Sex sells--it's an advertising mantra we've all heard and seen in practice. Today's entrant puts a bit of a creative spin on the sale of previously-owned cars. A used-car dealer in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, is pitching its wares with a racy newspaper ad, pictured here, that compares used cars to a beautiful (implicitly libidinous) woman, with...
Need a vacation? Volvo can help -- whether or not you need a new car, too. First, there's Volvo's longstanding Overseas Delivery Program, which offers shoppers two complimentary tickets to Sweden so they can pick up their ride at the company's headquarters in Gothenburg. Volvo will even let customers take their new car on a European vacation...
Ever considered just leaving your luxury SUV parked on the steps of an apartment building when you couldn’t find a regular parking spot? Probably not, but the driver of the Range Rover Sport in this next clip did exactly that. His antics were captured on a security video from the apartment, located in Chelyabinsk, Russia, but apparently all...
If you're set on getting a particular vehicle this year—especially a small-car model or a Japanese-brand model—you might want to go get it sooner than later. Inventories are definitely getting tighter as a result of the earthquake (and resulting tsunami) in Japan a month ago. According to Automotive News, the supply of Kia cars is down...
For new drivers, there's no substitute for serious instruction, in the classroom, on the road, and even on the track. The reason? Safety experts have told us, anecdotally in the past, that one major factor in teen accidents is that a significant portion of accidents chalk up to inexperience, failure to anticipate, and a lack of understanding about...
Men go for bold looks, bold sheetmetal, and horsepower, while women go with interior space, practicality, cost, and safety features, right? It sure sounds like a reinforcement for a tired gender bias. But, at least in some ways, it's still true. Those expectations might be changing, gradually, but they still exist when we look at who's buying...
For 2012, the Chevrolet Impala will finally throw the pushrod V-6s and ancient four-speed automatics to the wayside. Chevy's large sedan—and the Malibu's more anonymous big brother—gets an upgrade to GM's 3.6-liter DOHC engine and a six-speed automatic, plus a number of appearance and equipment improvements. Flip-and-fold back seats...
Besides edgy styling and performance, the Nissan brand is known for something else--vulnerability to airbag theft. So much so, that the aftermarket is retailing Nissan airbag anti-theft bolts similar to those used on custom wheels. AAA Mid-Atlantic called the theft of airbags the third most common accessory stolen from vehicles, right behind...
Owners of the first mass-market electric vehicle are experiencing delays, but now some are faced with the car's first mechanical glitch, Nissan confirms. Some Nissan Leaf owners, in both the United States and Japan, have reported occasional starting problems with their vehicles, and Nissan has diagnosed the car’s air conditioning system as...
How do auto repair shops handle customers who bring in their own parts to be installed by professionals--and should you consider doing just that? In the days when competition of any note really didn't exist (pre- Sears Auto Centers and Jiffy Lubes) a mentor of mine had a stock response to this type of customer: "You don't go to a diner and bring...
Car dealers are between a rock and a hard place. Their ranks have been decimated by the downturn in the economy. If that weren’t bad enough, savvy car shoppers are using the Internet to negotiate great deals on the selling price of new cars. As a result, it’s more difficult for dealers to sell cars for the full Manufacturer Suggested...
To the Mustang faithful, change is rarely a good thing. Change, however, may be coming to the 2014 Mustang, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the venerable pony car. A report from The Mustang News suggests the 2013 Mustang will likely be the last model year for the current car. The site says a slight downsizing is in the works with the new...
Sex sells--it's an advertising mantra we've all heard and seen in practice. Today's entrant puts a bit of a creative spin on the sale of previously-owned cars. A used-car dealer in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, is pitching its wares with a racy newspaper ad, pictured here, that compares used cars to a beautiful (implicitly libidinous) woman, with...
Need a vacation? Volvo can help -- whether or not you need a new car, too. First, there's Volvo's longstanding Overseas Delivery Program, which offers shoppers two complimentary tickets to Sweden so they can pick up their ride at the company's headquarters in Gothenburg. Volvo will even let customers take their new car on a European vacation...
Ever considered just leaving your luxury SUV parked on the steps of an apartment building when you couldn’t find a regular parking spot? Probably not, but the driver of the Range Rover Sport in this next clip did exactly that. His antics were captured on a security video from the apartment, located in Chelyabinsk, Russia, but apparently all...
If you're set on getting a particular vehicle this year—especially a small-car model or a Japanese-brand model—you might want to go get it sooner than later. Inventories are definitely getting tighter as a result of the earthquake (and resulting tsunami) in Japan a month ago. According to Automotive News, the supply of Kia cars is down...
For new drivers, there's no substitute for serious instruction, in the classroom, on the road, and even on the track. The reason? Safety experts have told us, anecdotally in the past, that one major factor in teen accidents is that a significant portion of accidents chalk up to inexperience, failure to anticipate, and a lack of understanding about...
Men go for bold looks, bold sheetmetal, and horsepower, while women go with interior space, practicality, cost, and safety features, right? It sure sounds like a reinforcement for a tired gender bias. But, at least in some ways, it's still true. Those expectations might be changing, gradually, but they still exist when we look at who's buying...
For 2012, the Chevrolet Impala will finally throw the pushrod V-6s and ancient four-speed automatics to the wayside. Chevy's large sedan—and the Malibu's more anonymous big brother—gets an upgrade to GM's 3.6-liter DOHC engine and a six-speed automatic, plus a number of appearance and equipment improvements. Flip-and-fold back seats...
Besides edgy styling and performance, the Nissan brand is known for something else--vulnerability to airbag theft. So much so, that the aftermarket is retailing Nissan airbag anti-theft bolts similar to those used on custom wheels. AAA Mid-Atlantic called the theft of airbags the third most common accessory stolen from vehicles, right behind...
How do auto repair shops handle customers who bring in their own parts to be installed by professionals--and should you consider doing just that? In the days when competition of any note really didn't exist (pre- Sears Auto Centers and Jiffy Lubes) a mentor of mine had a stock response to this type of customer: "You don't go to a diner and bring...
Car dealers are between a rock and a hard place. Their ranks have been decimated by the downturn in the economy. If that weren’t bad enough, savvy car shoppers are using the Internet to negotiate great deals on the selling price of new cars. As a result, it’s more difficult for dealers to sell cars for the full Manufacturer Suggested...
To the Mustang faithful, change is rarely a good thing. Change, however, may be coming to the 2014 Mustang, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the venerable pony car. A report from The Mustang News suggests the 2013 Mustang will likely be the last model year for the current car. The site says a slight downsizing is in the works with the new...
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