The winter solstice is tomorrow and that reminds us…you should winterize your car. You know. Because it’s winter.
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Small Cars Break Easily, Except For Nissan Versa
By 12.19.06
Subcompacts save gas but they may not save your ass in a crash. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reviewed eight small cars and only the Nissan Versa received a high score in front, rear, and side impacts.
AVIS Gives Free iTunes With Rentals
By 12.1.06 — Updated: 9.8.16
Get free iTunes downloads every time you rent directly from AVIS. 1-4 days = 5 tracks, 5+ days = 10 tracks. More Than Points tells us how it’s done:
Safest Cars For 2007
By 11.22.06
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a non-prof car safety testing group funded by auto insurers, released their 2007 top safety picks yesterday.
Best Site For Auto Insurance Quotes
By 11.22.06
Kiplinger’s recommends InsWeb for a quick way to snag a bunch auto insurance quotes.
10 Most/Least Reliable Cars
By 11.17.06
According to the always controversial ConsumerReports, these are the 10 most and least reliable cars by class.
Surprise, “Cars” Toy Box Full of Lead
By 11.9.06
Cars don’t use leaded gasoline anymore, but boy, oh boy … do toy companies still use lead paint! This Disney/Pixar branded toy chest is painted with red paint that “contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.”
What’s A Good Dealership Rating Site?
By 11.9.06
Reader Etinterrapax wants to know if there’s any trustworthy car dealer ranking sites.
McDonalds Caused Iraq?
By 11.2.06
According to a new article in the Engineering Economist, Americans use 938 million more gallons of fuel per annum than in 1960 as a direct result of their increased weight.
Consumer Takes Sleazy Prius Salesman To Court
By 10.31.06
An update on the Weingolds who are suing a Prius salesman, claiming he screwed them over on a sale and then proceeded to leave threatening messages on their answering machine.
Progressive Insurance. Not.
By 10.24.06
Just because an insurance company has Progressive in their name doesn’t mean they’re any different from the usual penny-pinchers.
Cheapest Cars to Own Over 5 Years
By 10.20.06
“Now in their 20th year, IntelliChoice’s Best Overall Value of the Year awards reflect the only data-driven automotive analysis focused solely on recognizing vehicles that will cost significantly less to own than would be expected at their purchase prices.”
Why The Car Accident Was God’s Fault
By 10.10.06
While we were busy being befuddled, a California lawyer slipped a smart-bomb in the comments.
God Works In Mysterious Car Accidents
By 10.9.06
Did you know that if a guy has a stroke while driving and barrels into four other cars, and no one knows he had a tumor beforehand, it’s considered an Act of God?
Counterpoint: God Denies Causing Car Accident
Martin, also a California lawyer, doesn’t believe God was in that crashing car at all. He writes: