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5May

By Rocco PennNo Comments

Ford

The Ford You Must Order

Ford has been around for a century or more and has mostly been a volume sales leader for the United States with global expansion to be a contender throughout the world. Normally you don’t have to order your Ford vehicle unless there is a specific color or build you want, but there is a Ford that you will have to order and the company has already started to take a list of names. This may put Ford in the category of the exotics, but as a company that has their toes in every puddle of the industry you have to admire what they have created. (more…)

1May

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

Tesla

When You Want More

Consumers are consumed with getting the right item for the money they intend to spend. That is the nature of consumerism and most manufacturers are happy to oblige. We see new products on the market every year and we are taught starting as kids to look for the new or better item because quality counts on everything from toys to homes. One thing in between those two is the car you choose to drive and what features it may have. If you consider yourself a purveyor of quality, you should consider the Model S from Tesla, but there are some new factors you need to consider. (more…)

23Apr

By Nathan EhingerNo Comments

Dodge

The Power of the Viper in a Truck?

In the automotive world it seems there is nothing that is every off limits. We have witnessed all sorts of crazy contraptions whether it be from a tuner who has chosen to drop a massive V8 into a vehicle the size of a Smart Car or it’s a truck that was turned into a racing machine. Not often do we witness some of these crazy events from an actual manufacturer as most try and tow the center line to attract as many customers as they possibly can, but there has been one vehicle that was a blend and offered by a company that seemed to find a place in history to be a powerful and interesting vehicle. (more…)

19Apr

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

News

You Won’t Believe the Sales

With 2015 behind us and a quarter of 2016 gone we now get a chance to look back at the sales that were 2015. This past year was the strongest year ever in the automotive industry. More cars were sold than in any one year previously and you might think that every car had a banner year, but you would be wrong. For an unfortunate few models sales did not reach anywhere near the goals set by the manufacturer, even though these models were good cars and offered features that should have attracted more customers. (more…)

15Apr

By Manny BatemanNo Comments

Cadillac, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, GMC, Infiniti, Jeep, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Nissan

Worst Automakers of 2016

While we put a concerted effort to creating lists of great accomplishments in the automotive world there are some instances when looking at those who prowl the bottom of the industry are worth the time and effort. Using information from Consumer Reports, automakers are judged based upon the lineup by ranking road test scores, predicted reliability, safety and owner satisfaction scores. With this information an educated ranking of the worst automakers can be accomplished, showing you what automakers have work to do to make it out of the basement and become one of the leaders in the industry, which some of these names have been in the past. (more…)

12Apr

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

Maserati

Adjusting the Goals

The name of Maserati comes with a great deal of clout and vehicles that are some of the most visually appealing to ever be made. The trident badge stands for quality, attention to detail, specific styling and a feeling of something seriously special. Even though Maserati has made some bold claims that the company would reach sales of 75,000 units by 2018, recent announcements seem to have that possibility in jeopardy and the goals may need to be adjusted. (more…)

9Apr

By Rocco PennNo Comments

BMW

2016 BMW i3: The Sporty EV Hatchback

While many of us enjoy the drive of the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt the BMW i3 is where you want to be if you want to drive a car that offers some luxury features to the mix of EV equipment. The i3 has carbon fiber reinforcements and open space interior concept and can be had with a gasoline backup engine that helps make it a car that isn’t limited to where charging stations are placed like the Nissan Leaf. This is a great little EV hatchback that you can enjoy even while seeing the Bolt and Model 3 on the horizon from Chevrolet and Tesla. (more…)

6Apr

By Manny BatemanNo Comments

Ford

Some News about Monopoly

Playing the Monopoly board game has been a cultural part of the heritage we have built in America. This popular board game has been around for many years and has been put in many forms to be a fun way for us to enjoy our favorite habit and become a captain of capitalism at the same time. There have been version of the game with sports themes, pet themes, movie themes, TV show themes and much more. This game has been changed to offer a modern style and way of doing business and it has been kept as a classic game that we all know and love. As one of the best-selling board games on the market Monopoly has a monopoly on our hearts and minds. (more…)

3Apr

By Carl DurrekNo Comments

Buick

Wait a Few Months and Buy the New Encore

If you are looking to buy a compact crossover SUV, and that does seem to be the trend on the market today, you should wait until fall and take a look at the new Buick Encore. For the 2017 model year the Encore is given a new look and some new technology and packages for you to have the vehicle you want in an upgraded fashion. This means only a few more months driving that beater you have been puttering around in as you wait for the right SUV for you, and the Encore certainly sounds like the right SUV. (more…)

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…)