Pretend you’re on a road trip. You’ve taken the family shopping, maybe indulged the younger ones (or your spouse) with a few hours of miniature golf, and now, you’re ready for some You Time. Sushi and a day spa sound great, but you’re on unfamiliar turf: to whom should you turn for advice? If you’re a Mercedes-Benz owner, the answer’s pretty…
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by Sean Tucker It might be the only time of year that TV commercials tell you the truth. Our pricing partners at TrueCar.com confirm it: Labor Day weekend is a great time to buy a car. The best deals of the month may actually be found a few days before the holiday — but don’t be afraid to shop on Labor Day itself. A dealer who knows that this is…
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We’re just five days away from the launch of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze to retail buyers at GM’s Lordstown plant, and today those looking to be among the first in line can get a feel for what sort of options and pricing they can expect thanks to the new configuration tool on Chevrolet’s site. Starting at $16,275 (excluding delivery) the 2011 Cruze…
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Tim Allen, the voice of Michigan tourism, Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear, and Home Improvements Tim Taylor will soon be the voice of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, and the rest of the Chevrolet brand, GM announced today. The ads running Allen’s voice will start September 7, the day before the official retail launch at GM’s Lordstown plant. In addition to…
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If you’re heading out to do some new-car shopping this weekend but not entirely comfortable with what comes after the test drive, you’re not alone. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, especially in the negotiation stage. Exactly how much of a discount, in light of all the incentives, should you be asking for? And if you take your negotiating skills…
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The weekend’s coming, and we know many of you are planning last-minute getaways and Labor Day cookouts. Sadly, like some of our East Coast pals, we’re stuck poking around the interweb and trying not to resent our meteorologically advantaged colleagues. For us, there’s only one vacation we can manage right now, and it comes in the form of a new…
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Heading out to the beach, or up to the mountains this weekend? Pump prices aren’t nearly as high as they were this spring, but they’re still enough to make cost-conscious, recession-battered travelers crunch the numbers before hitting the road. At only about 11 cents higher per gallon this year (to about $2.69 a gallon, on average)…
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The Blue Oval will be adding a new model to its F-150 pickup truck line, with the unveiling today of the all-new 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew. The purpose-built off-road version of the popular F-150 workhorse has proven very popular, and it’s only set to get better thanks to improvements in technology, towing and flexibility for the…
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by Sean Tucker $200 a month: It’s less than $7 a day. Sacrifice your daily latte habit, and voila! You have the budget for a new car. In today’s market, you have options. There are a number of appealing cars you’d genuinely enjoy owning available for less than $200 a month. They’re lease deals, which have drawbacks. You’ll need good credit to…
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By all accounts, this year’s car sales are as nostalgic and flat as a three-week-old A&W root beer left in your cupholder inn summer. [Consumerist] And in what was supposed to be the year of the small car, it’s –not shocking–that the two best-selling vehicles are big ole pickup trucks. [Detroit Free Press] While U.S. sales are sluglike, the…
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