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Car Prices Sure Have Skyrocketed

My first car was a 1960 premiere full-size Ford Fairlaine 500. No more foot power or public transportation for me back them. Armed with my driver’s license, automobile registration, car insurance, and roadside assistance plan, I drove everywhere. Of course, that car new cost only $2,000 and its regular gasoline just $0.31 per gallon. Couldn’t [...]

Sometimes The Total Is Not The Sum Of All Of The Parts

Ironic isn’t it, that a car can be worth less than the sum of its parts? Strange but true–those Astin-Martin, Mercedes, and Ferrari parts bring criminal rings more than selling stolen cars in one piece. Why? Something like vin numbers are hard to disguise and impossible to eradicate. Criminals just can’t unload most expensive hot [...]

Starting The Car Buying Process Online Is A Big Time Saver

When I was still a child myself, I saw a picture of a freeway in the paper. That awesome engineering feat amazed me then. It still amazes me now. There is a song what goes, “Only in America”. Well, only in California do freeways go everywhere and anywhere. The overpasses over passes are phenomenal. Twisted [...]

Who Uses Their Sunroof?

This summer I bought a new car and, boy, was it loaded. It had everything I wanted except a sun roof. Funny thing though about sun roofs though is that I have had them in all my cars and not opened them. This time I decided to be smart and only order what I need [...]

My boys love their toys

What exactly is the difference between men and boys? The price of their toys. Little boys hold tiny cars in their hands as they creep about the floors. Older ones gravitate to the remote variety. With the later teen years comes the first car, usually a jalopy. Others follow. with much luck and prosperity this [...]