Supplier group says Saab owes millions
The negative news for Saab continues to spill out, and the latest bit of gossip continues to paint a dark picture for the Swedish automaker. Reuters reports that parts suppliers are looking to collect on "tens of millions of crowns" in unpaid invoices...
Leasing is back in a big way, says The Detroit News. After virtually disappearing, lease packages with monthly payments below $199 and no money down are popping up everywhere lately, and those deals are finding consumers. Take it as a sign of economic improvement, but the reemergence could come...
For those who do their own oil changes, autozone has 5quarts of mobile1 full synthetic oil (I bought 5w-20) with a mobile oil filter for $29.99 total. The 5quarts are normally 34.99 on the sign, plus your mobile filter is included for $29.99. Most mobile filters are around $10.99 normally...
Texas House approves nation's fastest speed limit at 85 mph
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and now it seems everything might be faster too. The House of Representatives in Texas has approved a new transportation bill, and it includes legislation that would allow the Texas Department...
Diecast cars are a fun distraction regardless of your age. Hot Wheels may be the king of scale-car fun, but its marketing department likes to think big.
Recently, we saw how it turned a historic Australian building into a 3D racetrack. Now it's apparently focused its creative attention on...
Mercedes SLS AMG in Bosnia thrashed into a bus just a day after rolling off the dealer's lot.
Local reports say the 36-year-old driver of the SLS AMG hit both a tour bus and a Volkswagen Passat before skidding to a halt. No one was injured yet, pending word on whether the owner's insurance agent...
ProCharger's taken the twin-cam 3.7-liter V6, bolted on a supercharger, and dialed up eight pounds of boost. The $5K upgrade boosts power to 427-hp at the wheels, or somewhere in the 475-485 hp range at the crank.
In two weeks the U.S. Treasury will auction 11 supercars valued at nearly $3 million, including a Ferrari Enzo. If you ever bought a piece of electronics at Best Buy that didn't work, here's where your cash may have gone.
Last December, Russell Cole of Deerfield, Ill., was sentenced to 15...
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz is undertaking a global recall of some of its older-model M-Class sport utility vehicles for issues related to cruise control that may lead to a crash, Daimler and U.S. federal safety regulators said on Tuesday.
A wide majority of the vehicles being recalled are model...
Cincinnati impounding cars with oversize wheels
Cincinnati residents who enjoy a higher view of the road thanks to oversized wheels are having their vehicles impounded by the Cincinnati police who only return them after an inspection, saying rims are suddenly a safety issue.
Why the law...
God Bless Texas. The state's house just overwhelmingly passed a law allowing hunters to shoot wild hogs from helicopters. It's called the "pork chopper" bill and it's not redneck silliness. Feral hogs cause $400 million in damage each year...
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Check out the all-new 2012 Civic at select Macy’s and sign up for a chance to win a Civic LX Coupe! Plus, 20 people could win a trip to the IZOD IndyCar® Series Las Vegas Race for a chance to win a Civic LX Coupe...
A Swiss court has ruled that Google is breaching citizens' right to privacy with its Street View service and should take greater steps to obscure people caught by its cameras, according to court documents published on Monday.
The Federal Administrative Court made the ruling on March 30 following...
Seagate Ships World's Slimmest External HDD
After making a brief appearance at CES 2011 back in January, Tuesday Seagate announced that it has shipped the world's slimmest portable external hard drive, the GoFlex Slim. Measuring nearly the same thickness as a standard #2 pencil...
Apple releases iAd Gallery app: all ads, all the time
Tired of apps always getting in the way of your ads?
View nothing but ads... in a gallery...because you love looking at ads? :scratches::shadycorn:
Car insurance rates are determined with a host of factors in mind. Objective items like a motorist's age and driving record are the most-weighted factors insurers consider, but those items among a couple of dozens of things used to figure out what your premiums will be. Included in the...
Subaru offering WRX STI with more HP for UK buyers
For a limited time, Subaru UK is offering customers a slightly more powerful version of its Evo-battling WRX STI. Between April 1st and June 30th, buyers can fit their four- or five-door STIs with a power package, good for an additional 20...
Cars2 hits theaters June 24th, even if the extensive marketing efforts leading up to the premiere are a bit over the top. Over the weekend at WonderCon, movie promoters gave some very interested fans a sneak peak at what it's like to be super sleuths, which jives with the movie's spies theme...
The man who paid $1,425 for Justin Bieber’s right shoe
The 52-year-old buyer of Justin Bieber’s right shoe has the best intentions.
Jim Mitchell of Kitchener, Ont., paid $1,425 for the purple Nike sneaker, which Bieber autographed and donated to help raise moneyfor his former high school’s...