By TERRY BOX / The Dallas Morning News Most of Terry McCollum’s cars are black, “the color of oil,” he says.   But Mr. McCollum, who owns an oil-field service company, made an exception for the special “427 Stinger” Z06 Corvette he recently bought. The car is a gorgeous shade of red with a black [...]

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It was tough competition between the 2008 Pontiac Vibe and the 2008 Chevrolet Aveo, but for the second year in the row the Pontiac Vibe heads our Top 10 College Cars list. Several factors gave the Vibe an edge to rise to the top of the list. A low initial purchase price accompanied by a [...]

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Autotropolis Picks Best Sexy Cars For the second year in a row, the Cadillac XLR-V heads up our top 10 Most Stylish Cars list. It’s difficult to beat a high-performance roadster when it comes to style, especially when the car is from Cadillac, a brand that has been enjoying a robust renaissance. The top-of-the line [...]

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Do people with red cars really get more speeding tickets than those with blue cars? Do car insurance companies use the color of your car to determine your rates? Do certain colors increase your chance of an accident? What does the color of your car SAY about your personality? How Fast IS that Red Car? [...]

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NASCAR Nationwide Series Rank Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings 1 Clint Bowyer 1740 12 1 5 9 $407,325 2 Kyle Busch 1628 12 3 6 6 $551,530 3 Carl Edwards 1590 12 0 5 7 $389,655 4 David Reutimann 1572 12 0 3 6 $358,085 5 Mike Bliss 1545 12 0 [...]

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The California law requiring people to use hands-free phones behind the wheel will save almost one life per day when it takes effect July 1, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. It’s a startling statistic, but it’s at odds with data from the California Highway Patrol that shows gabbing on a cellphone was [...]

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General Motors says it’s nailed the lithium-ion battery technology at the heart of the Chevrolet Volt and is consistently achieving a range of 40 miles in road tests, thereby clearing a big hurdle to getting the car built by 2010. Company Vice Chairman Bob Lutz says GM is road-testing the gas-electric hybrid drivetrain at its [...]

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Web Hosting Company GoDaddy.com is enriching its motorsports commitment with a brand new sponsorship in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series. The domain name titan is now sponsoring rookie Landon Cassill to drive the GoDaddy.com No. 46 Chevrolet truck. Cassill debuts behind the wheel of the GoDaddy.com sponsored truck for Team Morgan Dollar Friday at the track [...]

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When your credit score is far from good you may find it difficult to get approved for a car loan. Even though car loans are secured loans, people with extremely bad credit (especially those with past bankruptcies) can get declined. If the applicant can provide a co-signer, the lender will also take into consideration the [...]

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  You may know that it costs more to repair some cars than others, and more to insure some cars than others. It may not have dawned on you that this also translates into higher claims payments from you insurance company. What does that mean to you? Higher claims typically lead to higher insurance rates. [...]

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If you happen to live in New York City, Washington, D.C. or Southern California, you just might get a chance to test drive Chevy’s new Equinox Fuel Cell electric SUV…for free. Powered by General Motors’ fourth-generation fuel cell system, which is its most advanced system to date, over 100 vehicles will be tested by drivers [...]

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E85 is 85% Ethanol and only 15% Gasoline . By using E85 you immediately cut funding OPEC by 85% Cars that can run on E85 are called flex fuel vehicles ..you may already be driving a flex fuel E85 vehicle and not even know it.;  our site will show you the vehicles that can run [...]

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Tip 1 – Pick your time. If you can possibly help it, don’t sell your car after Christmas, when no one has any money. Consider holiday periods: will the people be in town or away. Sometimes this can work in your favour because if people are not at work they have more time to look [...]

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With gasoline prices hitting record levels, it seems everyone has a tip on how to save fuel. Much of the advice is well-intentioned, but in the end, much of it won’t lower your gas bill. Here’s a look at a few misconceptions: #1. Fill your tank in the morning You may have heard that it’s [...]

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At the end of the season last year, if you were to ask anyone in the garage which team was most likely going to dominate the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, without hesitation they would say Hendrick Motorsports. Unfortunately for Hendrick, that does not appear to be the case in 2008. Joe Gibbs Racing has [...]

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