Autos
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Boyhood love of trucks remainsSep 15, 2013 6:00 am - As a boy, Wally Becker was kept awake on hot summer nights. His imagination wasn't running wild with nightmarish thoughts, but rather dreams of catching a glimpse of his...
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Hell and back is route to success for automakersSep 15, 2013 12:55 am - HELL, Mich. — The road to Hell, it turns out, is a great place to test drive cars. Automakers seeking publicity try to get automotive journalists in their vehicles, some...
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DeLoreans getting ‘Back to the Future’ makeoversSep 14, 2013 3:54 pm - HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — It may not time travel, but the DeLorean sports car is finding its way into the future even without a flux capacitor. People are spending thou...
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The most stunning cars at Frankfurt Auto ShowSep 13, 2013 12:08 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany — Maybe we can’t buy — but we can look. The best thing about an auto show is the chance to gawk at and sit in cars most people can’t afford. So here’s...
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Area couple owns first Mustang ever soldSep 12, 2013 2:00 pm - More than 8 million Ford Mustangs have been sold since the model's launch in 1964. Gail Wise is believed to be the very first person to buy one of the iconic sports cars...
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Fire truck is rolling tribute to brave first respondersSep 09, 2013 6:00 am - Sept. 11, 2001, was one of our great nation's darkest hours. But stories of heroic men and women rose through the smoky chaos, heartache and confusion. The Remembrance R...
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Car ownership costs depend on more than gas pricesSep 08, 2013 7:06 am - Associated Press DETROIT — When figuring out the cost of car ownership, consider where you live along with how much you drive. A new study by the online service Ban...
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Car that burns oil will damage partsSep 08, 2013 12:10 am - Q. If your car burns oil and you fill it back up on a weekly basis, do you still need to get an oil change? A. You are going through an enormous amount of oil, that’s fo...
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Self-driving cars could be on U.S. roads by 2020Sep 07, 2013 11:00 pm - DETROIT — Cars that drive themselves could be on U.S. roads by the end of this decade. But don't take your foot off the pedal just yet. Automakers, universities and othe...
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Car prices hit record as buyers load up on optionsSep 06, 2013 8:38 pm - DETROIT — Americans are paying record prices for new cars and trucks, and they have only themselves to blame. The average sale price of a vehicle in the U.S. hit $31,252...