May 17, 2012

Gen Y Flocking To Japanese Automakers

Brand loyalty is formed in youth. It is the same for cereal as it is for cars. The up and coming car buyers are Gen Y and their brand loyalty is being closely watched. So far, they are buying more Japanese cars. The 18 to 27 year old demographic has a definite preference for Scion, [...]

Cities With The Most Buyers Dedicated To American Makers

Image via Wikipedia Call it patriotic or buying American to support our economy. Either way, there are certain cities that are more apt to sell cars that are made by the Big Three in Detroit. In general, the entire Midwestern section of the country is more apt to buy from the Big Three. Detroit and [...]

IIHS Study Shows Support For Red Light Cameras

Image via Wikipedia The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released the results of a recent study showing what it claims is widespread support for red light cameras across America. If you call releasing results from 14 cities and only having 13 of those show a majority of  support, then yes, the support is widespread. Here [...]

Ford To Stop Producing Ranger In The U.S.

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Ford has been producing the Ranger series since 1965. It began as a styling package for the F series, then, in 1982, it became a small truck to compete with the imports from Japan. At the end of this year Ford will stop producing the Ranger for the American market, ending a popular model. With [...]

Avoid These 10 Used Vehicles

Buying a new vehicle is not affordable for every American family. With an average price of $30,000 that is pretty understandable. Used vehicles are a reliable option if you know which ones to choose, or avoid. Here is a list of ten used vehicles to avoid based on reliability surveys, resale values and safety ratings. [...]

How To Get Value From A Used Car Purchase

Used car prices have be rising steadily for some time, but in the last year there has been a real surge in prices. The year has not reached the halfway point and prices have surged over 10% on average, with some models trading nearly 15% higher than they did last year. If you keep these [...]

Ways To Avoid Overspending On Your Car

Image via Wikipedia Regular maintenance on your car is expensive enough. Add to that the cost of gas, insurance, parking, etc and the cost of owning a car can be amazing. Here are a few ways to avoid overspending on your car and lower the cost of ownership. Do not change the oil every 3,000 [...]

MINI’s Countryman Awarded Car of the Month

The 2011 MINI countryman has been named the Car of the Month for June by the NADA. The award was given for the car’s fuel efficiency, roominess, sporty performance, attractive European styling, and safety features. The car’s safety features garnered it a ”Top Safety Pick” from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The award [...]

5 Questions To Ask A Mechanic

Taking a car in for maintenance is a royal pain. It takes time out of your day and you could be without a car for a few days. Then there is the off chance that the mechanic is not qualified to work on your car. You can minimize the chances of a bad experience with [...]

Is Your Car Lying To You?

It may never tell you that your sexy or anything like that, but your car may be lying to you all the same. Late model vehicles are equipped with a fuel economy gauge. Edmunds.com tested  several different models and found that all of them were equipped with inaccurate gauges. On average the gauges were off [...]