| Service You Right: How to Avoid Getting Scammed at Your Dealer’s Service Desk |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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Modern cars come with a maintenance regimen recommended by the manufacturer, but some dealers will try to sell you their own more expensive plan with extra, often needless services. If you let them. Don’t. A substantial share of a dealership’s profit comes from its service department. The more it can charge for service, the more [...]
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| Grandparents of America, Take Note: 2014 Buick LaCrosse Starts at $34,060 |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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A favorite among senior citizens across the nation, the face-lifted 2014 LaCrosse delivers more for its $34,060 base price, representing a $1505 increase over the 2013 model. Along with its tweaked front and rear fascias and a center stack that’s less button intensive, also standard on the 2014 model is an improved eight-inch color display [...]
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| Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 188 |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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| Cash Deposits Cause Trouble |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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 A federal grand jury has charged Valueland Auto Sales, Inc., and company CEO Ron Benit, of Powell, Ohio, with illegally structuring bank deposits to evade reporting requirements involving large cash transactions.
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| Asbury Offers Notes |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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 Asbury Automotive Group Inc. plans to offer $75 million in aggregate principal amount of additional 8.375 percent senior subordinated notes due 2020 in a private transaction.
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| FDIC, CFPB Aim to Aid Older Adults |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a new financial resource tool, Money Smart for Older Adults, to help older adults and their caregivers prevent elder financial exploitation across the country.
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| TrueCar Names Dealers to Advisory Group |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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 Six automotive dealers from around the U.S. have been named new members of the TrueCar Dealer Council, an advisory group comprised of automotive retailing experts.
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| MaxTradeIn Gets Funds Injection |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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 MaxTradeIn has finalized a $1.2 million seed round led by Elevate Ventures and private investors.
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| GM Recalls SUVs for Fire Risk |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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 General Motors is recalling 193,652 model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-07 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles.
Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.
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| Camouflaged 2014 Nissan Rogue Prototype Caught Towing a Trailer |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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Although the Nissan Rogue was refreshed for the 2011 model year, the compact crossover has been on sale since the 2008 model year. For 2014, the Rogue is expected to move to Nissan’s new, modular “CMF” chassis and new images of a camouflaged prototype show that the new model is still under development. The styling [...]
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