| Consumer Guide Automotive Announces the 2007 Best Buy and Recommended Awards | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 2:46:33 AM by Blog57 Team | | Consumer Guide Automotive, the leading publisher of authoritative, objective new and used car reviews for 39 years, today announced the recipients of its 2007 Best Buy and Recommended Awards. The annual list, designed to make car buying easier for consumers, represents the best overall values in 17 categories and includes a total of 81 vehicles. The complete list of Consumer Guide's 2007 Best Buy and Recommended Awards is exclusively available at http://www.auto.consumerguide.com/. Since 1967, Consumer Guide's preeminent editorial team has used a comprehensive evaluation process based on factors that matter most to the average car buyer to arrive at the annual list of winners. Initially, the list is divided into 17 classes based on vehicle type, size, and price. These class segments span the entire automotive market and include hundreds of cars, SUVs, minivans, and trucks.... | |
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| | | NEW CUSTOM HOME on very pri-vate scenic 3 acres in Hockley. 2075 sq ft. Open | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 6:45:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW CUSTOM HOME on very pri-vate scenic 3 acres in Hockley. 2075 sq ft. Open concept, extra large garage, walkout, basement. $489,000. Clark Property Improve-ment. (519) 925-5786 or see at www.bytheowner.com/5199255786. k19og TRULYAHIDDEN Treasure. Immac-ulately maintained 4 bedroom home with a large addition, on a dead end street with little traffic on Boltons North Hill. Double car garage, fin-ished basement, sunroom and more. Carmen Woodburn, sales rep C-21 heritage Group Ltd. 905-880-4900. j25b PEACEFUL, WESTGREYCounty winterized trailer, with add-on. One bedroom, large living room, dining room,4 piece bathroom. Walk out to private deck, double lane parking. Located on the Saugeen River in Saugeen Springs RV Park. Please call 519-369-5509.tfnb SHELBURNE 2 BEDROOM APT-neat, in house laundry.... | |
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| | | Two men in serious condition when vehicle runs off road, overturns | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 12:46:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | A teen driver ran off the road on U.S. Highway 60 early this morning, sending him and his passenger to the hospital with serious injuries. Chad Wormsley, 19, of Polo was driving a 2005 Dodge Magnum westbound a mile west of Rogersville at 3:55 a.m. when he ran off the road into the median, struck a culvert and overturned, according to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Wormsley and his passenger. Eric Thurston, 27, of Springfield, were both taken to Cox South Hospital with serious injuries. They were both wearing seatbelts. .... | |
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| | | Thomas Magnum Outwits Higgins, Steals Ferrari | | Posted Saturday, September 23, 2006 6:45:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | In which, Magnum doesn't look at the dogs, works the lock, absconds with the 308 and calls Higgins a "yo-yo" all while sweet-talking a pair of European blondes. Plus, dig on the original theme song. We're growing our mustache back. Related: Ferrari 308 vs. Dodge Challenger [Internal] .... | |
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| | | Features Review: Ford Five Hundred GT-R | | Posted Thursday, August 24, 2006 4:45:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Frankenstein Ford Five Hundred sedan you see here has a monster 590-hp supercharged powerplant from the exotic Ford GT sitting back where the rear seat used to be. Here’s a startling tidbit: It was built by community-college students. Well, okay, they got some engineering help from Ford. The story begins about a mile from our Hogback Road headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at Washtenaw Community College (WCC). The two-year school has an auto-body repair department with an interesting four-class, 12-credit curriculum called "Custom Cars and Concepts" that teaches students how to build one-of-a-kind cars like this four-door Ford. The program was started by the head of the auto-body department, Gary Sobbry, in 2004. Sobbry is just 30, a fourth-generation auto-body repairman and car customizer who says his great-grandfather built custom cars for Al Capone.... | |
