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Trans-USA Challenge Shatters North America Driving Record

[Qt Auto News] Less than 83 hours after departing from Deadhorse, Alaska, the Trans-USA Challenge driving team has rolled into Key West, Florida. The drive shattered...

I love my car. I just don’t love it that much.

[Flip’s Blog] I found this SNL clip about the “Mercury Mistress”, which is a satirical view of the guy who loves his car a little too much.

Posted at 12:17 PM

July 14, 2005

Trans-USA Challenge Shatters North America Driving Record

[Qt Auto News] Less than 83 hours after departing from Deadhorse, Alaska, the Trans-USA Challenge driving team has rolled into Key West, Florida. The drive shattered...

Posted at 12:18 PM

I love my car. I just don’t love it that much.

[Flip’s Blog] I found this SNL clip about the “Mercury Mistress”, which is a satirical view of the guy who loves his car a little too much.

Posted at 12:17 PM

Seth Thinks We Need Rolling Control Boxes For Teenagers

[BeConnected] Seth describes a rolling prison for teenage drivers. His list of features caters to the “safety at all costs” world view of baby-boomer parents with teenagers but it misses completely the need to teach teenagers respect, responsibility and competence behind the wheel.

Posted at 12:14 PM

Gen2 R3 at DreamCarsAsia

[paultan.org - Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry] 500 units of the Proton Gen2 R3 will be built, an increase over the 150 unit availability of the Proton Satria R3. Unlike the Satria R3 which carries over the bodykit from the Satria GTi, the Proton Gen2 R3 will have a redesigned bodykit.

Posted at 12:08 PM

We like the cars”¦the cars that go boom.

[Somegirlwitha.com] I spent a lot of time on the phone with Anna last night. I’m still amazed at how much I’m learning about people and myself as well.

Posted at 12:06 PM

July 11, 2005

Friends of Tibet

[Ottmar Liebert] Created with bipartisan support by the Commonwealth's Assembly and signed into law by Virginia's Governor Mark Warner, the Friends of Tibet legislation required its sponsors to sign up a minimum number of Virginians as 'Friends of Tibet' before the state's deadline of June 30th. With just a few months between the state's final approval of the 'Friends of Tibet' design and the June deadline, Tibetan community members and their supporters swiftly took up the cause and began spreading the word about the license plate to friends and supporters around the state.

Posted at 08:54 AM

Satria Replacement Model Road Tests

[paultan.org - Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry] I keep seeing those rims on the Proton Satria Replacement Model spyshots. I honestly they won’t use this design in the final product because it looks a bit too “bling-bling”

Posted at 08:52 AM

Well, that’s just”¦ poo

[rosseaston.com] Researchers at Bristol University reached the conclusion that birds are more likely to poo on white cars rather than other coloured cars after COUNTING bird droppings on 2,000 motors.

Posted at 08:51 AM

Top Gear on Discovery

[Daniel Feies] Today after I've got home from work I turned the TV on and to my surprise I had a Top Gear show recorded on my TiVo. I was a little bit confused how it got there but then I realized that my BMW keyword wishlist recorded it because the show reviewed the BMW 6 series.

Posted at 08:49 AM

Are all the 1 hour hotels booked?

[Monkeypup's Wild Ride - Jerks Doing Stuff] This is a sweet gallery of folks getting caught doing the nasty in cars…Whoever the photographer is, he sure knows the popular spots…

Posted at 08:48 AM

July 09, 2005

A Napoleon Complex for Big Screen TV owners

[Flip’s Blog] philosophy when it comes to electronics, specifically big screen TVs. I chose my TV because it was an LCD unit, which meant that it had specific characteristics that I felt were superior to plasma, and it also could be wall-mounted (unlike most DLP sets).

Posted at 10:22 AM

Extra Tough and Durable Hubcaps Now Available at Parts Train

[Qt Auto News] Parts train’s hubcaps come as new, used, aftermarket, and re-conditioned. Toyota hubcaps are crafted to be extra tough and durable enough to resist tear and wear due to regular use.

Posted at 10:21 AM

Parked Cars Can Get Dangerously Hot Even on Cool Days

[Drivers Drive: An Automotive Blog With Car News and Resources] KCRA reports on new research that indicates that parked cars can bet dangerously overheated even on days with highs in the 70s. "There are cases of...

Posted at 10:17 AM

WreckedExotics.com

[Are Better Blog Network] Its a site that gas a large collections of pictures of wrecked exotic cars. You would think there wouldn't be that many but trust me there are.

Posted at 10:15 AM

July 08, 2005

GM Employee Pricing Saves Buyers Over $1100 per Vehicle in Ownership Costs

[Qt Auto News] Vincentric has analyzed the impact of the General Motors Employee Discount for Everyone program and measured the reduction in ownership costs due to the program. The average savings for each vehicle is over $1,100.

Posted at 11:40 AM

Let Big Brother Apply the Brakes

[Drivers Drive: An Automotive Blog With Car News and Resources] Permanent link to this entry. Rising Gas Prices Will Boost Hybrid Sales EcommerceTimes.com reports that a new study by J.D. Power says that rising gas...

Posted at 11:38 AM

Rafidah remains tight-lipped

[ paultan.org - Cars, technology, gadgets, and alot of other random stuff.] After the weekly Cabinet meeting, reporters hounded the MITI headquarters at Jalan Duta, hoping to get comments from Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz on the current Proton vs. MITI issue.

