Cars Blog January Archive

Winshield Wipers Freezing

By dustin michael at 01/13/09 15:04

With the winter weather blowing in full effect, the wintry hazards and set backs are in full swing as well. Every morning I go through the same routine to get ready for work. Now I have to start my car and let it warm up as well. Usually its not a big deal because I wake up a little earlier ,but now I have been having a problem with my windshield wipers freezing to my windows. Not only do they freeze but you have to dig them out of the deep snow first!

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Tags: car care • windshield wiper blades • ice scrapers • winter car care •
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Chrysler releases electronic hybrid car prototype

Chrysler, in an effort to keep up with its competitors and the declining economy, launched its first ever electric hybrid car, making it the fourth electric prototype of that kind. It's called the Jeep Patriot.

For more details about this prototype unit, read this article on Bloomberg

Link: Bloomberg.com: Worldwide

Q&A: British License Plates

On 12/15/08 12:53, Allan Tierney asked the following question:

Can you please tell me why English car number plates are white on front of car and yellow on the back of the car ( or other way round I cant remember ) I am from Australia and would to know , thank you .

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Car Door

This morning I woke up having a horrible morning. I woke up late, didn't have time to eat breakfast or pack my lunch, and I had nothing to wear! So there I was rushing around and I go outside to leave for work. Not only did I have to brush the snow off my car but my door was frozen shut. So there I am yanking on my door and it finally opened. So I brushed my car off and went to get in my car and I go to shut my door and it won't shut.

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New Presidential limo unveiled

In keeping up with tradition, the Secret Service will be unveiling a new Presidential limousine that will carry President-elect Barack Obama during his inauguration parade.

Obama is a well-known advocate of hyrbid cars, so a hybrid limousine is what he will get. Part-car, part-truck, and part-truck, the limousine was said to be set to specific measurements apt for the President-elect's purposes. As for the design, well, let's just say that auto-enthusiasts don't think it's hot.

Link: Obama's wheels: Secret Service to unveil new presidential limo - CNN.com

Q&A: How Old to Get Driving Permit?

On 12/15/08 11:24, Jackie asked the following question:

I'm turning 15 very soon. I was wondering how old do i have to be to get my driving permit.

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Q&A: Reported at auto auction

On 12/15/08 13:00, Jimmy asked the following question:

After running a VIN report, we found a entry that says data source "Auto Auction" "reported at auto auction."

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GM Sells 2,555 Hybrids In December

General Motors sales of hybrid vehicles went up in December. GM sold 2,555 hybrids in the last month of the year. The number of deliveries has gone up considerably since September, which they sold a total of 1,957. Around that time General Motors was averaging about 1,000 hybrid sales a month in 2008. Since then, sales have been going up.

In the first quarter of 2008, GM sold 843 hybrids. Compare that with Ford, which sold 5,225 hybrids during that time. Ford has been the the all time leader in sales of the hybrid vehicles.

All together in 2008, General Motors sold 14,439 hybrid vehicles. Here is a breakdown of the GM hybrid sales in December:

• 981  Chevrolet Tahoe
• 442  GMC Yukon
• 306  Cadillac Escalade
• 454 Chevrolet Malibu
• 338 Saturn Vue
• 34  Saturn Aura

Used-CarLots.com Interview

Name of your website?

Used-CarLots.com

Your name?

Joey Stubblefield

Your Location (city, etc)

Anderson

Please give us a short summary of your website?

Our website has been online since 2001. We are car dealers by trade and wanted to create a site for the "Little Guy", the dealers with 10-40 cars on their lot. They often cannot afford the BIG advertising that franchise dealers can afford every month. So we set out to give them an easy to use and cheap alternative to not having anything online.

We have grown over the years due to offering information state by state that we ourselves search for time and time again. This has landed us pretty high in the search engines and continues to amaze us. Our biggest thing is helping the first time online car dealer get his lot on the internet "Virtually".

Read more: Used-CarLots.com Interview [click]

Weird News

Weird news are everywhere. Automobiles are no exceptions. So let out some laughter by reading this series of weird automotive news.

Link: Auto Review Examiner: Weird on Wheels: Automotive Oddities in the News, Volume 5