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| | | Hertz Adds Three New Models to 'Fun Collection,' Putting Excitement in High Gear This Summer | | Posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:46:25 PM by Blog57 Team | | Following the successful launch of its signature 'Fun Collection' and the special-edition Ford Shelby GT-H Mustang in Spring 2006, Hertz today puts even more exciting vehicle choices into travelers' hands with the addition of the Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger, now available in Hertz Fun Collection markets nationwide. Created for leisure travelers seeking exciting driving experiences, the Hertz Fun Collection features an array of sporty vehicles including convertibles, coupes, roadsters and SUVs. Rounding out the Fun Collection with their robust performance credentials and elegant styling, these three new vehicle additions each offer unique features appealing to travelers exploring the open road. The Chrysler 300 features brawny good looks, a balance of handling and comfort, and an aerodynamic exterior delivering wind-noise management and enhanced fuel efficiency.... | |
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| | | It's the colour that makes the car | | Posted Tuesday, August 01, 2006 8:45:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | These days, vehicles come in every hue imaginable. Yet, depending on the make and model of a vehicle, some colours work brilliantly while others fail miserably -- to the point that a poor colour choice can actually affect resale value. (Think of that ghastly "salmon pink" shade found on some Fords and GMs in the '90s as well as the wretched "Barney purple" found on some Chrysler Intrepids.) Put another way, there is but one colour for a Ferrari and that colour is red. Similarly, only a twit would purchase a Chrysler 300C in a colour other than Funky Vanilla. There are even colours to embrace and avoid when it comes to the Pontiac Aztek, perhaps the auto world's ugliest duckling: In olive, the now-defunct Aztek resembles an armoured personnel carrier. When decked out in black on black, the Aztek doesn't look all that bad (the sheer blackness hides its ghastly angles).... | |
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| | | Cop convicted of DUI allowed to keep her job | | Posted Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:46:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | A Plantation police officer will be back at work next month, after serving out a one-month suspension for a drunk-driving conviction. Officer Laurie Primeau, a 26-year veteran of the department, also taught DUI enforcement at the Broward police academy. She was convicted Jan. 26 by an Orange County jury on a charge of driving under the influence. LICENSE SUSPENDED Primeau, 47, was sentenced to 360 days probation, 50 hours of community service and a fine and court costs totaling of $647.50. Her driver's license was suspended for six months. She also was ordered to attend a class for people convicted of DUI. Through a Plantation police spokesman, Primeau declined to comment. The conviction stems from a Dec. 9 incident in which an Orange County sheriff's deputy pulled her over on Florida's Turnpike.... | |
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| | | Brampton tipped to build Dodge Challenger | | Posted Sunday, July 09, 2006 8:46:33 AM by Blog57 Team | | DaimlerChrysler AG will resurrect its Dodge Challenger muscle car, and the auto maker's Brampton, Ont., assembly plant is the leading contender to build the two-seater. The move -- expected to be announced today at a NASCAR race in Florida -- gives the Chrysler group a competitor in a segment that Ford Motor Co. has dominated in recent years with the Mustang and puts the third-largest U.S. auto maker a step ahead of General Motors Corp., which has not yet publicly announced its intention to bring the Chevrolet Camaro back to life. Chrysler is expected to build 30,000 Challengers a year in Brampton once full production is reached later in the decade, industry sources said yesterday. A concept version of the car was unveiled in Detroit in January, but it was overshadowed by Camaro, which was reintroduced at the same time.... | |
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| | | Green light for new Dodge Challenger | | Posted Saturday, July 08, 2006 2:45:49 AM by Blog57 Team | | DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 2 (UPI) -- Chrysler has announced plans to revive the street-racing Dodge Challenger muscle car in 2008 after a 34-year hiatus. The two-door coupe is coming back to take advantage of a booming market for powerful new American cars, Chrysler Chief Executive Officer Tom LaSorda told a news conference before the Pepsi 400 NASCAR race Saturday. The new Challenger will have a modernized Hemi V-8 engine, teamed with a six-speed manual transmission. The Challenger will be able to go from zero to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, the company says, and will have a top speed of 174 mph. Like the revived Dodge Charger, the Challenger will share its platform with the successful Chrysler 300 sedan. "This is a fabulous move," Rebecca Lindland, an analyst with Global Insight, told the Chicago Tribune.... | |
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