Autos
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Study: New cars are more distracting than ever
Oct 07, 2017 7:20 am - New-model cars are loaded with more driver distractions than ever before, including navigation systems that take an average of 40 seconds to program, according to a stud...
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'Xtreme' vehicle isn't your typical SUVOct 07, 2017 6:00 am - After creating a trio of radical sports cars, California-based Rezvani has turned its attention from dominating asphalt strips to conquering something much larger: the g...
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Three-day Mecum car auction opens in SchaumburgOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - The Mecum 2017 three-day collector-car auction opened Thursday afternoon at the Schaumburg Convention Center. The event, which runs through Saturday, brings an estimated...
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Former Jaguar dealership owners want to sell used cars in PalatineOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - Longtime owners of a Jaguar dealership that closed in Palatine early this year hope to get into the used-car business. Tony and Fino D'Agostaro are behind a new family v...
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Potent Pontiacs will pass to new ownersOct 02, 2017 6:00 am - There will be more 1,000 vehicles crossing the block at this week's Mecum Auction at the Schaumburg Convention Center. That's a ton of vintage iron composed of all makes...
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Make sure you pump the proper gasolineSep 30, 2017 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister We recently had a client come in to the shop with a "check engine" warning light on and the car did not seem to be running quite right. After a thorou...
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Popular Mecum Auctions returns to areaSep 26, 2017 12:00 am - Mecum Auctions, which is hosting Chicago Auction in Schaumburg Oct. 5-7, is a household name and for good reason. Its televised auctions are broadcast to nearly 100 ...
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Campus jalopy driven to Bradley University reunionSep 25, 2017 6:00 am - Tim O'Neil was a frugal college student who gravitated toward old pickups as his daily drivers. "They were cheap, easy to fix and plentiful," recalls Tim, who now lives ...
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Mecum Chicago auto auction returns to SchaumburgSep 25, 2017 1:00 am - The world's largest collector-car auction company will host the Chicago area's only annual collector-car auction when Mecum Chicago 2017 returns to the Renaissance Schau...
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Car show calendarSep 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Shows, swap meets Sept. 23: Third annual Lloyd Agencies International Car Show, 2-7 p.m., 860 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg. Features a one-of-one, manual Porsche 9...