Autos
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Google and Chrysler are teaming up to make a self-driving minivan
May 07, 2016 6:44 am - Google will work directly with a major automaker for the first time as it announced plans to bring its self-driving technology to about 100 Chrysler minivans. The tech c...
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Full tank best for car stored over winterMay 07, 2016 5:01 am - By Doug McAllister I recently responded to a question on the proper way to store a car for extended periods of nonuse. Among other recommendations, I advised that fuel w...
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Pickup reminiscent of early days on family farmMay 02, 2016 6:00 am - "Dad! I'm going into town!" Jeff Rott shouted over his shoulder and bounded out the front door, snatching the keys to his father's 1965 Chevrolet pickup. This was a regu...
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Project to bring Lindenhurst's first auto dealership underwayMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - Wells were capped and electric service cut Monday at the busy intersection of Grand Avenue and Route 45 in Lindenhurst, in preparation for what will be the village's fir...
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Ford plans long-range electric car to compete with Tesla, GM
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Cars left idle for a long time require careMay 01, 2016 1:01 am - By Doug McAllister Recently we have had a few cars come into the shop that have sat outside unused for six months and more. It's amazing how bad it is for a car to sit o...
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1969 Ford Mustang well-worth the 30-year waitApr 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Amid all the bright lights and flashy displays at the 1969 Chicago Auto Show, a young Kent Krueger was smitten with just one gleaming model. "I walked into Ford's exhibi...
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The new Range Rover's real power: Its name
Apr 24, 2016 6:34 am - Even the name of the exterior paint, Kaikoura Stone Metallic, sounds expensive. Everything else is money, too - interior ivory/almond-colored Oxford Leather, automatic X...
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Buick dealer has 46-year history with brandApr 24, 2016 4:00 am - Stephen "Woody" Woodring never meant to spend his whole life working at Buick dealerships. It just kind of happened that way. His mother told him to go get a job in the ...
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From brother to brother, and junker to jewelApr 18, 2016 6:00 am - The boys rounded the corner and there was their prize. The lackluster clunker wasn't much to look at, but the teenagers didn't care. The 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air meant one...