Posted at 11:27 AM

See the U.S.A in Your Chevrolet

[Harleys, Cars, Girls & Guitars] This heavily customized 1957 Chevy Bel Air is probably the most desirable classic car in American history. 1957 marked perhaps the finest year of American car design.

Posted at 11:20 AM

Sonic is ill

[Somegirlwitha.com] It’s been only 4 years and 70,000 miles, but Sonic has been pushed too hard. He’s now resting at a gas station in Belmont.

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Posted at 11:18 AM

July 07, 2005

Maybach 57 S Super Luxury Sedan To Make Its North American Debut At RM’s Monterey Sports Car Auction

[Qt Auto News] Maybach 57 S Super Luxury Sedan To Make Its North American Debut At RM’s Monterey Sports Car Auction First U.S. Production Model of the new 2006...

Posted at 05:21 AM

driver trying to hit girlfriend runs over 2 kids instead

[cracklog | murder, mayhem, and odd news events from around the world. your daily dose of crack.] Those who knew Demontaye remembered him as a smart child who liked to dance to rap music by Tupac Shakur and imitate the professional wrestlers he saw on television. They also talked about his smile, that big smile, the one he always wore.

Posted at 05:20 AM

Honestly, Officer ...

[Technorotica: Titillating Technology to arouse your inner Geek] I was looking in my rearview mirror and I didn't see the car in front of me stopping until it was too late to avoid the accident. The question is, just which widescreen DVD was playing on your "rearview mirror".

Posted at 05:18 AM

Car issues #978162

[fauxzen.com] So yet again I had some car issues, one of the hoses to the radiator had a crack and well broke …. $11’s later I had repaired the hose with help from my dad.

Posted at 05:16 AM

Media alert

[John Moltz] guest on Your Mac Life tonight. It might have something to do with this, although I think it’s really because I have a face for radio.

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Posted at 05:15 AM

July 05, 2005

Toyota Vitz

[ paultan.org - Cars, technology, gadgets, and alot of other random stuff.] Ya…i forgot to ask one important question, Paul Tan, do u have any idea on the pricing of this cool toyota vitz?sometimes it’s hard to say coz may be one day this car will be launced and sell in malaysia, so i need to plan my budget (may be too early for the planning…. :>)mah…….

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Posted at 02:15 PM

POP!

[Our Corner of the Web] Last night I had an appointment until 7:00 pm, I forgot my cell phone at work and was debating whether I should go back and get it or just get on the freeway and head home. I decided to hop on the free way and head home.

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Posted at 02:14 PM

Saturation of Idiot Proofing

[My Den] We all know how irritating the seat belt chime can be whenwe get into a car”¦ However this very chime and subsequently the belt have saved many a life.

Posted at 02:12 PM

Education in the Red States

[Blog of Leonid Mamchenkov] Ovid has an insightful post in his LiveJournal that touches on the topic of education in the United States. Here is a quote that he quotes:

Posted at 02:11 PM

Eco-car more efficient than light bulb

[kiefpiet] According to the British gas firm BOC, its hydrogen-powered BOC Ech2o needs just 25 Watts — the equivalent of less than two gallons of petrol —

Posted at 02:10 PM

July 04, 2005

Eurochem Rain Repellent System

[Qt Auto News] The Eurochem Rain Repellent System is a unique solution to repel rain, dramatically improve visibility and make driving safer. The Two step cleaning and protection system contains leading edge nanotechnology, which creates performance characteristics that have never been achieved before.

Posted at 09:40 AM

Simulated Oil Nightmare

[Drivers Drive: An Automotive Blog With Car News and Resources] A Knight Ridder article reports on a simulated oil nightmare scenario that shows what could happen if oil prices continue to climb and gas reaches $3, $4 or even $5 a gallon. Oil recently hit a record $60+ a barrel earlier this week but it has since fallen back to the upper $50s -- which is still very high compared to the mid $30s range we saw a couple years ago.

Posted at 09:38 AM

Funky Cars > July 14, 2005

Trans-USA Challenge Shatters North America Driving Record

I love my car. I just don’t love it *that* much.

July 14, 2005

Trans-USA Challenge Shatters North America Driving Record

I love my car. I just don’t love it *that* much.

Seth Thinks We Need Rolling Control Boxes For Teenagers

Gen2 R3 at DreamCarsAsia

We like the cars”¦the cars that go boom.

July 11, 2005

Friends of Tibet

Satria Replacement Model Road Tests

Well, that’s just”¦ poo

Top Gear on Discovery

Are all the 1 hour hotels booked?

July 09, 2005

A Napoleon Complex for Big Screen TV owners

Extra Tough and Durable Hubcaps Now Available at Parts Train

Parked Cars Can Get Dangerously Hot Even on Cool Days

WreckedExotics.com

July 08, 2005

GM Employee Pricing Saves Buyers Over $1100 per Vehicle in Ownership Costs

Let Big Brother Apply the Brakes

Rafidah remains tight-lipped

See the U.S.A in Your Chevrolet

Sonic is ill

July 07, 2005

Maybach 57 S Super Luxury Sedan To Make Its North American Debut At RM’s Monterey Sports Car Auction

driver trying to hit girlfriend runs over 2 kids instead

Honestly, Officer ...

Car issues #978162

Media alert

July 05, 2005

Toyota Vitz

POP!

Saturation of Idiot Proofing

Education in the Red States

Eco-car more efficient than light bulb

July 04, 2005

Eurochem Rain Repellent System

Simulated Oil Nightmare

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