Autos
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Sinister Buick T-Type is a rare rideOct 30, 2017 6:00 am - Jeff Boghosian was a big fan of the large, cushy land yachts of the mid-1970s. “I always liked stuff like the Cutlass and Grand Prix,” the Elgin resident says. “But then...
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Couple set to relaunch the Launching PadOct 23, 2017 6:00 am - No trip down Route 66 is complete without a stop at the Launching Pad. The restaurant is a true relic from the retro age of the 1950s and '60s. Now, thanks to new owners...
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Auto repair labor rates are competitive with other tradesOct 22, 2017 7:01 am - By Doug McAllister Recently I read a statistic stating 86 percent of auto repair customers think repair prices are either too high or outrageous. I have been pondering w...
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How electric cars can create the biggest disruption since iPhoneOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - It's 10 years since Apple unleashed a surge of innovation that upended the mobile phone industry. Electric cars, with a little help from ride-hailing and self-driving te...
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Australian car-making endsOct 21, 2017 6:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian auto manufacturing era ended after more than 90 years when General Motors Co.'s last Holden sedan rolled off the production line in ...
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Race enthusiasts still embrace the modest VW BeetleOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - The humble Volkswagen Beetle was designed to go a lot of places when it came out, but off road surely wasn't one of them. But thanks to Bruce Meyers, a Southern Californ...
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In Transit: Dashboard systems pose dangerous risk, AAA warnsOct 16, 2017 5:30 am - Love staying connected while driving? Enjoy chatting with Siri, sampling songs on Pandora and punching in addresses for your navigation system using easy, safe dashboard...
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Are we seeing the end of the internal combustion engine?
Oct 14, 2017 7:20 am - Electric vehicles no longer seem like a futuristic fever dream, but they remain a rarity on most American city streets, accounting for less than one percent of the natio...
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Would you buy a hurricane car? Many bargain hunters say 'Yes'
Oct 08, 2017 7:00 am - The ink on the “total loss” insurance paperwork, like the 2007 Range Rover itself, was still wet when Morgan Moran began trying to buy his vehicle back after Hurricane M...
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New Ziegler Chevrolet general manager believes in PRIDEOct 08, 2017 6:00 am - The word "culture" comes up frequently in Jose Chavez' conversation. "I'm a big culture guy," he said. His sense of culture encompasses a wide range of meaning that is e...