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Best July Lease Deals
Posted Jul 20, 2010by Gary Hoffman | AOL Autos
Impatient with the soft economy, automakers are pursuing customers with a wide range of affordable and creative incentive programs. > In Pictures: 20 Great July Lease Deals Honda is the best example this month. Instead of simply offering low monthly payments, it has eliminated the down payments on a number of its models and postponed the first installment for 30 days. It’s true that the m...
You Got Caught Speeding Well Over The Limit. Now What?
Posted Jul 19, 2010by Craig Howie | AOL Autos
Basketball phenom LeBron James has one. As does actor Matt Dillon. So, famously, does politician Al Gore's son. You may think it's a Bentley, Benz or even a Prius, or the latest celebrity accoutrement, but we're not talking about that. All of these famous individuals have a speeding ticket citation for allegedly driving above 100 mph. As the three drivers were cited in three different states, they...
Gender Wars And Car Shopping
Posted Jul 18, 2010by Kevin Ransom | AOL Autos
What do women want? Well, given that “gender war” tales have become such a fertile source of debate in recent years -- with whole books devoted to the topic -- the temptation to crack wise is a powerful one. "If I knew the answer to that, I’d still be married." "What do they want? Everything, near as I can tell." Okay, I’ll stop the riffs now, before I dig myself in any dee...
Driven: 2011 Porsche Cayenne
Posted Jul 17, 2010by Rex Roy | AOL Autos
Question: What is Porsche's best-selling model? Could it be the iconic 911? Sorry. Perhaps the recently introduced Panamera sedan? Nope. Maybe the more affordable Boxster? Not even. The answer is the Cayenne SUV. Do you find anything odd about a two-ton SUV being the undisputed sales king of the German company known for making sports cars? While enthusiasts revel in the performance of the company'...
Why Automatics Are Catching Up In Fuel Economy And Performance
Posted Jul 17, 2010by Jonathon Ramsey | AOL Autos
It used to be that if a car offered a choice between a manual and automatic, you would pay two different premiums for choosing the automatic variant. The first was on the sticker, with the self-shifting tranny adding three or four digits to the purchase price, in part because the extra complexity of an automatic made it more costly to manufacture. The second you paid every time you went for a fill...
An American On The Autobahn
Posted Jul 16, 2010by Rex Roy | AOL Autos
As the speedometer spooled up, I had to keep reminding myself that I was not going to jail. What I was doing was legal, and what I was doing was 176 mph. Welcome to Germany. Born and raised in Detroit, your author has enjoyed driving many high-performance cars. From blustery domestic muscle cars to the elegant 252-mph Bugatti Grand Sport, my ultimate driving joy has been restricted by the existenc...
Retro PT Cruiser Symbolized Chrysler's Fall
Posted Jul 14, 2010by Associated Press
A decade ago, the PT Cruiser roared onto the road with trendsetting looks and Al Capone swagger. In a sea of bland Honda Civics and Toyota Camrys, it was a retro hit. Chrysler could barely keep up with demand. On Friday morning, the last Cruiser rolled off the assembly line in Mexico, finally killed off after years of declining popularity. Chrysler sold just 18,000 last year, compared with nearly ...
Videotape Your Next Traffic Stop: A Good Idea?
Posted Jul 13, 2010by Rex Roy | AOL Autos
With the proliferation of video cameras in phones and MP3 players, capturing an event on video has never been easier. The tools are now pocket sized, creating a new wrinkle in how we're interacting with everything around us, including the police. While cops started arming themselves with vehicle-mounted cameras over a decade ago, only recently have we seen citizen-police interaction from this new ...
More Consumers Haggle Over New Car Prices
Posted Jul 13, 2010by Michael Zak | AOL Autos
More car buyers are haggling over the price of their new car than at any point in recent history, according to new data compiled by CNW Research of Bandon, Oregon. Across the three main purchase paths –- cash, financing and leasing -- haggling has been on a steady rise over the last 15 years. Over 44 percent of all new car buyers are now negotiating their price against the dealer’s ini...
Driven: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Posted Jul 11, 2010by Phil Berg | AOL Autos
Off-road people do things differently than on-road people. Off-roaders measure their tires by overall diameter; on-roaders measure theirs by wheel diameter and sidewall height. Off-roaders go slow, favor long-travel accelerator pedals, and rarely use brakes; on-roaders like a quiet wood-and-leather interior, balanced handling and quick-reacting brake and accelerator pedals. Jeep's new fourth-gener...
