Autos
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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...
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Study: New cars are more distracting than ever
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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 ...