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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

You don’t have to drive it like you stole it to make it look like you stole it. Story here.

Stolen Car Key

- The ten best values in used cars

- Detroit three growing faster than Toyota and Honda

- Lincoln dealers finally have MKZs to sell

- The anniversary gift from Land Rover to itself


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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

The most popular car in the entire world is the Ford Focus with over a million registrations. See what cars round out the list here.

Ford Focus

- The Boombox Art Car seen at Burning Man and other concerts is for sale

- New car dealership in New Jersey will sell the rarest cars in the country

- Used car sales stall as tax returns delayed


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The Monday Grind

Bristol has lived up to its legacy as fight breaks out between Logano and Hamlin.

Logano versus Hamlin

- ABC news is reporting that the Carfax Report might not always be accurate

- New Hampshire dealers think automakers rules too harsh

- Another Bristol crash from the Nationwide Race


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The Monday Grind

The running of the Daytona 500 over the weekend may have been the most eventful, exciting and scariest race in years.

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- Injuries to race fans has always been problem Jalopnik reports

- Instead of paying to park the car at your airport, let someone borrow it for free

- The head of Cadillac worked for AT&T and was the son of missionaries


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The Monday Grind

The Super Bowl and the commercials dominated the news this weekend so here’s what you missed.

- This “Cat Daddy” doesn’t involve Kate Upton (see above)

- Don’t name your company after another company and you won’t get in trouble

- January 2013 sales numbers skyrocketed for automakers

- Electric vehicle charging stations are more prevalent than electric cars


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The Monday Grind

Car companies are already releasing teasers for their 2013 Super Bowl commercials.

- Almost 800,000 people attended the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit

- Google’s driverless cars could be a future goldmine for the tech company

- Monster truck driver Bill Braukmann makes flattening cars a family affair


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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

Car reviews, sneak peeks, controversy made for a lot of news the past week. Get the recap below.

- The ‘All-Access’ Tony Stewart interview from NASCAR.com

- Uber gets love from riders and drivers, but not everyone

- Sneak peek at the new Chevy Silverado front end

- Big praise for the small Buick SUV


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The Monday Grind

Hippies have the VW Eurovan, for the grizzly-man in everyone else, there’s the Wrangler ActionCamper.

- The newest Jackson, Mississippi police cruiser is a 7-Series BMW

- The Chinese like American cars more than Japanese cars

- Should Massachusetts drivers have the right to pick where they service their car?


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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

Cruisin’ the Coast ends this weekend in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

- Auto News writer reports dealer spam getting out of control

- Auto dealers hating on Tesla for illegal factory dealers

- The five most dangerous roads in America


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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

Coming up this weekend: 1/4 Scale MINI Coopers zip around the Olympic grounds and VW eats up Porsche. Finally.

- Food trucks aren’t just for food anymore

- Car names are boring and uninspired

- Meet the Olympics’ R/C electric Mini Cooper Javeline retrieval cars

- Study shows weather influences your car purchasing decisions

- Volkswagen finishes take over Porsche, ending 7 year saga

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