched with Partners HealthCare-affiliated hospi ... Continue reading

Magazine Announces Its 2006 All-Stars Awards

Magazine Announces Its 2006 All-Stars Awards

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Dec. 5, 2005--AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE, America's leading automotive lifestyle publication, today announced the winners of the 2006 AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE All-Stars Awards. Each year, the editors of AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE convene to test, evaluate and debate the performance, significance and contributions of the ... Continue reading

First IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards Announced

First IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards Announced

FIRST SELECTION OF TOP SAFETY PICKS: INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 10 CAR DESIGNS THAT WIN ARLINGTON, VA — December 4, 2005; The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today announces 10 cars (2006 models) that win its first ever Top Safety Pick award. The awards recognize car designs that afford the best protection for pe ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Jetta and Passat Named 'Top Safety Picks' by The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Volkswagen Jetta and Passat Named 'Top Safety Picks' by The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 4 -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced that the Volkswagen Jetta and Passat are "Top Safety Picks" for 2006. They earned this distinction based on their results in front and side impact tests plus their seat and head restraints that protect the neck in rear impact ... Continue reading

Subaru Legacy Earns First-Ever IIHS 'Top Safety Pick Gold' Award

Subaru Legacy Earns First-Ever IIHS 'Top Safety Pick Gold' Award

2006 Subaru Legacy receives highest possible safety rating from IIHS for frontal, side and rear-impact crash tests for both driver and passenger seating positions CHERRY HILL, N.J., Dec. 4 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the 2006 Subaru Legacy earned the highest rating in the Insurance Institute for Hig ... Continue reading

Audi Leads Industry With Three Models Named "Top Safety Pick" By Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Audi Leads Industry With Three Models Named "Top Safety Pick" By Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 4 -- Audi sets the benchmark by being the only manufacturer to have three model lines awarded the "Top Safety Pick" rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The A3, A4, and A6 models all received this honor by their performance in both front-offset and side-impact crash tests. P ... Continue reading

Ford Five Hundred & Mercury Montego Earn IIHS' New 'Top Safety Pick-Gold' Rating

Ford Five Hundred & Mercury Montego Earn IIHS' New 'Top Safety Pick-Gold' Rating

<A href="/link.html?http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx"> ;CLICK4 Complete IIHS Test Results</a><p> DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 4, 2005; The Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego are the only Americans among the field of tough competitors to win gold. But it's not an Olympic official presenting these prestigious awards, ... Continue reading

Dave Redinger - The Neighbourhood Mechanic

Dave Redinger - The Neighbourhood Mechanic

I personally don't think the oxygen sensor is defective...Oxygen senor codes can be generated for several reasons. Lean operation conditions are the primary cause of a low Oxygen reading. Look for a plugged fuel filter, plugged EGR system, defective throttle body, or a simple vacuum leak. Anti-freeze leaking into the c ... Continue reading

Great Road Trips From Donna Vissing - The Peabody Orlando

Great Road Trips From Donna Vissing - The Peabody Orlando

By Donna F. Vissing<br> Travel Editor<p> The Peabody Orlando is a getaway jewel in the center of Orlando, Florida, known as &#8220;theme park capital of the world&#8221;. A destination within a well-known destination, The Peabody Orlando is just the spot to land for a relaxing weekend, a long-awaited summer vacation or ... Continue reading

2006 Chevrolet HHR LT Review

2006 Chevrolet HHR LT Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Chevrolet HHR LT ENGINE: 2.4-liter L4 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 172 hp @ 6200 rpm/162 lb.-ft. @ 5000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual WHEELBASE: 103.5 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 17602 x 69.2 x 65.2 in. TIRES: P215/55R16 all-season CARGO VOLUME: 63.1 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

Holiday Responsible Consumption Community Safety Program

Holiday Responsible Consumption Community Safety Program

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 2 -- Heineken USA, the nation's largest beer importer, has teamed up with the Jefferson City Police Department and Fechtel Beverage, one of its local distributors, to support the 21st annual "Sober Driver" community safety program, which provides free taxi rides home to adults after consumption ... Continue reading

Ford Explorer Website - Serious Explorations

Ford Explorer Website - Serious Explorations

Serious Explorations to Celebrate 10th Anniversary in 2006 with Multiple Events PHOENIX, December 1 &#8211; Serious Explorations, the Internet&#8217;s #1 Ford Explorer enthusiast community, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2006 with events in Moab, Utah; Attica, Indiana; and Crozet, Virginia. Serious Explorations ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Gasoline Prices Fall for Ninth Straight Week

LA Auto Club: Gasoline Prices Fall for Ninth Straight Week

LOS ANGELES--Dec. 2, 2005--As Southern Californians enter the holiday shopping season, their gift-buying budgets may go further because gasoline prices continue falling, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long ... Continue reading

Homeless Man Saves Driver Of Mercedes - And Gets Nothing

Homeless Man Saves Driver Of Mercedes - And Gets Nothing

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on December 2, 2005 at 4:20 PM CST If you're a regular reader of our site, you know that most of the stories we run take a humorous and oftentimes satirical approach to bringing you the latest Mercedes-Benz news and information. This story does not. While visiting the Trinidad and Tobago ... Continue reading

Illinois Weekend of Child Safety Fairs

Illinois Weekend of Child Safety Fairs

SPRINGFIELD & CHICAGO, Ill.--Dec. 2, 2005--As part of a statewide partnership designed to reduce the leading cause of fatalities among children, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois State Police and 21st Century Insurance will bring their consumer safety program promoting compliance with Illinois law for child safety sea ... Continue reading

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