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The Smart Way to Buy a Used Car Online

The Smart Way to Buy a Used Car Online

Buying a used car has some real advantages. Chief among them is the dollar savings you can achieve by letting a previous owner bear the brunt of the depreciation all new cars experience upon being sold. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Recall Summary May 3, 2021 (Official)

NHTSA Recall Summary May 3, 2021 (Official)

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

10th Annual 5-Year Cost to Own Awards

10th Annual 5-Year Cost to Own Awards

Ongoing costs like fuel, maintenance, insurance and even vehicle depreciation can vary greatly from one model to the next. ... Continue reading

Auto Dealer's Record Profit Results From World Chip Shortage, Fewer New Cars Available For Sale, Fewer Choices For Buyers

Auto Dealer's Record Profit Results From World Chip Shortage, Fewer New Cars Available For Sale, Fewer Choices For Buyers

Customer has agreed to pay full sticker price of more than $71,000 for a top-of-the-line GMC Yukon XL Denali SUV that is still being assembled at a General Motors (GM.N) factory. Customers know what Bowsher has arriving by scanning the online inventories of his six stores in the region, and they are often willing to wa ... Continue reading

Advantages and Disadvantages of Owning a MINI Cooper

Advantages and Disadvantages of Owning a MINI Cooper

There are loads of different popular cars these days. Some people could not imagine their life without vehicles at all. ... Continue reading

Honda Fit 2020 Vs 2019 Model

Honda Fit 2020 Vs 2019 Model

If you’re interested in finding a Honda Fit for sale, you may be wondering what the differences are between the 2019 and 2020 models. This post includes the main features, pros, and cons that both the 2019 and 2020 Honda Fit models have to offer. ... Continue reading

NHtSA Recall Summary April 26, 2021

NHtSA Recall Summary April 26, 2021

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Hybrid Plug-in's Are Suddenly Carsona-Non-Grata By Air Wardens In Europe

Hybrid Plug-in's Are Suddenly Carsona-Non-Grata By Air Wardens In Europe

Turns out, they’re not good for the environment, according to some experts, and they could be phased out by carmakers in the face of tougher European rules. EU policy plans for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), which contain an electric battery and a combustion engine, could mean the "transition" technology has a shor ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Roundup - Week Ending April 24, 2021

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Roundup - Week Ending April 24, 2021

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy to digest news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Taking Your Old Leaf On A Summer Road Trip - Don't Do It

Taking Your Old Leaf On A Summer Road Trip - Don't Do It

The #Rapidgate issue, where the passively-cooled battery heats up and charging rates slow down more than previous generations, was a particularly bad one. ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Helps Car Shoppers Navigate Electric Car Tax Credits

Kelley Blue Book Helps Car Shoppers Navigate Electric Car Tax Credits

Electric cars undoubtedly are the wave of the future, and growth in the segment is on quite an upward trajectory. According to data from Cox Automotive, electrified vehicles accounted for 7.8% of the total Q1 2021 sales, up from 4.8% in the same period last year. ... Continue reading

Testing Anti-Ethanol Tests - UPDATED with Replies

Testing Anti-Ethanol Tests - UPDATED with Replies

Here's what happens when you do a little analysis By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Todd Osgood produces test videos that he publishes on YouTube under the name PROJECT FARM. ... Continue reading

EV Motoring Tutorial From Volkswagen - Almost Everything You Wanted To Know about EVs

EV Motoring Tutorial From Volkswagen - Almost Everything You Wanted To Know about EVs

Almost Everything you wanted to know about EVs (but might be afraid to ask) The electric revolution will be coming soon to a street near you. In a matter of weeks, Volkswagen will reveal the production version of the ID.4 electric SUV, part of a worldwide strategy to deliver millions of electric vehicles to help combat ... Continue reading

St. Barth, Wine Country, Up The Hill To The Sierra, Ferrari, Kia, Caddy, Mercedes, B For Buick and Basketball In This Month's Letter From Europe

St. Barth, Wine Country, Up The Hill To The Sierra, Ferrari, Kia, Caddy, Mercedes, B For Buick and Basketball In This Month's Letter From Europe

Go to St Barth said Auto Channel’s CEO Bob Gordon and see what the famous, the infamous and the rich folks are up too. It was difficult to say no to the Boss so after a great dealing of trepidation I put on two masks and grabbed a bottle of sanitizer. ... Continue reading

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