Autos
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How to stretch the life of your tire treadNov 28, 2015 5:42 am - The amount of tread on a tire is critical in determining how well it will vacate water to maintain contact with the road in the rain, according to Consumer Reports. If y...
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Original owners reunited with Hurst/OldsNov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - “Is the scratch still on the door?” an anxious voice blurted out. Sean Bransky cracked a smile and gripped the phone tighter. He knew he had found the original owner of ...
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Start-up sells used cars as if they were candy bars
Nov 22, 2015 5:15 am - Tucked between the Nashville, Tenn., Armory and a car repair shop sits what is essentially the world's biggest vending machine. There are no candy bars. No chips. And y...
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After 200,000 miles, Firebird still up for impromptu getawaysNov 16, 2015 5:00 am - Ernie Mennecke was irked. Here he was car shopping in 1973 and all ready to buy - yet his wild muscle-car fantasies were fizzling out. A ground-pounding Camaro SS was ri...
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Six tricked-out driving schools for luxury auto nutsNov 13, 2015 12:00 am - Hoping to drive like James Bond on a chase through Rome? May we suggest you take a driving school first? There are plenty to choose from in the luxury category: ones tha...
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Win a Tesla Model S from Illinois Solar Energy Association raffleNov 09, 2015 10:00 pm - The Illinois Solar Energy Association (ISEA) is raffling off a 2015 Tesla Model S! Net drawing proceeds will benefit ISEA's work in advancing clean energy development. ...
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Memories of paradise pour out of Sixties busNov 09, 2015 5:00 am - Walking out into the sun, Tom Kravcar squinted and was taken aback with his new, paradise-like surroundings. The year was 1969 and the young man had just arrived in Oahu...
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How cities can prepare for self-driving cars
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Car loyalty comes naturally when raised in a Ford familyNov 02, 2015 8:00 am - Ralph Torronio was raised in a Ford-loving family. Several uncles were Ford mechanics, he had relatives who worked for Joe Madden Ford in Downers Grove and it seemed eve...
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Eight nightmare cars to driveOct 30, 2015 6:00 am - PHOENIX — Want to give yourself a real scare this Halloween? Then hop behind the wheel of one of the scariest cars to drive. Just in time for All Hallows' Eve, ClassicCa...