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Wheeling Through Graduation Time

The end of spring means graduation season – and parents wishing to give something special to sons and daughters for completing years of studies.

What says “Good job!” better than a brand new car?

A cute female college student in graduation gown

What to Buy Your Graduate

Gift suggestions for recent grads are all over the media. 

The newspapers and even television executives understand the profitability of this a season.

Advertisers will pay big bucks to promote sales and deals around tassel time.

A relatively brief perusal of recent news provides insight into which type of car is best for fast-growing young adults. Read more

Automakers Rolling Dice with Partnerships

A few days apart in April 2008, four major automakers made announcements about two separate partnerships between them. 

The proclamations were not so stimulating for car buyers, but these alliances definitely deserve a closer look.

One Big Happy Family

Image from Diesel Station

The Toyota Subaru sports carFirst, officials for Toyota and Subaru said the Japanese automakers will team to develop a sports car with a box engine, which we will see hopefully around 2011.

Days later, and probably more interestingly, Nissan and Chrysler announced that they will be producing cars for each other. Read more

The Holy Grail of Automotive Trends, and More

As the 2008 model year season approaches its end in the automotive world, we can look back and clearly see certain future trends emerging. 

One of them can be considered the Holy Grail for car owners: getting 100 miles per gallon or even more.

Trends of Tomorrow

Interior TechnologyIt seems pretty far-fetched, but industry insiders continue to talk and write about it. 

While that certainly would be the most eye-catching development, several other trends emerged in 2007 and 2008 and continue to solidify.

Among the important trends are Read more

Chrysler offers rebates in time for the holidays

Chrysler offers rebates to help with holiday spending

It is no secret that 2007 has been a rough year for Chrysler, so in the spirit of the upcoming holidays they are offering quite a deal to Christmas time car shoppers.

Want to buy a car for that special someone this year? Now is a good time to check out Chrysler to find the car of their dreams.

When it starts

Chrysler star logo

The ad campaign will start on November 20th and push Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler vehicles. They will also hype the lifetime warranty they started offering on engines and transmissions earlier in 2007.

Just in time for Christmas, Chryslar hopes to entice holiday shoppers to help thin out their 2007 stock, and renew interest in the brand for 2008. Read more

Who can resist a Car and Driver magazine?

Really, if you see a copy of Car and Driver don’t you flip through it to check out the latest and greatest of the collective automotive minds?

Originating in New York City, it was later moved to Michigan, the heartland of the American automotive history. The enthusiast rag celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2005.

Those are credentials enough to lend Car and Driver a solid perspective when it comes to reviews of anything with four wheels.

The good with the bad

Known for their ‘tell it like it is’ mentality and unabashed reviews of less than favorable vehicles, Car and Driver isn’t shy about giving a dose of the bad with the good. Read more

Will Chrysler sell more cars with their new logo?

The recent split up of DaimlerChrysler has caused the newly single Chrysler to change their image to the pentastar logo featuring the words New Chrysler underneath. Think the new changes will help Chrysler sell more cars post-break up?

The new logo is shiny and updated and makes a simple yet bold statement. Refined by it’s partnership with Daimler Motors it seems that Chrysler is going to draw off that experience and contine to maintain a polished reputation.
The New Chrysler

The logo previous to this was adopted after the Daimler-Chrysler merger in 1998. Their existing logo was refined and given a sleeker apperance by the addition of chrome wings encasing the pre-union logo.
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Used cars to avoid like they are on fire

There is plenty of information about cars that keep their overall value well. However where there is a high there is also a low, with so many makes and models out there it’s hard to know which ones are nothing but trouble. While it is safe to say that every year cars become more and more reliable, there will always be some that just don’t cut the mustard. Here we discuss several vehicles that should not be bought new or used at any cost.

The Heartbeat of America

Chevrolet S-10 Pickup
It seems the Chevrolet brand has quite a few on the worst of lists, if they are the heartbeat of America perhaps America should be concerned with the health of her heart. Chevrolet Blazer Read more

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