Blog Marketing Without the Elephant

capgemini-cars-online Looking at this recent report about online car buyers brings back memories of my father who sold cars for a living ... - approximately 20 percent - said they would likely to buy a vehicle over the internet if such a service ... managed a car dealership. This is back in the 1950s when car salesmen were even more poorly regarded [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 15:13:37
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Selling Our Cars Through The Years: 7 Steps To A Smooth Car Sale

There are tons of articles out there that tell you virtually the same thing about how to sell your car. But a long time ago, when the internet was still incubating, we recall having had to sell our used cars the old-fashioned way — via the newspaper classifieds, for sale signs, word of mouth or stapled flyers on community boards [more...]

Date: 2007-09-25 14:00:40
Blog: Money and Personal Fina...

Car Insurance: Don't be Surprised by Loss of Use

Filed under: Business, North America, United States There is something about a car rental you may or may not know ... of use insurance from this particular car rental company, we ended up buying the full car insurance ... are only part of the quagmire called "renting a car." To be as clear as possible about insurance coverage [more...]

Date: 2007-05-13 18:30:00
Blog: Gadling...

Alpine, Legend in Automotive and Technology Naming, To Ride Again

logo_renault.gif Car lovers will be pleased to learn that French automaker Renault plans on reintroducing its Alpine brand name on a line of cars ... coming at the end of the decade that promises to include a "radical sports car." Alpine.gif ... World Rally Championship, which was something pretty special. This car that put a serious fire [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 16:17:14
Blog: Name Wire: The Product ...

Six Car Care Myths and Mistakes

Helpful. Quoted: Car maintenance doesn't need to be tied to the seasons ... at this time of year the way that your parents' car might have. Maintenance aside, during colder months, you may want to keep more gas in your car's tank, says Robert Sinclair, a spokesman for the car owners [more...]

Date: 2007-09-30 00:25:10
Blog: Blue Dot Buzz: News, Vi...

CR Used Car Kit Results

Here are the results of my selections for the CR Used Car Buying Kit which basically weeds out all the cars that did not meet my criteria ... factor here is my budget.  After some research, I realized I can afford a small car loan with a good credit score at 50 percent of the purchase price.  Factoring in gas, insurance, maintenance [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 12:09:14
Blog: TheLocoMono Website...

Used Car Buying Tips - Part 2: Understanding Vehicle History Reports

Today, let us assume that you are through with yesterday’s classic confusions and have come to a decision regarding the amount of money you can afford and the type of car you want. The next thing to do is to start looking for cars, and pull ... your used car search: AutoTrader.com (gives you a list of used vehicles at all the dealer locations [more...]

Date: 2007-07-17 17:33:26
Blog: Money, Matter, and More...

Beverly Hills Fire Dept's Finest

Jillian: P1010161 Yesterday, one of my co-workers came back to my department to tell us that there was a car fire at the Pavilions across the street. We all immediately raced over to windows facing the event. Yep, that was a car fire ... on the scene. All of them were gathered around one midsize American car, a Chevy Cirrus. The car [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 14:53:09
Blog: Metroblogging Los Angel...

Bad Credit Car Loans is a Booming Industry

These days’ car loans are a big ticket item. With divorce, and many other set problems causing consumer set back’s, ... to service the very competitive bad credit car loan market referred to as the “Special Finance” or “Sub ... have formed to assist people in all regions, no matter what their credit score is. Car loans offer [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 14:02:12
Blog: Quick Announce - Free p...

Trick It Out And Pimp My Ride Air Tonight On MTV

Sunday nights are getting revved up and blinged out on MTV as new car makeover competition series, ... by car customization specialist Mad Mike and his crazy car makeover team at GAS (Galpin Auto Sports ... , July 22nd at 10pm ET/PT. “Trick It Out” takes car customization to an even greater level as auto [more...]

Date: 2007-07-22 05:08:12
Blog: Reality TV Magazine...

Bitching about Auto "Repair:" A Feminist Rant

I have to take my car into the shop today, again. I take my car to the dealer, ... that they wouldn’t take advantage of my ignorance of car repair. And I must be ignorant, because I don’t understand how it is that my shiny new tail light is somehow causing my car to stall and occasionally [more...]

Date: 2007-07-30 12:47:54
Blog: Corrente | Boldly shril...

body kits to spruce up your car

Body Kits to Spruce Up Your Car Many people want to be able to add cool effects to their cars ... in. Even though you will likely need to go to a shop to have some of the parts properly installed ... that make your car cool. Things like spoilers, ground effects, wheels, LED lights, and other neat [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 15:53:43
Blog: Lucille's space...

Cat Survives 6 Hour, 300 Mile Trip On Bottom Of Car

This kitten definitely had a crazy ride and survived to tell about it ... on the bottom of a car. Her adventure started at a camping grounds in New Jersey. As a couple ... and by chance, they parked next to a car with a dog inside. The dog began to bark in the car, and Jersey [more...]

