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24 May 2007 posted in Etc. 2 views
Enzo Crash Watch: Another one bites it How many are we down to? 391, 390? Of the 399 (plus one extra built for the pope to auction off for Tsunami victims, gotta love church auctions) Enzos built by Ferrari, a decent number has been writte ...
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10 February 2007 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 5 views
Honda to recall Civic hybrids Honda is recalling 43,335 Civic hybrids for a possible voltage converter problem. The problem vehicles, which were manufactured between September 2005 and September 2006, could have engine failure if ...
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9 February 2007 posted in Safety 3 views
NHTSA to require two latches on sliding van doors What's $7 when a child's life might be at stake? That's the apparent message from the NHTSA to carmakers that build vehicles with sliding doors -- basically minivans. On Tuesday the NHTSA announced th ...
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9 January 2007 posted in CES 5 views
CES 2007: Avoid accidents, mules with cellphone navigation Mobile phones with GPS navigation aren't new. But Telenav claims to have the first cellphone-based navigation that monitors traffic reports and will re-route you around all those wrecked Enzos, collap ...
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16 December 2006 posted in Etc. 3 views
Are you an Aries? Then you may suck at driving Next time you smash your ride into something, just blame it on the stars. Tell the cop Mercury was in retrograde, causing your driving to follow suit and thus leading to the crash of your Mercury. Wat ...
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19 November 2006 posted in Euro 3 views
VIDEO: Lamborghini Gallardo on patrol We previously brought you the skinny on the Italian police's Gallardo supercar, presented to the state officials by Lamborghini to celebrate the department's 152nd anniversary, providing them with a h ...
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4 November 2006 posted in Government/Legal views
Fed want safety data kept secret? Although it seems like President Bush has issues meeting with the auto industry, his government is working hard to protect carmakers from themselves. NHTSA recently proposed that potentially important ...
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25 October 2006 posted in Safety 4 views
Another Enzo crash...and this one's fatal We're saddened to report that yet another Ferrari Enzo has crashed. But unlike previous accidents in Utah, South Korea and California, this time the driver unfortunately did not survive. The exotic su ...
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19 October 2006 posted in Etc. 2 views
Giant magnet sweeper scouring British roads for debris You know how during your daily life you sometimes spot things that are so simple, so clever, and so obviously practical, that you kick yourself for not thinking of them first? Well, after reading this ...
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18 October 2006 posted in Etc. 4 views
Drivers vote on Britain's The envelope please... Britain's Most Boring Road award goes to (drumroll...) the M6 Motorway! The country's longest and busiest motorway was the hands-down choice in a poll of drivers, who were undou ...
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5 October 2006 posted in Recalls/TSBs 4 views
Mazda recalls 12,000 over bad airbags Mazda Motor announced Thursday that it will recall more than 12,000 vehicles from the Japanese domestic market to replace faulty airbags. The recall covers the JDM Premacy, Atenza and Ixion models (br ...
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13 September 2006 posted in Government/Legal 2 views
Ford plans on making stability control standard on all models Ford Motor Company has announced that it will make electronic stability control a standard feature on all of its models by the end of 2009. Although SUVs and rollovers have taken the brunt of the crit ...
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26 August 2006 posted in Recalls/TSBs 2 views
Toyota's Crowns take a beating in China Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., a joint venture between Toyota Motor Co. and the Chinese FAW Group, issued a recall on all Toyota Crown sedans built between February 21st through September 20th last yea ...
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11 August 2006 posted in Etc. 4 views
No night driving equals pounds in the wallet Well, here's either a novel idea that may save money or put a crimp on one's social life. British insurance More Th>n (yes, that's spelled correctly) is now offering an insurance policy called 'Tim ...
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1 August 2006 posted in Earnings/Financials 5 views
Car insurance claims drop; industry unable to explain phenomenon The good news for auto insurance companies is that claims have dropped 15% in the last four years, with the result of a similarly healthy bump in profit. The bad news, at least for an industry that de ...
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25 July 2006 posted in Etc. 7 views
Survey finds half of UK motorists want elderly drivers banned A survey of 300 drivers in Britain conducted by www.motorinsurance.co.uk found that almost half believe elderly drivers are to blame for country's horrible traffic and should be banned from driving du ...
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18 July 2006 posted in Recalls/TSBs 9 views
Toyota recalls Prius and Echo for crankshaft problem Toyota has issued what it calls a "Special Service Campaign with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration" (read: a voluntary recall) of the crankshaft position sensor on some 2001-2002 Toyo ...
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14 July 2006 posted in China 8 views
BMW recalls in China Here's something you don't hear everyday... BMW Group announced that it is recalling 2,662 vehicles in China due to possible problems with the rear shock absorbers. The recall, which affects some 5-, ...
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13 July 2006 posted in Recalls/TSBs 3 views
Toyota U.S. recall extravaganza Tundras, Scions, and now... Toyota Motor is recalling 367,600 U.S. Highlander and Lexus RX SUVs to fix clips that may allow a console access panel to fall onto the gas pedal.The recall applies to 2004 ...
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20 June 2006 posted in Recalls/TSBs 6 views
DaimlerChrysler recalls the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren DaimlerChrysler has announced that it is recalling 2005 and 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren models due to a problem with the electrical system. The $450,000, 617-hp car with a top speed of 208 mph coul ...
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