In need of some Holiday cheer? How about a bit of bailout humor?
If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. Enjoy!

Source: Buffalo Beast

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently released their list of the safest cars of 2009. What follows is a rundown of the “Top Safety Picks,” which “do the best job of protecting people in front, side, and rear crashes based on good ratings in Institute tests.” This year, there were 72 such picks, which [...]

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I was recently presented with an opportunity to run a little gas mileage experiment. I’ve done this in the past when I investigated the degree to which I could improve my gas mileage by altering my driving habits around town. Interestingly, I was able to increase my mileage by 15% in return for a few [...]

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With all the recent talk about high gas prices and strategies for improving your mileage, I thought I’d highlight a recent article from Consumer Reports on getting the best fuel economy for your buck. CR dug through their recent ratings and compiled a list of the most reliable cars ranked by their cost per mpg.
The [...]

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About two months ago, I wrote an article detailing my progress in improving my gas mileage. By making a few small adjustments to my driving style, I was able to improve my mileage by 15%. Today, I wanted to share a more general tip for saving money on gas: track your mileage mileage.
If you’re at [...]

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When it comes to finding a good mechanic, I’ve always relied on the recommendations of others. We’ve moved around a good bit over the years, so finding a new mechanic has been a fairly regular occurrence for us. While our friends and colleagues have never steered us wrong, there are a number of things that [...]

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According to the recently released J.D. Power & Associates list of the most reliable cars of 2008, Lexus is the most dependable automotive brand. In fact, it wasn’t even that close, with Lexus logging over 20% fewer complaints per vehicle as compared to runner-up Mercury. The top ten list follows:

Lexus
Mercury
Cadillac
Toyota
Acura
Buick
BMW
Lincoln
Honda
Jaguar

Interestingly, Ford Motor Company nailed down [...]

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As a followup to yesterday’s article about the types of cars that are most frequently stolen in the United States, I though I’d share some tips from the National Insurance Crime Bureau for protecting yourself against auto theft. There’s nothing particularly earth-shattering here, but they’re still worth keeping in mind.

Common Sense. The cheapest form of [...]

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The National Insurance Crime Board has just released their list of the most frequently stolen cars of 2007. Topping the list once again are two older sedans from Honda — the ‘95 Civic and the ‘91 Accord. Here’s the full rundown:

1995 Honda Civic

1991 Honda Accord

1989 Toyota Camry

1997 Ford F-150 Pickup

1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup

1994 Acura [...]

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With all the recent talk about how to improve your gas mileage, I thought I’d highlight some of the “coming attractions” in the automotive world. I’m talking here about plug-in hybrids (a.k.a., plug-in electric hybrid vehicles, or PHEVs), which are hybrid vehicles that can be recharged by plugging them into an electrical outlet, thereby reduces [...]

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