Date: 2007-09-19 07:56:05
Blog: News for cats, dogs & p...

Used Car Buying Tips - Part 1: Classic Confusions

I will be talking quite a bit about car buying in the following days ... * a larger car, AND if you can afford the extra couple of thousand dollars. To avoid this confusion, first decide your budget before you start looking for a car - and stick to it. Then, decide what type [more...]

Date: 2007-07-16 13:30:51
Blog: Money, Matter, and More...

Cars That Fight Thieves

While this isn’t exactly “Mobilitysite” fodder, this is the integration of technology that will usher in new levels of convenience and security. Say some clown steals your car from the parking lot while you are hard at work. If it’ ... revenge - and even see your car again. image3345975g 1 Starting with about 20 models for 2009 [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 15:42:34
Blog: Mobility Site - Windows...

The Almighty Automobile

VW Humorous stories (excuses) from people filling in their insurance claims: → To avoid a collision I ran into the other car. → A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. → She suddenly saw me, lost her head and we met ... behind himself the accident would not have happened. Click Image(s) For Larger View: The Dragon Car [more...]

Date: 2007-05-24 09:06:28
Blog: Peety Passion...

AutoblogGreen for 10.09.07

AutoblogGreen for 10.09.07 Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green Does is make sense for Chevy to call a car a vegetarian in a TV ad? ... 360: Around the world by muscle power - and nothing else Auto-news’ Top 15 Gasoline saving cars you can buy in Germany Australians can now buy carbon-neutral car insurance Renderings of the Volkswagen [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 08:39:26
Blog: - Europe Cars and Truc...

911, please hold

dieselboi: I have been trying to let this one go, but can't. On Sunday morning, there was a fight in front of my house at 2:30am ... the first lights, everyone got into the cars and drove away. Some fast, some casual. One car who flew ... responder. I again was on hold then with 911, trying to relay that the car was in front of the police [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 15:07:14
Blog: Metroblogging Portland...

YouTube Video Sparks Japanese Netizen Vigilante Fury

Does this video look familiar to you? It might, if you’ve been following YouTube’s most-viewed lists in the last week: CNET’s Mobile Ojisan, ... got hurt. Just a scratch on a car, so what?” The case went dormant, then dead. Yeah, god forbid ... 200６. A car was hit by another vehicle. Though there was no injury, the car received extensive [more...]

Date: 2007-07-03 05:54:23
Blog: Japan Probe...

The End of Car Theft

Although this has nothing to do with IP communications, I thought it worth mentioning the end of car theft is likely right around the corner. Why? GM’s OnStar the satellite linked service which helps passengers get to restaurants can also be used to slowly bring a stolen vehicle to a halt. The service currently finds 700-800 stolen cars per [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 11:21:15
Blog: VoIP Blog - Tehrani.com...

Is It Time To Let My Car Go?

It seems like my car might never see better days again ... estimate: new car repair estimate In December 2006, I spent about $333 in repairs because the car was dying on me; later, in March 2007, I spent $268.93 for a brake job (original repair estimate [more...]

Date: 2007-07-04 13:30:09
Blog: Money, Matter, and More...

EDF Energy: Eco-Infrastructure to Match Eco-Cars

elektr.jpg According to Treehugger, green car sales are expected to reach £1.2 billion in London alone next year ... is the implementation of adequate infrastracture to service them. EDF Energy, one of the UK’s leading energy ... As concern for the environment grows, motorists are no longer only interested in what their car looks [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 16:56:37
Blog: PSFK - Trends, Ideas an...

Well, my car brakes work ...

Late last night, on my way home, I took the more residential ride home from the highway and almost struck a deer ... , BTW. I hit the brakes, everything in the car went flying around, but the sound scared the deer enough ... beneath the passenger seat. Ah, always the reporter. Since I know what it is like being in a car which [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 12:37:51
Blog: Politizine.com...

Disruptors Video: Not Your Typical Rental Car (Zipcar)

Most people associate rental cars with airports and travel. But Boston-based Zipcar is trying to turn the car-rental equation on its head. It targets urban dwellers who need a car for a few hours at a time to run an errand, go out on a date [more...]

Date: 2007-08-02 16:40:07
Blog: The Next Net...

AutoblogGreen for 10.09.07

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green Does is make sense for Chevy to call a car a vegetarian in a TV ad? ... 360: Around the world by muscle power - and nothing else Auto-news’ Top 15 Gasoline saving cars you can buy in Germany Australians can now buy carbon-neutral car insurance Renderings of the Volkswagen [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 10:24:12
Blog: Car-O-Focus|Version 1....

