Monday Grind

The Monday Grind

Porsche 911 owner donates his car to the local gun club after deciding $20,000 in engine repairs was money not well spent. Story here.

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- New reality show Car Lot Rescue helps ailing dealerships

- Was ruining your bumper worth it?

- The Ford Fusion is beating out the Camry and Accord on dealer lots


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Two bus drivers in Iowa were caught street racing with kids along for the ride.

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- Another look of the horrific Nationwide crash at Daytona

- This is what the Lamborghini Veneno might look like. It’s aggressive.

- EverybodyCar is the Groupon for car shoppers in Spain


Photo credits: The Telegraph

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The Monday Grind: Tuesday Edition

Hope everyone had a nice President’s Day. Welcome back.

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- AutoRama is in Dallas and here is a gallery of the coolest and hottest cars

- Danica Patrick took the pole at the Daytona 500

- If you drive the VW Beetle Convertible you’re more likely to look like a criminal

- The new Jeep Liberty will be unveiled at the NY Auto Show


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There was a flurry of vehicle unveilings at the NAIAS and the Corvette Stingray was one of them.

- The Lincoln MKC concept was unveiled and it looks a lot like a Range Rover Evoque

- The 2014 Mercedes Benz CLA250 is a luxury compact coming to America

- This is the new Honda Element

- Predictions about how car buying will change in the future


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It’s getting closer to Christmas which means drivers are showing their spirit by decorating their calls. Jalopnik has called this tasteless.

- Driving this is “like trying to coax a jello mold down the road”

- Joe Gibbs Racing has an “unbeatable” roster according to NASCAR.com

- Popular Mechanics names their 10 Favorite Cars of the Year


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It’s Cyber Monday and it will be the biggest online shopping day of 2012. Bring on the deals and steals. Here are some other bits and pieces of news you may have missed from over the weekend while you camped outside Toys”R”Us.

- Nobody steals a Prius Hybrid, but if they do 96.7% are found in 23 days

- Could you live in a mobile home as nice as Sumaya?

- 1975 Chevrolet Vega two-door is on eBay for a cyber Monday price

- Just some real sexy pics of cars on German Car Scene


Photo credit: Business Pundit

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Over the weekend, Dodge won its first Sprint Cup Championship since 1975 and Lewis Hamilton won the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin.

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- GM opens a second plant for Chinese economy brand Baojun

- Subaru might just be the best automaker in the U.S.

- Used car market in Florida is set to explode this winter


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The prices of electric cars are still too high for 99.7% of car shoppers.

- NASCAR is broken and it needs to be fixed

- Prices of used cars will skyrocket because of Sandy

- Dispute between Jeff Gordon VS Clint Bowyer escalates


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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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A record 14 cautions happened at Kansas Speedway over the weekend during a Matt Kenseth win.

- The THX sound system is one reason to buy Lincoln.

- Mini has built an amphibious Cooper

- Production of the 2014 Corvette is slated to begin August 2013

- 100 year old Ford dealership’s first trade-in was a horse

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