Are Small Cars Safer Now?
Posted Jul 10, 2010by Kevin Ransom | AOL Autos
U.S. carmakers are in full-tilt-boogie mode in their efforts to add smaller, less costly, more fuel-efficient cars to their stables. Ford’s all-new 2011 Fiesta sub-compact began arriving in dealerships in late June, while the redesigned Focus comes to market in early 2011. GM, meanwhile, launches the compact Chevy Cruze in September. That focus on small cars means that auto engineers have be...
Used Car Values On The Rise
Posted Jul 9, 2010by Kevin Ransom | AOL Autos
Everybody’s looking for that good deal when buying a new car. But the search for “the deal” is not just restricted to finding a new vehicle at a reasonable price. It also means getting good money for your trade-in. The good news for car shoppers is that used car resale values increased by about 20 percent over the first half of 2010, according to Black Book, which tracks bot...
Chrysler, Ford Recalling SUVs, Vans
Posted Jul 9, 2010by Associated Press
The government says Chrysler is recalling about 22,000 sport utility vehicles and trucks to fix brake tubes that could lead to the loss of brake fluid. Ford Motor Co., meanwhile, is recalling more than 30,000 2010 Transit Connect vans to replace pushpins holding the liners above the driver's head. The company says government testing found it failed to meet federal standards protecting the head. Ch...
Best July Deals
Posted Jul 8, 2010by Gary Hoffman | AOL Autos
The deals for July offer everything a cash-strapped consumer might reasonably want. Many of the best ones are for compact cars that feature low base prices, good fuel economy, and rock-bottom interest rates on their financing. > In Pictures: 20 Great July Deals This month, GM has continued to heavily incentivize the Chevy Cobalt to help dealers clear the way for the new Cruze. The Cobalt’...
Top 10 Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles
Posted Jul 8, 2010by Bengt Halvorson | AOL Autos
If you're just starting to shop for your next vehicle but not so sure that the new-car smell is a necessity, you have some great alternatives. Through the certified pre-owned programs (commonly abbreviated as simply CPO) now supported by most automakers, approved dealerships pick out the best vehicles that are traded in, thoroughly inspect them, then back them with a warranty that in some cases is...
Unmarked Cop Cars & Urban Legends
Posted Jul 8, 2010by Rex Roy | AOL Autos
A 19-year old college girl named Lauren is the heroine of a sensational international urban legend. Her supporting cast includes a rapist posting as a police officer in an unmarked police car, real police officers in marked cruisers, and a police dispatcher. The location? An unlit road on the outskirts of town -- and that town could be anywhere, as this urban legend has had its location changed as...
Changing Your Engine Oil Depends On Your Driving: Normal Or Severe?
Posted Jul 7, 2010by Tom Torbjornsen | AOL Autos
Have you ever tried to actually read your owner’s manual, especially the part about maintenance and service? As if this kind of stuff isn’t confusing enough, there are always two schedules listed, one for a vehicle driven under “normal” conditions and another for “severe.” But what exactly does this mean? I have yet to see an automaker that actually explains, in...
Driven: 2010 SVT Raptor 6.2
Posted Jul 4, 2010by Rex Roy | AOL Autos
Somebody at Ford Motor Company is either nuts or has got serious guts. How do you explain the existence of the 2010 SVT Raptor, a pickup truck that’s about as politically incorrect as a vehicle can be in these green-focused, recessionary times? Second on the chutzpah scale is that the company has just released another larger and more powerful engine for the truck, a 6.2-liter, 411-horsepower...
Detroit's Original Three
Posted Jul 3, 2010by Rex Roy | AOL Autos
Some contend that automobiles haven't changed substantially in the last century or so. These people certainly haven't been to a modern auto show like Detroit or New York. Regardless, their argument goes something like this: Cars still have four wheels and burn carbon-based fuels, so therefore, they haven't fundamentally changed. Seems plausible -- until you look at more than two facts. The reality...
8 Holiday Driving Tips
Posted Jul 2, 2010by Jeff Sabatini | AOL Autos
It’s Fourth of July Weekend and summer driving season is in full swing. With gas prices much lower this season than the summers of recent past, the annual family road-trip vacation could be making a comeback. But before you hit the highways, you will want to think about a few things to make your journey safer and more enjoyable.1. Flashing lights are only fun in an amusement park.There&rsquo...;
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