How to Find an Affordable Car Insurance Rate

Police car wrecked One of the reasons many people have bad financial habits is that frugality isn’t sexy ... insurance rate is a perfect example. No one enjoys filling out endless forms, searching for quotes ... that comes to mind. Unfortunately, this isn’t likely to land you the most affordable car insurance [more...]

Date: 2007-09-25 10:45:26
Blog: Self Improvement at Pic...

Official Pine Car Freshner Halloween Costume

air_freshener_costume.jpg Not like all those knockoff pine tree car freshener sic costumes you've been seeing around town ... . This may have Martha Stewart's turkey costume beat on both the unlikelihood and creepy hilarity fronts. Little Trees Car Freshner Costume - Infant, $26.99 buycostumes.com via swissmiss [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 01:54:24
Blog: Daddy Types, the weblog...

The Cheapskate Guide: 50 Tips for Frugal Living

Every Tuesday is Finance & Family Day at Zen Habits. Confession time: I’m a cheapskate ... , but not all, of these tips. Go with one car. Many families have two or more cars. Besides your house, your car is probably your most expensive item. If you can do with one, you should. My wife and I both [more...]

Date: 2007-08-28 09:00:02
Blog: zen habits | Simple Pro...

Props to AAA Car Insurance -- They Took Care of Me

A few weeks ago, I was sitting behind a huge truck at a stop sign when he pulled out to make a left-hand turn ... around $2,000 to repair! Yikes! Michigan is a no-fault insurance state which means my car insurance ... an estimate, having the car repaired (it took four days!), and getting the money from the other driver [more...]

Date: 2007-09-13 15:15:03
Blog: Free Money Finance...

help me out

I need to record a specific sound, but I don't have something I need to do it with: a car. I need someone, more like two people, one in a car, one standing on the road to do the following ... , or an empty parking lot, and another guy in the car accelerate to around 40 mph and honk the horn [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 16:26:11
Blog: Tactical Gamer ...

Topping Off the Tank in Frankfurt

200barsfrank.jpg Another year of hybrid car news at the Frankfurt Auto Exposition ... that automobile petroleum products will soon be reduced to servicing a few oddball concept cars ... of all this hybrid car craziness at the Auto Show can take a toll on a guy. So if tracking the parade [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 15:30:48
Blog: Gridskipper, the Urban ...

The Office: I Have Flaws. What Are They? I Sing in the Shower. I Spend Too Much Time Volunteering. Occasionally, I’ll Hit Somebody with My Car.

Last night’s episode of The Office rang especially true with me, friends. Not because I once hit someone with my car on a rainy Miami night (he was “fine”… I think ... the huge laughs (though Meredith slamming onto the hood of Michael’s car and the animal-god hybrids [more...]

Date: 2007-09-28 17:30:53
Blog: Best Week Ever ...

Peugeot 308 RC Z Concept Car

Click to enlarge Not intending to let German rival Audi have all the fun with the Audi TT, ... is mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. A very decent powertrain for a car that weighs 1,200kg (kerb ... this is Peugeot’s latest body variant of the Peugeot 308 called the 308 RC Z Concept Car, which [more...]

Date: 2007-07-31 23:50:37
Blog: Paul Tan's Raves and Ra...

Two Great and Cheap Programs

I've run across two really fun and inexpensive program ideas that I wanted to share ... up the holes in the program calendar after the budget is spent. Perhaps these will help. A Car Show: Host a car show on campus. You can choose an Antique Car Show, a Classic Hot Rod Show [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 14:02:28
Blog: Activities + Affairs: O...

Funny Cars: Transportation for your Next Trip?

Filed under: Cultures, Events, North America, United States, ... as the black and white checkered flags. You'll notice that mufflers aren't part of the car designs ... of these activities that attracts me. This video is of the Funny Car division at the Power Tool Drag races [more...]

Date: 2007-06-06 16:30:00
Blog: Gadling...

New Business Ideas: It’s My Own Car

A car isn’t just a means of transport; ... wheel or standard audio system to control the iPod, giving you fingertip control of your music ... wheel, it is made for people that travel with their cars to work. The unique design lets you comfortably [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 03:15:14
Blog: Small Business Trends ...

Used Car Buying Tips - Part 5: Certified Pre-owned Vehicles Make Sense?

In response to part 3 of this guide (How to Inspect a Used Vehicle) ... . You must get a certified used (”pre-owned” is the preferred term) car inspected by an independent ... different than a normal used car. An obvious question follows: Why is it necessary [more...]

Date: 2007-07-26 22:07:06
Blog: Money, Matter, and More...

Blackwater Tactics Described

A diplomat who was the beneficiary of Blackwater’s protection during her time in Iraq recently spilled about their tactics in a column to the LA ... . So the lead Blackwater vehicle smashed heedlessly into the car, pushing it into the barrier. We zoomed ... to destroy their poor old car?” My driver responded impassively: “Ma’am, we’ve been trained to view [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 14:33:03
Blog: Driving Too Fast Down T...

