Head Back to School Safely With These Auto Tips
Aug 17, 2005
HBy Trisha Hessinger Across America, students are jumping in their cars and driving back to class. What better way to send your students back to school than to arm them with proper car care knowledge and a well maintained vehicle? The following tips will help educate drivers about car care and safety basics ‹ an ... Continue reading
Maryland Kicks Off Five Month Checkpoint Strikeforce Campaign
Aug 16, 2005
Focuses on Preventing Maryland Drunk Driving Fatalities New Poll Demonstrates Public's Concern About Drunk Driving, Support for Sobriety Checkpoints BALTIMORE, Aug. 16 -- At the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Maryland kicked off Checkpoint Strikeforce, a 5-month, statewide campaign dedicated to raising public awar ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for August 2005
Aug 16, 2005
CAMPBELL, Calif.--Aug. 16, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for August, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Mo ... Continue reading
High Fuel Prices? A Better Alternative to Bio-diesel Has Arrived
Aug 16, 2005
SUNSET, La., Aug. 16 -- Diesel Secret Energy, LLC (DSE) has developed a simple method for creating a very useable alternative diesel fuel from vegetable oil that doesn't require converting one's vehicle or the use of harsh chemicals associated with making Bio-diesel. The cost per gallon to users is a staggering 46 cent ... Continue reading
U.S. Gas Prices Continue to Set New Record Highs, AAA's Fuel Gauge Report Shows
Aug 16, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 16, 2005--The nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline has set a new record high price everyday since August 8, when the price of self-serve regular reached $2.339 per gallon. Since that date the price has increased an additional 18.5 cents per gallon and is currently $2.524 per gallo ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Hit $3 per Gallon in Some Areas of the USA
Aug 16, 2005
Wahington DC August 16, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that a small number of service stations in California, Illinois, Nevada, Washington state and Hawaii have begun selling self-serve unleaded regular gasoline for $3 or more a gallon, reports USA Today. Despite this historic rise, however, gas prices still have ... Continue reading
Consumer Report Says Quality Not Incentives Most Important For Auto Buyers
Aug 16, 2005
Incentives Are a Short-Term Fix for Automakers, Study Says DETROIT August 16, 2005; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that a new survey of U.S. vehicle owners released Tuesday indicates that while this summer's employee discounts may give automakers short-term sales gains, improving quality is more important i ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club, CHP Warns: 'Tis the Season to Beware of Car Thieves
Aug 16, 2005
LOS ANGELES--Aug. 15, 2005--Automobile Club of Southern California: WHO: The Automobile Club of Southern California and California Highway Patrol WHAT: Interactive demonstration of how to avoid becoming a vehicle theft victim during the height of car burglary season. The Auto Club and CHP will also honor the CHP office ... Continue reading
Zipcar Announces Expansion Into San Francisco
Aug 15, 2005
Country's Largest Provider of Self-Service Cars Selects Bay Area as Its First West Coast Market CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 15 -- Zipcar, the nation's largest provider of self-service cars for use by the hour or day, is officially hitting the streets of San Francisco, offering local residents and businesses a convenient and ... Continue reading
NAPA Parts Stores Recommend Sending an ''Auto Care Package'' Off to College
Aug 15, 2005
ATLANTA--Aug. 15, 2005--As summer winds down and young adults prepare to head back to college, NAPA AUTO PARTS recommends that parents assemble an "Auto Care Package" to send with their students. Planning ahead will help keep the car operational and may prevent breakdowns that could leave students stranded along the ro ... Continue reading
Alfa Romeo 8C Spider at Pebble Beach
Aug 15, 2005
Alfa Romeo will be the center theme of the forthcoming Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. One of the main attractions will be the first public outing of the stunning 8C Spider. The organizers of the event issued the following information: Derived from the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, the 8C Spider is purely and essential ... Continue reading
2006 Honda Ridgeline RTL S/R Review
Aug 14, 2005
By Bob Gordon I thought it would be kinda fun to test a modern pick-up truck, after all I used to sell International Harvester trucks back in the early sixties and believed that a truck is a truck is a truck...well guess what it’s not any more. Before we get too far into this journalistic tome I would like to kee ... Continue reading
Auto Industry is Aided by Dual Fuel Program, Ethanol Incentives
Aug 12, 2005
Washington DC August 12, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Energy Bill signed Monday by President Bush gives incentives to automakers to produce â?~dual fuel’ vehicles for at least a decade, reports The Detroit News. The vehicles were intended to provide consumers with an backup in case the couldnR ... Continue reading
Aug 12, 2005
* Red, White, Blue and Silver Jeep vehicles create largest American flag of its kind * The Oak Ridge Boys, musical ambassadors for the National Anthem Project, sing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' with hundreds of Jeep owners * Flag celebrates Jeep brand's sponsorship of multi-year initiative to re-teach Americans the words ... Continue reading
Summer Safety Alert from the All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute
Aug 12, 2005
IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 12, 2005--The dog days of summer are upon us, but Mike Mount of the All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute(R) reminds riders that, "The hot humid weather is no reason to wear any less protective gear while riding an ATV. The nature of ATV riding demands that all riders wear the proper protective gear ... Continue reading
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