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Why do Those of Us Born in the 1970s Seem to Hate V8 Engines?

31Mar

By Nathan EhingerNo Comments

News

Why do Those of Us Born in the 1970s Seem to Hate V8 Engines?

Even though not all of us hate the V8 engines of the 1970s, the fact that our parents had to put up with the low power numbers that were supposed to come out of the largest engines on the market. Our parents had a hate affair with the cars that were coming from Japan, but those cars were the ones that were quickly proving our American stubbornness to be wrong. This combination caused many of us to watch as our parents were dismayed by the vehicles they had to drive. (more…)

27Mar

By Rocco PennNo Comments

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Don’t be Pushed into a Deal

While we do work with a variety of automotive dealers that employ several salespeople there is no place for pushiness in sales. Your sales representative that is working with you should help you find the right vehicle at the price you can afford. There are so many vehicle on the market that there is certain to be a right vehicle for you. It might not be the first one you look at or the twentieth, but there is a right one. What there isn’t is room for the pushiness of a salesperson who appears to only be interested in making a sale to you with little to no regard for your needs and desires. Here are some responses you can have to help keep from being pushed into a deal that isn’t right for you. (more…)

16Feb

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

News

You Want to Be at This Auction

Next month there will be a huge auction in Amelia Island and it’s a great place for you to be if you are interested in an older model sports car to purchase. Of course these auctions come up often and offer a great deal of awesome old sports cars, but this particular one will carry a menu of fantastic cars for you to choose from that were consigned to Gooding & Company by one particular celebrity who has been collecting these cars for several years. Apparently this celebrity is ready to part with these cars and have someone else give them a great new home. (more…)

What do You Want to do with Your Old Car Parts?

1Feb

By Emma SchmidtNo Comments

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What do You Want to do with Your Old Car Parts?

The world is now full of people who are looking for different ways to reduce, reuse or recycle items to let them have a second life as something else. We try to recycle plastics to be reused as more plastics for bottles and other items; we try and make different items out of left over pieces of wood to allow these items to have a new life, but what about vehicle parts? With many vehicle parts being made from metals how practical is it to turn them into something else other than another vehicle? (more…)

26Dec

By Emma SchmidtNo Comments

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Add this To Your Bucket List

Are you an automotive enthusiast? If you are and know you want to see a wide variety of vehicle that have made up the automotive history of the world there are several museums you should visit, or at least make some time for if you are in the area of them. Some of these certainly should be on your list to visit as part of your lifelong goals as a car enthusiast. When you want to enjoy some history and some fun in the realm of automobiles these are the locations you should visit. You can find yourself lost in the wonderment of these museums to learn as much as you can and enjoy the various attractions. (more…)

Looking to Purchase a McLaren 675LT Spider; Good Luck

17Dec

By Manny BatemanNo Comments

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Looking to Purchase a McLaren 675LT Spider; Good Luck

When an automaker of a super exotic car offers a new model up for sale, the number of buyers can vary. For the Bugatti Veyron the production time took ten years before they sold out, but at the price that was asked (well over $2 million) buyers were not putting in orders every day for this ultra-exclusive and exotic car. For the Porsche 918 the production run of the limited model was somewhat shorter and the price much lower at under $1 million for this car. The McLaren 675LT Spider might have just set a record for the sale of a super exotic car. (more…)

9Nov

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Jeep, Mazda, News, Toyota, Volvo

Sleeping Their Way to Success

What is a “sleeper”? In most cases this is a person or a product that ends up giving a performance that greatly outdoes the expectations of the market or industry. In the automotive industry there are many sleepers that look like they might do well, but little is actually expected of them. What happens when these sleepers start to become the leaders in sales and on the market, the manufacturer has to scramble to keep up with the demand, but certainly is able to be giddy about the unexpected success of one of their products. Here are some cars that were deemed sleepers over the past several years. (more…)

One Way You can Get to Drive a Rolls-Royce

8Nov

By Manny BatemanNo Comments

Brands, News, Rolls-Royce

One Way You can Get to Drive a Rolls-Royce

The Rolls-Royce and the Spirit of Ecstasy ornament have been the figure of high class luxury for many years. Only the very few ultra-rich can afford to buy and drive a Rolls-Royce model and be driven around in these high class automobiles that are made to be fantastic to drive and ride in. As the perfect luxury brand with every model being finely tuned and ready to go most of us will never be able to drive one of these beauties, let alone ride around in one in such a way as to get more than a glimpse from time to time. (more…)

4Nov

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

BMW, Lexus, News

Partnership is a Possibility

When we see car companies team up the results often can be simply amazing. When it comes to two of the most lauded names in the business that have developed technologies and systems that are being recognized as the perfect blend of elements the car should be out of this world. Currently the talks are that two of our favorite names will pair up to design and offers a car that will be the best of both worlds in a way that will generate excitement and possibly give us the next supercar for us to love and admire. (more…)

Let’s See What the Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 AMG Coupe Offers

22Oct

By Manny BatemanNo Comments

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Let’s See What the Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 AMG Coupe Offers

Every year we see car companies that go toe to toe on the mat. GM, Ford and FCA seem to be in a never ending round robin, Toyota and Nissan duke it out with Honda and Mercedes-Benz and BMW work to fight against each other. the new GLE 450 AMG Coupe is the answer the X6 from BMW and looks to enter the ring against the SUV that has been alone in the market for several years. With this new entry into the market we should really get to know this vehicle and learn what it’s all about. With that in mind here are a few things that make this a great new SUV. (more…)