AT&T > NASCAR

I can’t make a big impact on the “sport” that we call NASCAR, but I sure as heck can make a choice to step away from my semi-frequent Sunday nap ... all season over NASCAR’s refusal to allow AT&T to put its logos on Jeff Burton’s car. Burton ... and any entity affiliated with it from interfering with AT&T’s rights as primary sponsor of the car [more...]

Date: 2007-06-19 15:13:15
Blog: Mobility Site - Windows...

The Cat’s Whiskers.

It is said, and I have little reason to doubt it other than when I count the number of bodies lying by the roadside, that a cat has nine lives ... of a motor vehicle who, having hit the cat with his car, left it to its fate beside the road near ... police car, took charge. From there the animal was transported the eighteen kilometres back here, first [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 08:35:06
Blog: The Private intellectu...

Be prepared

I like to be ready when uneventful things strikes. I would like my family to be well cared for financially just in case death claims me. Hahaha! ... . So get a cheap home insurance to have you covered. Accidents also happens everyday so it is wise to have our cars insured too. There’s a lot of cheap car insurance out there that we could choose [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 09:37:24
Blog: ...

Aerosmith Marketing Lessons

 Pat O’Bryan — no, that’s not him in the picture — just reminded me of an important marketing lesson ... , the makers of my beautiful Panoz Esperante GTLM exotic sports car named Francine. Yesterday ... and raced by rock star Steven Tyler of Aerosmith (above picture). He even autographed the car under [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 11:50:12
Blog: Dr. Joe Vitale at Zero...

Proton>>LIVE Experience

I’ve been away on two media drives last week, so forgive me for the slowdown in updates. It will definitely pick up in the evening today ... experience - moving some of the sales transaction of the car to the web. Even Mazda has started doing ... it is to do these things via the net. So when I wanted to buy a car and heard about PROTON LIVE [more...]

Date: 2007-08-13 00:55:36
Blog: Paul Tan's Raves and Ra...

Review: Transformers

Michael Bay has been polluting the cinematic world for well over a decade now. His films have gone from bad (Bad Boys) to worse (The Island) ... . His latest, and greatest, hack-attack is Transformers, arguably the longest and most stylish car commercial ... s anything but popular, he’s desperately saving up for his first car, and he has a crush on local [more...]

Date: 2007-07-08 11:00:29
Blog: Film School Rejects...

Parent Surival Kit: A Be Prepared Checklist

Every Sunday is Family Day on Zen Habits. This checklist is not for emergencies or disaster survival — it’s for the more day-to-day situations that ... ) Tools and supplies Sanitation Clothing and bedding Entertainment Important Family Documents Car ... and all of those little “emergencies” such as your child getting sick in the car or spilling [more...]

Date: 2007-06-17 09:00:33
Blog: zen habits | Simple Pro...

My Life, My Insurance

There are many different types of insurance available and these protective policies are designed to provide protection against the financial ... or damage to their home. There is car insurance to make your dream of having a car a reality ... implications that could result from certain situations. There is home insurance to protect [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 14:43:33
Blog: Culture Shiok! Singapor...

Assets & Liabilities: A fresh perspective

School has been is session for several weeks and we are deep into the content of the Small Business Management course I teach at DMACC ... , he expresses liabilities as something which consume income. For example, if you own your car ... it has value, owning that car requires gas, maintenance, and insurance so from his personal finance [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 15:59:41
Blog: Moment on Money...

Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome

There is a lot on the menu in my post today. Reactions to the Iraqi bomber in London, the siege of Adhamiya, stories of exile and a little politics ... this one: Laith saw a sight that he found really funny. I was in the car waiting for our turn ... Doctor in London It turns out that one of the people who smashed a burning car into an airport [more...]

Date: 2007-07-06 14:05:20
Blog: Global Voices Online ...

Elisha Cuthbert almost died

Elisha Cuthbert Hoping to garner at least a trickle of attention for her new movie Captivity, which is her being tortured for 90 minutes or so, ... . She managed to avoid one car, but not a Mercedes whose driver most likely recognized her from House of Wax ... Elisha Cuthbert recounts the time she was hit by a car and almost died. In a blonde moment [more...]

Date: 2007-07-13 19:54:05
Blog: The Blemish - Better th...

What A T*****

Built a new ship lap fence - nice. Thought to my self it will take hours to paint/treat. So off I went and got one of those pressure sprayer things. 20mins all done. Superb buy. But....... I moved the car away from the fence for obvious ... So me and the boss spend hours using abrasive car polish removing thousands of brown dots. Then onto [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 11:01:20
Blog: Alfa Romeo Forum - Alfa...

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