July 2007

Carseek Re-Launches

CarSeek recently redesigned, revamped, and re-launched their website. I’m a big fan of re-launches myself – when I re-launched HoustonCars.org as a car blog, the results were amazing. So I’m a big fan of refreshing and re-launching a site – if done properly, the results can just be incredible. Readers will come streaming in and [...]

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2008 Nissan Altima Coupe Review

TTAC reviews the 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe 3.5SE and almost loves it – ‘To test the new metal’s mettle, I headed to the country, to frolic where ribbons of blacktop divide fields of fattening Angus cattle. I discovered that the Coupe’s body roll is well controlled. The steering and chassis responses may be dumbed down [...]

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2008 Dodge Magnum SRT8 Review

With a base price of over $38,000, the 2008 Dodge Magnum SRT8 does not come cheap at all.  But, it is one of the most powerful wagons in the world, at any price.  So, what’s new for 2008?  Not too much when you get right down to it.  The front end is restyled, with the [...]

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Chrysler offers Lifetime Powertrain Warranty

Chrysler / Cerberus decided to skip matching Kia and Hyundai’s lengthy 10 year powertrain warranty.  Instead, Chrysler is offering a lifetime powertrain warranty on all 2007 and 2008 Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge vehicles delivered after July 26, 2007.  That’s right – a forever warranty on the powertrain. The catch?  There are two, in fact.  The [...]

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Ford – Back in Black

After a stunning 8 consecutive quarterly losses, Ford is back in the black.  In fact, they’re way in the black – they posted a $750 million profit for the second quarter.  Really that number looks a lot better than it is – excluding special / one-time items, the profit was $258 million.  Either way, it’s [...]

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2008 Camry Hybrid Gets $1000 Price Cut

If you’re soon to be in the market for a Camry Hybrid, now you can save a bit of cash.  Toyota dropped the base price to $25,860, which will get you the hybrid powertrain, standard CD player, and steel wheels.  Gone are the little luxuries such as the JBL audio system, leather steering wheel and [...]

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2008 Nissan Altima Coupe Review – Cars.com

Cars.com reviews the 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe and writes – ‘There’s no question the Altima coupe trumps the competition in terms of performance and style, two vitally important factors for shoppers in this category. Where we find fault with the car is in its pricey option packages and lack of standard stability control. When optioned [...]

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2008 Saturn VUE Review – TTAC

TTAC Reviews the 2008 Saturn VUE and is pretty impressed – ‘The Saturn Vue’s biggest problem, perhaps its only major problem, is that the base four-cylinder model doesn’t deal the competition a killer blow in a hugely competitive segment. As good as it is inside and out, as keenly-priced as it is (about a grand [...]

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