Autos
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: “What causes engine ‘tick’Oct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Q. When I first start my car in the morning, I hear a ticking noise coming from the engine. It’s a 2003 Ford Escape Limited with a V-6 engine and 70,000 miles. It go...
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Are cars getting too smart?Oct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Driven a new car lately? Let’s go for a ride. Backing out, the car beeps to warn a pedestrian walking by. A dashboard light illuminates if the vehicle ahead is too close...
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Classic recollections: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 FastbackOct 17, 2011 6:00 am - When shopping for a vintage ride, you can never tell where or how your new-to-you classic will turn up. Typically, they're yanked out of hibernation from barns, warehous...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: A/C system doesn’t take the winter offOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Why would I want to get my A/C repaired before heading into winter? A. This question comes up quite often as we get toward the end of the summer cooling season a...
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Car Club CalendarOct 13, 2011 2:00 pm - Monthly meetings Chicago Alfa Romeo Owners Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at The Ram, 1901 McConnor Parkway, Schaumburg. For more informatio...
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Classic recollections: 1968-1972 ChevellesOct 10, 2011 6:00 am - Of all the cars General Motors has produced in its 10-decade history, several come immediately to mind, such as the Corvette and the Camaro. Another GM model that genera...
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Will Volt, Leaf catch on in suburbs?Oct 10, 2011 12:00 am - There was a glorious autumnal haze over Chicago as I pulled up to my parking spot at the Merchandise Mart in my $40,000 Chevy Volt. (The above is all true, although I do...
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BMW struggling to enlarge market for MiniOct 09, 2011 5:00 am - Boris Knoblich is one of the reasons BMW is struggling to create a bigger market for the Mini. The 37-year-old media consultant from Berlin doesn’t have the Munich-based...
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Mazda to stop making rotary-engine vehiclesOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - TOKYO — Mazda will stop making cars with its signature rotary engines after a 45-year production run that included powering the first and only Japanese car to win the 24...
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Classic recollections: 1939 Pontiac Model 25Oct 03, 2011 6:00 am - When assembling a classic car, sometimes you can't help but think how sweet it would be to start over with a clean slate. Having a second crack at modifying your machine...