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Today, we mix it up a little bit and talk about a subject that's a little bit of a cultural icon in the US - the car salesman. On TV, they get portrayed by a fast-talking actor in a plaid suit. And that's because at least some of the image is rooted...
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If you google "oil additives for motorcycles", you'll find tons of links to various products by a hundred different manufacturers. They make similar...
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The holy grail for ethanol has always been "can we make ethanol for gasoline out of stuff we can't eat?" More specifically, the big issue has been...
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It's that time again. Homeowners up in the soon-to-be-frosty North know what's coming. Old Man Winter is showing signs of crashing fall's party - and...
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A follow-up to our previous blog entry on things to look for when shopping for a used car. Buying a used car is always a better financial decision...
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The band Queen asked the rhetorical question ‘who wants to live forever’? Your wallet would probably say that your car does. As noted in a previous...
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It’s well established that buying a new car does not make financial sense. You spend $25,000 on the car and then see its value drop 25% as soon as...
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The older hybrid vehicles (part electric, part gas) are now ten years old. Each passing year, the conceptualization of the hybrid by the general...
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For many of us, cars are like a "black box" - we know that they work but we don't know how they work. That means we don't know whether to be...
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Okay, you really can't make your car last forever. But more and more people are moving away from the cycle of buying or leasing new vehicles every...
