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  • Utah Auto Parts Dealer Faces Tax Evasion Charges

    Utah Auto Parts Dealer Faces Tax Evasion Charges

    Matthew Justin Reid, the owner of a popular auto parts store in Sandy, Utah, has been charged with tax evasion according to prosecutors. Although it is believed that Reid collected sales taxes from his customers and withheld payroll taxes from his employees’ paychecks, the state...

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  • Used Cars Getting Almost As Expensive As New Cars

    Used Cars Getting Almost As Expensive As New Cars

    From parents looking for their teens’ first car to college graduates shopping for a jalopy, used cars have always been cheap and reliable even if they aren’t always pleasing to the eye. For people with poor credit, purchasing a previously owned vehicle is the only...

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  • Mitsubishi Premiere Bigger i-Miev At Car Show

    Mitsubishi Premiere Bigger i-Miev At Car Show

    Already available for purchase in Japan and in Europe, the 2011 model Mitsubishi i-Miev is the newest in a growing line of electric compact cars. Knowing that North Americans are prone to like everything big, even compact cars, Mitsubishi produced a version of the i-Miev...

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  • Fiat Teams Up With The Dalai Lama

    Fiat Teams Up With The Dalai Lama

    This isn’t the first time the automaker has worked with peace activists, but it is the first time that such a well known activist and religious leader has agreed to be in an advertisement for a major corporation. Although the message of the short commercial...

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  • Fight Between Mercedes-Benz And Lexus Could Benefit Buyers

    Fight Between Mercedes-Benz And Lexus Could Benefit Buyers

    Auto aficionados know that the month of December is the real time to buy. Contrary to ads show by car-makers around July to September, December is the month that car dealerships are in a hurry to clear out the lot in order to make room...

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  • Reasons Why You Should Refinance Your Auto Loan

    Reasons Why You Should Refinance Your Auto Loan

    Having an expensive car payment every month is probably eating away at your paycheck. Of course, you need a car to get you to your destinations, but on top of maintenance, fuel and tolls, you might have started to rethink your purchase. You don’t need...

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  • Car Dealerships Receiving Newer Trade-ins

    Car Dealerships Receiving Newer Trade-ins

    While most people think that the only cars that get traded-in are dinged up clunkers, car dealerships have noticed that the average age of trade-in vehicles are actually getting newer. Although consumers are tighter with their money due to the state of the economy, apparently...

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  • Bumper Incompatability Cited As Reason For Expensive Car Repairs

    Bumper Incompatability Cited As Reason For Expensive Car Repairs

    In a study recently released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, experts claim that expensive auto repairs involving standard sized cars and SUVs are caused by bumper incompatibility. Crashes that occur even at low rates of speed cost consumers thousands of dollars in repair...

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  • Bikes Still Number One On Christmas Lists

    Bikes Still Number One On Christmas Lists

    Although televisions and smart phones have been selling like hotcakes this winter, children’s bikes are also big ticket items. A child usually goes through anywhere from three to seven bikes because they outgrow or damage them at a fast rate. On top of buying new...

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  • LA Auto Show Comes Full Circle

    LA Auto Show Comes Full Circle

    Although the event only comes once a year, reactions at the end of the Los Angeles Auto Show continue until it is time for the next one. And visitors had plenty to say about the concept cars, new designs and innovative features put on display...

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